The creature depicted in this painted portrait (usually a humanoid) shifts and moves based on the subject's normal demeanour. The image resets to its original position every minute. Some portraits are enchanted in such a way that the subject can speak a few sentences, such as favorite phrases.

A small number of animated portraits hold a trapped humanoid soul (as if trapped by the soul cage spell). You can ask such a soul a question (no action required) and receive a telepathic or audible answer (DM's choice). If the answer is telepathic, you can understand it regardless of the language used. The soul knows only what it knew in life, but it must answer you truthfully and to the best of its ability. The answer is nor more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic. If the painting is destroyed, the soul is set free.

Notes: Social