This spell binds necrotic energy to the severed hand of a murderer, animating it. After casting this spell, the material component is transformed into a Crawling Claw that is under your control. It remains in your control for 24 hours, after which the hand dissolves into dust. On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to mentally command the crawling claw. You decide what action the creature will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command for it to follow to the best of its understanding. If you issue no commands, the claw follows its last command to the best of its ability. Once given an order, the claw continues to follow it until its task is complete, at which point it becomes inactive.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 5th level or higher, the hand does not dissolve into dust after 24 hours.
* - (The hand from a humanoid that has killed a creature with an INT of 6 or more, which is consumed by the spell)
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