Invoking the dark energies of the Shadow Realm, you open a portal from which a large canine composed of swirling shadows emerges. The Umbra Hound can be commanded by you mentally and used as a mount. It possesses superior speed (60 feet) and agility compared to mundane creatures. The hound's attacks deal necrotic damage (1d8 + your spellcasting modifier), and it has the ability to phase through solid objects for brief moments (1d4 rounds duration). Its movement is silent, leaving no traces behind. The Umbra Hound has an AC of 15, hit points equal to three times your warlock level, and immunity to necrotic and psychic damage. It shares telepathic communication with you up to a range of 100 feet. Should the hound drop to 0 hit points, it dissipates back into the shadows. The hound exudes an aura of fear, causing creatures within 10 feet to make a Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute (repeating the save at the end of their turns). The hound is tied to the spell user and can only be touched or ridden by the user unless commanded otherwise.
Lore
Legends speak of warlock elves who have mastered the art of calling forth beings from the darkest corners of existence. The Umbra Hound is said to be a creation of these secretive practitioners, used for both protection and as an ethereal steed in their journeys through shadow-laden realms.
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