You touch a corpse of a creature that wasn't Undead when it died. If the creature has been dead no longer than 10 days and the soul of the creature is willing, the spell calls the soul to aid you in stealth. The remains of the creature is hollowed out such that any creature that is the same size or smaller than it can climb inside. For the duration, you and each creature inside the carcass of the creature gain a bonus to Dexterity (Stealth) equal to the bonus the creature would gain if it used the Hide action while it was still alive. This bonus includes any bonuses that the creature gained from magical items, provided that it was attuned to them while it was still alive and the items have not been removed or attuned to any other creature. In addition, any creature that is at least one size category smaller than the carcass can be completely concealed inside it and benefit from three-quarters cover while doing so, while creatures of the same size category can only be partially concealed and benefit from half cover.
The carcass of the creature stops actively rotting for the spell's duration, leaving no traces of its passage, though traces left by creatures inside the carcass, if any, will still be left behind.
The carcass of the creature need not be laying flat for the spell to work. Creatures may for example carry the carcass upside down over their bodies, or cast Levitate while inside.
* - (an ice cream scoop)
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