Find the severed hand of a humanoid, and insert a gemstone worth at least 10gp into the stump of its wrist. The hand becomes animated, and becomes a Crawling Claw. The claw becomes animated for 24 hours, at which point it consumes the gem in its wrist, and becomes inanimate. If new a gem is inserted within 24 hours, the previous gem is consumed immediatly, and the new gem extends the unlife of the Crawling Claw for another 24 hours.
While animated, the claw is sentient and autonomous, and has a distinct personality. It cannot speak, but understands the languages its caster knew. The claw obeys the commands of its caster as a free action on the caster's turn, and performs all orders to the best of its ability. It protects its own existence, unless it conflicts with a direct order.
You may animate one additional hand into a Crawling Claw for each spell slot above first spent to cast this spell.
* - (1 severed hand and 1 gemstone worth 10 gp)
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