If you don’t use this benefit before the start of your next turn, it is lost.Įyes of the Dead. You can use a bonus action to bolster yourself with the soul’s life experience, making your next attack roll, ability check, or saving throw with advantage. This benefit can be used only if the soul-trapped creature could understand at least one language.īorrow Experience. The answer is no more than a sentence or two and might be cryptic. The soul knows only what it knew in life, but it must answer you truthfully and to the best of its ability. You ask the soul a question (no action required) and receive a brief telepathic answer, which you can understand regardless of the language used. You can use a bonus action to drain vigor from the soul and regain 2d6 hit points. A creature holding the soul gem can use it to gain the following benefits: Therefore, a gem holding a bull netch‘s soul (CR 3 – 700 XP), will have its value increased by 70 gp. The soul gem’s value is increased by a number of gp equal to one tenth of the experience awarded by the creature. Casting the identify spell on the soul gem reveals what kind of soul it holds, and the specific name of the creature if it has a name (for instance, a daedroth named Hrelvesuu).Ī soul gem has a number of charges equal to the Challenge Rating of the creature whose soul is trapped inside (minimum of one). For instance, a gem containing a flame atronach‘s essence might have a fiery glow and be warm to the touch, while a Dwemer centurion‘s soul gem will change to a brassy color and form straight, orderly edges. The gem then undergoes a transformation that reflects what kind of soul is trapped inside. Curiously, even constructs and undead creatures can be soul-trapped, which means that the gems do not trap the actual soul, but the essence of the creature. Soul gems sometimes spontaneously form in places of high background magic, such as forests overseen by spriggans, mystical caves, or the planes of Oblivion.Ī soul gem can be used to trap souls of non-humanoid creatures, usually through the soul trap spell. A character proficient in the Arcana skill can spend 50 gp worth of materials (mostly gem dust) to create a single soul gem over one workweek of downtime.

Soul gems are fist-sized blue-gray crystals used by mages for certain effects.

Morrowind like soul gems