Domination Brand

Artifact (requires attunement)

The Domination Brand is an adamantine brand stained black with charcoal measuring about two feet long. The branding symbol itself is shaped like an arcane circle surrounding the Abyssal word for "slave". It was created by an unnamed warlock of Abyssium with the intention to replace the will of other creatures with his own. Though the resulting Domination Brand did not fully realize the warlock's intentions, the brand can apply the will of the user to creatures that do not have wills of their own.

Slave Marks. The brand must be heated sufficiently then applied for thirty seconds to leave a Slave Mark on the chosen subject. The Slave Mark dominates creatures that lack independent wills. This can include animated objects, undead, elementals, and other mindless creatures. The domination effect is bound to the Slave Mark. If the Slave Mark is smudged, scratched, or removed, the subject is no longer bound to the wielder of the Domination Brand. The wielder must then reapply the Slave Mark to regain control of the subject. Due to the size of the Domination Brand, tiny or smaller subjects cannot receive the Slave Mark. The wielder of the Domination Brand is always aware of the number of active Slave Marks.

Dominator's Will. The wielder of a Domination Brand can use a bonus action to command up to ten subjects within 100 feet. The subjects otherwise follow the same command rules as undead bound by the spell Animate Dead. If the Domination Brand attunes to another wielder, all currently dominated subjects will instead become loyal to the new wielder of the brand.