Call Nightmare

4th-level conjuration (ritual) (Cleric,Sorcerer,Warlock,Wizard)

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• Casting Time: 1 minute
• Range: Self (30 feet)
• Components: V, S, M (an offering, see spell)
• Duration: 1 week

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You summon a nightmare from the lower planes to serve as a mount. You must present an offering to the nightmare to ensure its loyalty, but what the nightmares want varies wildly from one to another. A soul of a young child is the often a safe choice.

If the nightmare approves of the offering it will serve the spellcaster for one week before returning to the lower planes. Casting this spell again will summon a new nightmare or the same one, depending on the caster's desire. If the nightmare disapproves of the offering it disappears in a cloud of rancid smoke. If the offering is particularly lacking, the nightmare may return with allies.