Apotheosis Knife
Level 20This slim +3 major striking unholy wounding dagger has a curved blade akin to that of a peeling knife. Soft elf-leather strips adorn the handle. If you are a demon, it amplifies any auras you have by granting a +1 item bonus to your aura's DCs.
Activate—Burrowing Splinter ◆ (manipulate)
Frequency one per day
Requirements Your previous action was a successful Strike with the apotheosis knife
Effect You twist the blade, causing a sliver of the dagger to break off inside the body of the creature you damaged with the apotheosis knife on your prior action. Just as the blade itself cuts away flesh, this splinter slices away at the target's mind. The target must attempt a DC 43 will save. If the target is a demon, the burrowing splinter automatically triggers the effects of their sin vulnerability, regardless of their saving throw result.
Critical Success The target takes no additional damage.
Success The target takes 6d6 mental damage and is Stupefied 1 until the end of their next turn.
Failure The target takes 6d6 persistent mental damage and is stupefied 1 with an unlimited duration.
Critical Failure The target takes 12d6 persistent mental damage, is stupefied 1 with an unlimited duration, and is Stunned 3.