> [!tip|no-i] # Cudgel of the Thorn Queen > A golden cudgel with a golden and thorned head resembling a rose. > > | Level | Power | > | :-: | :- | > | 1st | You no longer require food or drink, and can hold your breath for up to 10 minutes. Food tastes like ash and drink like greasy water. Careful examination suggests that your breathing is irregular.| > | 2nd | Once per week, you may invoke [[Undead Servant]] at 8th level. > | 3rd | Once per week, drain the life from living creatures within a Close radius, healing yourself in the process (causes targets 1d6 damage per creature, no save. You heal the total amount). > | 4th | Once per month, you may command the undead. Treat as the Cultist’s Turning ability at 8th level, but affected undead obey you for 1d6 x 10 mins. > **Special:** Your skin becomes dry and cracked, and you develop insomnia. If you discard the Cudgel, these effects fade over 1d12 months.