This spell is a part of the Graveyard's Warding spell chain and is found in the Graveyard's Warding rune stone.
To be caressed when alive is a soothing gesture, and sometimes even a romatic gesture. To be caressed when dead is something else entirely. The seniumancer does not work with the powers of life or the living, nor do they embody any magic that could be considered soothing or gentle. They work with rot, whether it be the slow and patient fade or the feasting of the worm, the magic of the seniumancer is never soothing. When the seniumancer calls upon the dark symbol of their magic, the Worm, they do so to cause pain and to show the true terror that awaits all.
Once directed to its unfortunate target, the Worm does not strike, slash, or tear away. Nay, its dark magic of rot wraps around the target gently, and more less than a minute the target might even feel a strange sense of comfort as the magic of The Worm wraps around the targets body, sliding across it gently. But that brief sense of comfort is soon replaced with terrifying screaming as the target feels what the Worm is doing, it is feeding. Each inch of their body touched by the worm burns and pulsates with more pain than most can endure as the outer layers of their very skin rot away, leaving nothing more than raw flesh and pooling blood. The damage done is no illusion, no trick of the mind, it is very real as is the 8d12 magic damage they receive.
Once the spell has finished and The Worm has gotten its fill, it returns back to the seniumancer, brushing past them as it re-enters the darker parts of their runic soul, taking 1d6 of their Soul with it. The worm settles back within, savoring the taste as the target stands there, blood seeping past their armor and clothing, stunned for the next 1d4 rounds in horror to what it had just experienced.
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