You call upon your inborn talent to drain the life from a foe, though it comes at a cost.

Encounter   ✦     Arcane, Necrotic, Shadow
No Action      Melee 1

Trigger: You hit a creature adjacent to you with an attack.

Target: The triggering creature

Effect: You take 1d6 necrotic damage, and the target takes 1d12 extra necrotic damage from the attack.
    Level 11: You take 2d6 necrotic damage, and the target takes 2d12.
    Level 21: You take 3d6 necrotic damage, and the target takes 3d12.

Published in Dragon Magazine 400.