Chromatic mold is a subspecies of brown mold which feeds
on magic rather than heat. It is most common in the Underdark, where it feeds on the standing faerzress radiation, though it can also be found crusting powerful magical items. It typically covers a 10-foot square area. Under normal circumstances, chromatic mold is indistinguishable from brown mold. However, if exposed to magical energy, such as that created by a spell or a faerzress surge, it immediately begins to emit a hypnotic pattern of kaleidoscopic lights. Any creature within 30 feet of the mold that observes this pattern must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature is incapacitated and must use its turn to move toward the mold via the most direct route possible. The creature can repeat the saving throw whenever it takes damage. If a creature views the chromatic mold with detect magic while the mold is dormant, they still see the kaleidoscopic pattern and must perform a DC 10 Wisdom saving throw. If a creature succeeds on its saving throw, it is immune to the mold's kaleidoscopic pattern for 24 hours. When the mold is touched or a creature casts a spell within 10 feet of it, the nearest 5 foot patch of mold ejects a cloud of spores that extends in a 10 foot radius from that patch, unless the ambient temperature is extremely cold. Any creature in that area must succeed on a DC 15 Constitution saving throw or become infected with its spores. An infected creature loses 1 point of Constitution every 4 hours. Additionally, the creature must perform a DC 12 Wisdom saving throw at the end of each hour. On a failure, the creature is affected as if with the confusion spell for the duration of that hour. If a creature's Constitution is reduced to 1, it dies. When a creature dies while infected with chromatic mold spores, the spores consume its body, producing a new patch of chromatic mold within 1d4 hours of the creature's death. The infection can be cured with any effect that removes diseases. However, the Constitution points can only be recovered with a lesser restoration spell or similar magic.