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Possession

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 372. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)

Some effects cause a creature to be possessed by another creature or entity. A possessing effect defines how the possession operates. Possession can be prevented by the Protection from Evil and Good spell and ended by the Dispel Evil and Good spell.