diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 80bb509..721692d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ commits to the fight, and defeats every monster the lure draws in.
   night-only, minimum-height, and terrain rules.
 - **Lure raids** — an InteractibleFurniture lure opens a join window, then
   releases a paced wave; defeating the full wave clears the infestation.
-- **Committed parties** — leaving the province or losing the whole party fails
-  the lure, bystanders are warned and damaged, and logged-out players get a
-  grace period.
+- **Committed parties** — a committed player who leaves the province takes
+  damage until `/lure leave` drops them from the fight. Losing the whole party
+  fails the lure, bystanders who stay are warned and damaged, and logged-out
+  players get a grace period.
 - **Optional spread** — idle infestations can worsen and spread to neighbouring
   land, including across a single water or sea province.
 - **Map and persistence** — infestation severity is exported to the
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/Infestations.java b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/Infestations.java
index 9acde4d..2e1c7ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/Infestations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/Infestations.java
@@ -39,13 +39,8 @@ public void onEnable() {
         getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(infestationManager, this);
         infestationManager.start();
 
-        var cmd = getCommand("infestation");
-        if (cmd != null) {
-            cmd.setExecutor(commandManager);
-            cmd.setTabCompleter(commandManager);
-        } else {
-            getLogger().severe("Command 'infestation' missing from plugin.yml");
-        }
+        registerCommand("infestation");
+        registerCommand("lure");
 
         getLogger().info("Infestations enabled.");
     }
@@ -62,6 +57,16 @@ public InfestationManager getInfestationManager() {
         return infestationManager;
     }
 
+    private void registerCommand(String name) {
+        var cmd = getCommand(name);
+        if (cmd != null) {
+            cmd.setExecutor(commandManager);
+            cmd.setTabCompleter(commandManager);
+        } else {
+            getLogger().severe("Command '" + name + "' missing from plugin.yml");
+        }
+    }
+
     public boolean reloadAll() {
         boolean ok = loadConfigs();
         if (infestationManager != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/command/CommandManager.java b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/command/CommandManager.java
index 0ee5d42..040765b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/command/CommandManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/command/CommandManager.java
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ public final class CommandManager implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+        if (command.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("lure")) {
+            return handleLure(sender, args);
+        }
         if (args.length == 0) {
             if (!sender.hasPermission("infestations.admin")
                     && !sender.hasPermission("infestations.admin.reload")) {
@@ -57,6 +60,21 @@ public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, St
         return true;
     }
 
+    private boolean handleLure(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
+        if (args.length != 1 || !args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("leave")) {
+            sender.sendMessage(Messages.get("lure-usage"));
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(sender instanceof Player player)) {
+            sender.sendMessage(Messages.get("player-only"));
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!Infestations.plugin.getInfestationManager().leaveLure(player)) {
+            player.sendMessage(Messages.get("lure-not-in"));
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private void handleSet(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
         if (args.length < 4) {
             sender.sendMessage(Messages.get("usage"));
@@ -155,6 +173,12 @@ private Integer resolveProvince(CommandSender sender, String token) {
 
     @Override
     public List<String> onTabComplete(CommandSender sender, Command command, String alias, String[] args) {
+        if (command.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("lure")) {
+            if (args.length == 1) {
+                return prefix(List.of("leave"), args[0]);
+            }
+            return List.of();
+        }
         if (args.length == 1) {
             List<String> options = new ArrayList<>();
             if (sender.hasPermission("infestations.admin.reload")) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/infestation/InfestationManager.java b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/infestation/InfestationManager.java
index 878f3ba..c5fdf8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/infestation/InfestationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/tfminecraft/infestations/infestation/InfestationManager.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ private void tick() {
             if (infestation.hasLure()) {
                 LureHologram.tick(infestation);
             }
-            tickDeserters(infestation);
+            tickOutsideCommitted(infestation);
         }
 
         tickSpread();
@@ -560,23 +560,63 @@ private void warnNonJoiners(Infestation infestation) {
         }
     }
 
-    private void tickDeserters(Infestation infestation) {
+    private void tickOutsideCommitted(Infestation infestation) {
         if (tick % 20 != 0 || infestation.getPhase() == LurePhase.NONE) {
             return;
         }
+        String bar = Messages.get("lure-outside-bar");
         for (UUID id : List.copyOf(infestation.getCommitted())) {
             Player player = Bukkit.getPlayer(id);
             if (player == null || !player.isOnline() || player.isDead()) {
                 continue;
             }
+            if (player.getGameMode() == GameMode.CREATIVE || player.getGameMode() == GameMode.SPECTATOR) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if (Provinces.at(player) == infestation.getProvinceId()) {
                 continue;
             }
-            failLure(infestation);
-            return;
+            actionBar(player, bar);
+            player.damage(Cache.deserterDamage);
+            if (tick % 100 == 0) {
+                player.sendMessage(Messages.get("lure-outside"));
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Drop a committed player out of every lure. The lure fails only when nobody committed remains.
+     *
+     * @return true when the player was committed to at least one lure
+     */
+    public boolean leaveLure(Player player) {
+        UUID id = player.getUniqueId();
+        boolean found = false;
+        for (Infestation infestation : List.copyOf(byProvince.values())) {
+            if (!infestation.isCommitted(id)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!found) {
+                player.sendMessage(Messages.get("lure-left"));
+            }
+            found = true;
+            boolean inProvince = Provinces.at(player) == infestation.getProvinceId();
+            infestation.getCommitted().remove(id);
+            infestation.getLogoutGraceUntil().remove(id);
+            infestation.getDeathOnLogin().remove(id);
+            if (infestation.getPhase() != LurePhase.NONE && !hasLivingOrGrace(infestation)) {
+                failLure(infestation);
+                if (!inProvince) {
+                    player.sendMessage(Messages.get("lure-fail"));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (found) {
+            save();
+        }
+        return found;
+    }
+
     private void expireGrace(Infestation infestation, long now) {
         Iterator<Map.Entry<UUID, Long>> it = infestation.getLogoutGraceUntil().entrySet().iterator();
         while (it.hasNext()) {
@@ -1044,9 +1084,14 @@ public void onLeaveProvince(PlayerProvinceLeaveEvent event) {
         if (infestation.getPhase() == LurePhase.NONE) {
             return;
         }
-        if (infestation.isCommitted(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId())) {
-            failLure(infestation);
+        Player player = event.getPlayer();
+        if (!infestation.isCommitted(player.getUniqueId())) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (player.getGameMode() == GameMode.CREATIVE || player.getGameMode() == GameMode.SPECTATOR) {
+            return;
         }
+        player.sendMessage(Messages.get("lure-outside"));
     }
 
     @EventHandler
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 994075c..d11ea7b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ lure-spawn-radius: 48
 # ambient ring minimum and the lure ring minimum when they are smaller.
 min-player-distance: 16
 logout-grace-seconds: 300
+# Hearts are 2 health. Applied each second to uncommitted players who stay
+# after a lure starts, and to committed players who leave the province.
 deserter-damage: 2
 hologram-view-range: 96
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages.yml b/src/main/resources/messages.yml
index 6f5cf37..50a7829 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ list-lure-suffix: " #c45c5c[lure]"
 no-infestation-here: "{prefix}#c45c5cThere is no infestation here. The lure does nothing."
 lure-already: "{prefix}#c45c5cA lure is already placed in this province."
 lure-placed: "{prefix}#c9a44aA lure is activating. Leave the province or right-click the lure to join."
-lure-join: "{prefix}#7dba7aYou joined the lure. Leave the province and the lure fails."
+lure-join: "{prefix}#7dba7aYou joined the lure. Leave the province and you take damage until you run #d4c9ae/lure leave#7dba7a."
+lure-outside: "{prefix}#c45c5cYou left the lure's province. Run #d4c9ae/lure leave #c45c5cto stop taking damage."
+lure-outside-bar: "#c45c5cRun /lure leave to stop taking damage."
+lure-left: "{prefix}#d4c9aeYou left the lure."
+lure-not-in: "{prefix}#c45c5cYou are not in a lure."
+lure-usage: "{prefix}#d4c9ae/lure leave"
 lure-already-joined: "{prefix}#d4c9aeYou are already in the lure."
 lure-highlight: "{prefix}#d4c9aeHighlighted {count} remaining lure mobs for 10s."
 lure-activating-bar: "#c9a44aLure activating: {seconds}s - leave or right-click to join"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index cf3c295..b708e2e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ commands:
     usage: /infestation <reload|set|clear|list>
     aliases: [infestations]
     permission: infestations.admin
+  lure:
+    description: Leave a lure you have joined
+    usage: /lure leave
 
 permissions:
   infestations.admin: