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Whisperfang & Mercy’s Refrain

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Whisperfang & Mercy’s Refrain Aura moderate transmutation and evocation; CL 10th Slot —; Price 38,000 gp; Weight 8 lbs. DESCRIPTION These paired hook swords are forged from pale stormsteel folded so many times that faint ripples move beneath the metal like moonlight beneath disturbed water. Their hooked backs curve inward like predatory talons, while the crescent handguards gleam with a polished silver sheen resembling smiling half-moons. Each blade bears tiny engraved sutras along the fuller written in a forgotten monastic dialect. When held together in stillness, the swords emit a soft chiming hum, as though distant temple bells were echoing through rain-soaked mountains. Whisperfang & Mercy’s Refrain function as a pair of +1 defending ki focus hook swords. These weapons are treated as paired exotic monk weapons and may be used with Flurry of Blows. While wielding both swords simultaneously, the wielder gains the following benefits: • Flowing Chain: Once per round after ...

Sorcerer’s Pulseband

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Sorcerer’s Pulseband Aura faint universal; CL 3rd Slot wrists; Price 3,200 gp; Weight 1 lb. DESCRIPTION This elegant silver-and-copper wristband is formed from overlapping rings of thin metallic filaments that subtly shift temperature in response to emotional intensity. Tiny opalescent stones are embedded along the inside of the band, faintly glowing whenever arcane power gathers within the wearer. When viewed in darkness, faint veins of light pulse outward from the gemstones like a heartbeat beneath skin. The Sorcerer’s Pulseband strengthens the instinctive magical control of spontaneous arcane casters. While worn, the user gains a +1 competence bonus to caster level checks made to overcome spell resistance with sorcerer spells. In addition, once per day, the wearer may cast any known 1st-level sorcerer spell without increasing casting time even if affected by metamagic that would normally require a full-round action for spontaneous casting. The spell slot used is still increased...

Censer of the Gentle Dawn

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Censer of the Gentle Dawn Aura faint conjuration; CL 5th Slot —; Price 3,200 gp; Weight 2 lbs. DESCRIPTION This small bronze censer hangs from three delicate silver chains attached to a carved ashwood handle wrapped in pale linen. Tiny sunburst perforations cover the rounded body of the censer, allowing soft ribbons of fragrant smoke to drift outward whenever incense is burned within. The smoke smells faintly of lavender, rainwater, and warm bread fresh from the oven. When carried by a creature capable of casting divine spells, the censer emits a dim amber glow resembling the final moments of sunrise through fog. While holding or carrying the Censer of the Gentle Dawn, any conjuration (healing) spell cast by the wielder heals an additional +2 hit points per spell level. This bonus applies only to spells that restore hit point damage. In addition, once per day, the wielder may speak a quiet prayer while swinging the censer gently through the air to produce an aura of calm restorati...

Ragehook Cleaver

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Ragehook Cleaver Aura Moderate evocation and transmutation; CL 10th Slot —; Price 32,400 gp; Weight 14 lbs. DESCRIPTION This immense two-handed axe appears to have been forged from layered black iron and dark red steel folded together in violent, uneven waves. The edge is jagged rather than clean, not through poor craftsmanship, but because the weapon seems to have been shaped by repeated impacts against stone, armor, and bone alike. Primitive runes spiral around the haft beneath strips of cracked leather, and the weapon constantly radiates faint warmth, as though it remembers battle even while at rest. The Ragehook Cleaver functions as a +2 greataxe. While wielded by a raging creature, the weapon’s enhancement bonus increases to +3, and the wielder gains a +2 morale bonus on bull rush and overrun attempts. Whenever the wielder successfully reduces a living creature to 0 or fewer hit points while raging, the weapon enters a state known as bloodfury for 3 rounds. During this time, ...

Wildgrove Mantle

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Wildgrove Mantle Moderate transmutation ; CL 9th Slot armor; Price 24,165 gp; Weight 25 lbs. DESCRIPTION This suit of +2 dragonhide breastplate is fashioned from layered reptilian scales lacquered in deep greens and browns, with pauldrons carved to resemble overlapping oak leaves. Small vines and patches of moss naturally grow across the armor’s seams, though they never impede movement or decay. The wearer gains a +4 competence bonus on Survival checks and may move through natural undergrowth at normal speed without taking damage or suffering impairment, as though constantly affected by woodland stride. Once per day, the wearer may speak a command word to invoke barkskin upon themselves for 9 minutes. In addition, while using wild shape, the armor automatically melds into the wearer’s new form and continues granting its enhancement bonus to Armor Class, though none of its other abilities function until the wearer resumes their normal shape. LORE The Wildgrove Mantles are traditionally ...

Pendant of the Hollow Habit

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Pendant of the Hollow Habit Aura Moderate enchantment and necromancy; CL 9th Slot Neck; Price 18,000 gp; Weight 1 lb. DESCRIPTION This tarnished silver pendant bears the shape of a faceless humanoid with smooth hands pressed against its own head. Tiny script circles the outer rim of the pendant, though no two observers ever seem able to agree upon the exact wording. The metal always feels slightly warm against the skin, as though it has rested too long within a living palm. Once donned, the Pendant of the Hollow Habit cannot be willingly removed unless remove curse , break enchantment , or similar magic is used. Each dawn, the pendant selects one mundane action the wearer commonly performs and erases the practical memory of how to perform it. This effect is not random from the perspective of the curse itself, often selecting actions that will produce inconvenience, humiliation, or danger at the most inopportune moments. The forgotten action must be a simple non-combat task or habi...

Helm of the Hollow Vigil

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Helm of the Hollow Vigil Aura Moderate divination and necromancy; CL 9th Slot Head; Price 32,000 gp; Weight 4 lbs. DESCRIPTION This heavy sallet helm is forged from blackened steel polished to a dull mirror sheen, its visor shaped into the expressionless face of a sleeping corpse. Thin silver channels run along the interior of the helmet like veins, and the eye slits occasionally emit faint gray light when danger approaches. The Helm of the Hollow Vigil was originally devised for sentinels assigned to guard plague crypts, execution grounds, and forgotten mausoleums where the dead did not always remain obediently dead. While worn, the wearer gains darkvision out to 60 feet and a +5 competence bonus on Listen and Spot checks. The wearer also becomes constantly aware of the presence of undead creatures within 60 feet, even through walls or barriers, though this awareness does not reveal exact locations or creature types. This sensation manifests as a cold pressure behind the eye...