Lantern of Undead Warding

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Lantern of Undead Warding



This battered oil lantern is wrought from blue-gray iron, its surfaces pitted with age and faint traces of old sanctification. A deep red glass shade encloses the flame, casting a dim, sanguine glow. The lantern holds up to 2 pints of oil, which must be blessed by a cleric of a good-aligned deity to activate its magic. Once filled and lit, the lantern can burn for up to 72 hours before requiring more oil.

While lit, the lantern radiates a 30-foot aura that disrupts undead creatures. All undead (both corporeal and incorporeal) within this radius take a –2 penalty to Armor Class and on attack rolls. In addition, clerics within the aura gain a +2 sacred bonus on turning checks and turning damage rolls made against undead within the lantern’s area. The lantern functions only while lit and fueled with blessed oil, and it cannot be tipped or spilled by normal means.

The lantern sheds light as a hooded lantern. Its flame may be extinguished or covered as normal, suppressing its magical effects until relit.

Moderate Abjuration; CL 8th
Slot —; Price 24,000 gp; Weight 3 lbs.

Construction

Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, consecrate, magic circle against evil;
Cost 12,000 gp + 960 XP

Lore

Legends attribute the first Lanterns of Undead Warding to the desperate clergy of frontier temples, where the boundary between the living and the dead wore perilously thin. In those lands, priests found that consecrated ground alone was not enough — the darkness itself needed to be pushed back, step by step, with light that carried divine authority.

One oft-told account speaks of a lone cleric who walked a plague-ridden countryside at night, carrying such a lantern as their only companion. Villagers claimed that wherever the red light passed, the restless dead faltered, their movements slowed as though burdened by unseen chains. By dawn, entire graveyards lay quiet again, their occupants unwilling to rise against the sanctified glow.

Over time, these lanterns became symbols of vigilance rather than mere tools. They are often found in the possession of temple wardens, crypt guardians, and wandering exorcists. Though humble in appearance, their presence is said to mark the boundary where the will of the living still holds dominion over death.

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