Dress of the Cherade

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Dress of the Cherade


Aura faint enchantment; CL 1st
Slot body; Price 2,500 gp; Weight 1 lb.

DESCRIPTION
This simple white chemise is fashioned from inexpensive but well-made cotton or fine muslin, its stitching neat but unremarkable. At a glance, it appears to be nothing more than a modest underdress or nightgarment of the sort commonly worn in warm climates. When worn, however, the garment subtly conforms to the posture, bearing, and movement of the wearer, softening lines and lending a convincing air of femininity. The fabric drapes in a way that flatters the figure without overtly altering it, relying on suggestion rather than illusion.

The dress grants the wearer a +5 competence bonus on Disguise checks made to present as feminine. This bonus applies only when the wearer is actively attempting such a presentation and gains no benefit in other forms of disguise. The magic does not create physical alterations, instead enhancing body language, micro-expressions, and the natural fall of the garment to support the deception.

Despite its humble construction, the Dress of the Cherade is prized among spies, performers, con artists, and certain agents of intrigue. Its magic is subtle enough to evade casual magical scrutiny, making it particularly useful in social environments where overt illusion would be detected or frowned upon.

CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, disguise self; Cost 1,250 gp, 100 XP, plus 50 gp worth of high-quality cotton or muslin cloth

LORE
The origins of the Dress of the Cherade are often attributed to the river cities of the southern coasts, where heat and humidity made heavy garments impractical and subtlety a more valuable currency than steel. It is said that the first of these dresses were commissioned not by nobles, but by stage performers and confidence artists who required quick transformations without the telltale shimmer of illusion magic.

One oft-repeated tale speaks of a notorious swindler known only as “Maribel the Meek,” who infiltrated merchant houses across three port cities without ever once being recognized as the same individual. Witnesses described her as forgettable - pleasant, soft-spoken, and entirely unremarkable - a quality many now believe was enhanced by one such dress, allowing her to vanish into roles rather than stand out within them.

In darker circles, the garment has found use among assassins and spies who rely on misdirection rather than brute force. Some clandestine guilds even issue standardized versions to their agents, favoring the dress not for its magic alone, but for what it represents: that the most effective disguise is not one that dazzles, but one that convinces without ever being questioned.

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