Kelwyn's Emporium

Staff of the Gravebound Vigil Aura strong necromancy; CL 13th Slot —; Price 56,500 gp; Weight 5 lbs. DESCRIPTION This blackwood staff is capped with a skull whose eyes burn faintly with pale blue light. The Staff of the Gravebound Vigil functions as a +1 quarterstaff and holds 20 charges. The staff allows use of the following spells: detect undead (1 charge) cause fear (1 charge, DC 13) animate dead (3 charges) death ward (2 charges) circle of death (4 charges, DC 17) If the wielder expends the last charge, they must succeed on a DC 18 Will save or be affected as though by bestow curse , becoming obsessed with guarding a specific location as if it were a graveyard (DM’s discretion). LORE The Staff of the Gravebound Vigil is said to have been carried by a sentinel who refused to abandon his post - even after death. Bound by oath and dark magic alike, he rose again and again to guard what he believed sacred, though none remembered what that sacred duty once ...

Cloak of the Hollow Veil Aura moderate illusion; CL 9th Slot shoulders; Price 24,000 gp; Weight 2 lbs. DESCRIPTION This heavy, gray-black cloak seems to absorb light, its interior lined with shifting shadows. The wearer gains concealment (20% miss chance) in areas of dim light or darker. Once per day, the wearer may activate the cloak to become invisible (as greater invisibility , CL 9th) for up to 9 rounds. While this ability is active, the wearer leaves behind faint afterimages that move independently, granting a +4 bonus on Hide checks. However, each time the cloak’s invisibility is used, the wearer must succeed on a DC 16 Will save or become partially detached from reality, taking a –2 penalty on attack rolls and skill checks for 10 minutes as their sense of self flickers. LORE The Cloak of the Hollow Veil is believed to have been woven from funeral shrouds taken from graves that had no visitors. It carries with it the quiet, terrible absence of those who were forgotte...

Whisperfang Aura faint illusion and necromancy; CL 7th Slot —; Price 12,302 gp; Weight 1 lb. DESCRIPTION This +1 dagger appears thin and almost translucent, its edge shimmering like breath on glass. Whisperfang grants a +5 competence bonus on Bluff checks made while it is held. Once per day, when striking a flat-footed opponent, the wielder may channel the dagger’s magic to deal an additional 2d6 points of damage and force the target to succeed on a DC 14 Will save or become shaken for 1d4 rounds. If used to deliver a coup de grace, the dagger allows the wielder to perfectly mimic the victim’s voice for 24 hours, as though affected by disguise self (voice only). However, each use imposes a cumulative 5% chance that the wielder involuntarily speaks in the victim’s voice at inappropriate moments. LORE Whisperfang is rumored to have belonged to an assassin who never needed to hide - because he could become anyone. His victims were not merely killed; they were replaced, their...

Blade of the Last Confession Aura strong necromancy; CL 12th Slot —; Price 38,315 gp; Weight 4 lbs. DESCRIPTION This +2 keen longsword is unnaturally cold to the touch, its blade etched with faint script that rearranges itself constantly. When the wielder confirms a critical hit, the target must succeed on a DC 17 Will save or be affected as though by zone of truth for 1 minute (centered on the victim only). Once per day, if the wielder reduces a creature to 0 or fewer hit points, they may force the dying creature to speak a single truthful statement (as speak with dead but  requiring no corpse preservation and lasting only one question). This effect functions even if the creature does not share a language with the wielder. Each time this ability is used, the wielder must make a DC 15 Will save or take 1 point of Wisdom damage as fragments of the victim’s final thoughts linger in their mind. LORE The Blade of the Last Confession was crafted for an inquisitor who belie...

Armor of the Mourning Host Aura moderate necromancy; CL 10th Slot armor; Price 42,000 gp; Weight 45 lbs. DESCRIPTION This suit of +2 full plate appears as blackened steel etched with faint, sorrowful faces that shift when not directly observed. The Armor of the Mourning Host grants its wearer damage reduction 5/magic and resistance 10 to cold. Once per day, as an immediate action when struck in combat, the wearer may activate the armor to gain the effects of stoneskin (CL 10th). However, each time the armor’s protective ability activates, the wearer must succeed on a DC 15 Will save or be affected as though by doom for 1 minute, overwhelmed by the grief of countless dead souls bound within the armor. Additionally, the wearer takes a –2 penalty on saves against fear effects while wearing the armor, as the whispers of the fallen erode their resolve. LORE The Armor of the Mourning Host is said to have been forged on a battlefield where no victor stood, only corpses. A nameless...