Meliai’s Acorn Amulet

This heart-shaped acorn is attached to a necklace of knotted twine.

Meliai’s spirit may be trapped, but she can still use some of her dryad abilities.

Treat as an intelligent magic item that takes up the throat magic item slot.

	- Alignment: neutral good; INT = 14; WIS = 15; CHA = 18; EGO = 18
	- Dryad abilities: caster level = 6th; can use powers independently on Gideon’s initiative
		- at will = entangle (DC 13), speak with plants; 
		- 3/day each = charm person (DC 13), deep slumber (DC 15); 
		- 1/day = suggestion (DC 15)
	- Speak: Chondathan, elven, sylvan
	- Can communicate empathically.  
	- Gideon can establish a telepathic bond by spending power points (PP). 
		- Duration: 1 PP = 10 minutes; 2 PP = 1 hour; 4 PP = 24 hours
		- Can only translate what is said, or impart knowledge if telepathic link established
	- skills = Knowledge nature = +11, Listen = +9, Spot = +9

Lore:

Kossuth's fiery voice directs Gideon “A final warning, others may seek to steal our gift from you, or if they cannot, then they will aim to put you in their control”

With that the vision shifts, as you soar in the air back home to Mistledale, to the woods outside town, to your stone cabin, where Meliai awaits your return. Fear fills your heart as you edge ever closer, the stone cottage nothing but ruins and a circle of nine red robed figures, in their center lies Meliai bound to her favourite tree. Thayan knights, the clergy of Kossuth and other soldiers stand witness and on guard.

It is a rare sight indeed to see all nine of the Zulkirs beyond Thay’s borders. Szass Tamm leads the ritual, mystic energies crackle around Meliai. She screams as her flesh is forced to merge with her favourite tree as the leaves and the limbs shrivel and wither away to nothing, leaving a barren hole in the ground. Szass Tamm’s haunted figure limps to where the tree once stood. His skeletal fingers reach down into the ground, and retrieve a small token in the shape of a heart-shaped acorn. Summoning a minion, he places the token inside a rune carved box.

Yaphyll, the Zulkir of Divination asks Szass Tamm, “Is this wise? Imprisoning Gideon’s beloved?”

“Love is weak. Fear of what will happen to his beloved will make his power mine” Szass Tamm, the Zulkir of Necromancy replies as he opens a portal for he and his minions to depart with their new prize.

Soon, naught is left but Yaphyll, the Zulkir of Divination. “You are wrong Szass Tamm. I have foreseen Gideon’s path. To succeed, he will need to have love in his heart and his beloved by his side to give him strength, not fear. Or the darkness will overwhelm everything, even us, the mighty Zulkirs of Thay…”

History:

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, Red Wizard Circle Magic, living dryad
Cost to Create: not applicable

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