Last Updated: February 22, 2023
Campaign: Tablets of the Old Ones
This wooden tablet is inscribed with eleven rows of ancient runes in an unkown language.
The ancient runes on the "Tablet of Anodresh", once translated, can be read as follows:
Anodresh, Lord of the underworld, host of the dead, stern
holder of the boundary between death and life.
Cold flesh becomes spirit, bright eyes glint from shadows, lovers
long parted unite, families join once more.
Kind one, fearsome one, all this you see and welcome, all this
you encompass, light in dark, love in death.
Anodresh unseen, Lord of all who have lived and died, I pray
to you. Master of dreams, giver of wealth, receiver of those most
dear to us, lost to us, treasures all, all within your realm.
Great Anodresh, guardian of all who have passed to your
kingdom, gracious god to whom we all will go, I praise you.
The "Tablet of Anodresh" is known to sometimes magically transport itself short distances
so as to find itself in the possession of those it deems worthy.
Those that are deemed worthy may find themselves drawn to the tablets location.
Attuning to the artifact takes an hour and during this time, those deemed worthy
enter a trance as they commune with "Anodresh" directly and agree to be their avatar.
Once attuned, the bearer of the tablet is able to sense the direction to other "Tablets of the Old Ones".
The "Tablet of Anodresh" acts as a divine focus to cast spells with for Clerics of Anodresh.
Once attuned, the bearer of the "Tablet of Anodresh" gains the following abilities:
History:
Design Notes:
As an artifact, this item is unique.
The "grave domain" is detailed in "Xanathar's Guide to Everything" on page 19.
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