Lightbringer
(weapon, uncommon)

Last Updated: November 20, 2023
Campaign: The Lost Mine

The head of this mace is shaped like a sunburst and made of solid brass.

"Lightbringer" is a Mace +1, which provides a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls.

"Lightbringer" glows as bright as a torch when its wielder commands, providing bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional 20 feet.
While glowing, the mace deals an extra 1d6 radiant damage to undead creatures.

History:

  • Urmon the Dwarf records in his adventure journal that a magic mace named "Lightbringer" was commissioned by priests of Lathander, the god of dawn.
  • Mages working with the gnomes and dwarves of the Phandelver's Pact created "Lightbringer".
  • The mace was lost after the orc attack when Wave Echo Cave and its mine vanished from history.
  • Pearl recovered "Lightbringer" while exploring Wave Echo Cave and after defeating a floating eyeball creature with four wavy eye stalks.
  • In Farway, Pearl told the Church of Lathander that "Lightbringer" has been found.
  • Pearl asked the Church of Lathander to let her keep "Lightbringer" a little longer due to the potential undead threat facing the royal tax caravan.
  • They agreed, Pearl will return "Lightbringer" to the Church of Lathander upon her return to Farway.
  • After the defeat of the Blood Moon Cult, Pearl returned "Lightbringer" to the Church of Lathander in Farway.
  • in gratitude, the Church of Lathander gave Pearl a scroll with the commune spell.

    Design Notes:

    Its value is 200 gp.
    - 100 gp for the mace +1 (uncommon item)
    - 100 gp for the extra ability to do radiant damage to undead.

    This is an item from the official D&D "Lost Mine" adventure.


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