Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

Magic Items and Artifacts
symbol of his religious and temporal
power.
The Sceptre functions as a staff of healing.
The Sceptre was recovered by the Sons of
Night, who currently keep it in their
stronghold under the Kosti Kopec.
The Holy Pendant of Chardastes
This pendant is worn on a chain over the
neck. It is shaped from feldspar in a
circular form, with a carving along the
border representing a snake (ouroboros),
while the central part is carved with the
depiction of a man, sitting on a throne and
holding two sceptres crossed in front of
him.
This pendant works as an amulet against
crystal ball and ESP, protecting the user
from divinatory magic. It was indeed
created by Chardastes during his first
return to Achelos as a mysterious healer to
protect himself from scrying.
The Holy Pendant is currently held by the
chief of the Ogres of Castle Ivanovich, who
found it among the ruins of the castle.
The Crown of Achelos
This crown, made of gold and emeralds,
shows a marked departure from the other
items in style, having the typical shape of
a Vandar crown: a large band of gold,
studded with gems, to be worn over the
brow.
It was created by Chardastes during his
last visit to the Banate of Achelos, when
he set himself as a mystic and an advisor
to the Ivanovich bans. Chardastes created
the item to help the Ivanoviches preserve
their domain after his final departure.
This item works exactly as a Crown of
Leadership.
It was left in the hands of the dead
Achelos II Ivanovich after his death in the
siege of Achelos.
Bedlam’s Hammer 10
This clearly valuable weapon is a dwarven
throwing hammer, forged by Onyx
Ironhand of Highforge using the remains of
an Earth Elemental, a mithril haft, and a
stretch of black dragon skin for the grip.
Onyx was part of the group of adventurers
who slayed the black dragon Acramar in
the Blight Swamp, and used part of
Acramar’s skin for his work. He gave the
hammer to his son, Cronak, who was later
killed by giants at Three Axe Ford. The
hammer passed on to Cronak’s son,
Hammell (D7, N), who adventures in the
Cruth Lowlands with the party known as
the Chaotic Crusaders.
Bedlam’s Hammer acts as a +2 hammer,
except in the hands of a dwarf who knows
the command word. In that case, it is a +3
throwing hammer, with double range and
damage. Damage is tripled against giants.
The Amulet of Moira the
Pure 11
This star-shaped silver amulet does not
appear to be of special value at a first
sight. However, it radiates a moderate
magic aura. The Amulet of Moira the Pure
allows the wearer to turn undead as a
Cleric ⅓ his level, or as 3 levels higher, if
the wearer is a Cleric. The amulet was
given to Moira Gorevitch-Woszlany, a
priestess of the Church of Traladara, to
protect her from her father, an adventurer
who had been turned into a Vampire by
the Black Count of the Moor during the
Vampire Wars. Moira herself belonged to
the Woszlany family, which was destroyed
during the Wars after many of its
members were exposed as Vampires.
Moira shed her surname and went on her
career as a priestess trying to help the
Traladarans recover after the war. She led
a group of warriors along the Achelos river
to reach the besieged fortress of Kurest
Hurgon, but the Ogres living in the area
warned the sieging Hill Giants, who
10 From the Dungeon Master’s Survival Kit.
11 From the Dungeon Master’s Survival Kit.
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