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is 20 for the Fortitude save to remove this negative level.
A creature slain with this weapon will rise as a vampire in
1d4 days.
Strong Necromancy; CL 15 th ; Craft Magic Arms and
Armour, Boneforging; animate dead; Price +5 bonus
Rings
Ring of Bane
Once per day, this ring is able to imbue any weapon held
by the wearer of the ring with the bane ability, giving
the weapon all the attributes of a weapon enchanted with
bane. The ring has a single designated foe, which can be
determined in the same manner as the foe for a weapon (see
DMG). The bane imbued into the weapon by this ring lasts
for eight rounds.
Moderate Conjuration; CL 8 th ; Forge Ring, summon
monster I; Price 5,760 gp
Wondrous Items
Cup of Purity
In a culture as rife with poison as that of the drow, the cup
of purity is a greatly coveted item. A simple device as
magical items go, it has saved the life of many drow who
carelessly let down their guard at the wrong time.
The cup of purity, at the possessor’s command, manifests
a purify food and drink effect on its contents, ensuring that
the water, wine or whatever else it contains is always safe
and harmless to the drinker.
Though the cup of purity is the most famous, there have
been similar items made of almost every conceivable kind;
plates, forks, bowls and spoons being the most common of
these.
Faint Transmutation; CL 5 th ; Craft Wondrous Item, purify
food and drink; 1,800 gp; Weight ½ lb.
Necklace of Shade
First created by the drow of House Merezzym to protect
themselves from the bright sun that can hang in the sky
for months in their frozen empire, the necklace of shade is
an extremely useful item for any drow venturing into the
surface world. The necklace projects a 5-foot radius field
of shadow around the wearer, protecting him from direct
exposure to the sun even if he stands in an open field at
noon. The exact depth of the shadow cast by the necklace
is set by the creator when the item is made, and can range
up to absolute magical darkness. Most commonly, the item
is created to provide just enough shadow that the drow
wearing it is not bothered by the sun overhead.
One in 10 of these necklaces are slightly different, however,
allowing the wearer to adjust the depth of shadow generated
by the necklace, anywhere from no shadow to full magical
darkness, as a standard action.
Faint Evocation; CL 5 th ; Craft Wondrous Item, darkness;
20,000 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Scabbard of Fast Draw
This scabbard is imbued with the Fast Draw feat, allowing
its owner to draw his weapon as a free action, rather than a
move action. If the owner already has Fast Draw as a feat,
this scabbard does nothing for him besides hold his sword.
Moderate Transmutation; CL 10 th , Craft Wondrous Item,
haste; Price 6,000 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Major Artefacts
Soulburner Daggers
The tale of the soulburners is incredibly old, and much
of the history of these six terrible weapons is shrouded in
mystery. What is known is that they were created by the
drow archmage Kalash Tak’Arann, the first great mage of
the drow race to arise after the Sundering. This mighty
wizard was a recluse, eschewing the company of his fellow
drow to dwell alone in a hidden fastness somewhere in the
Underdeep.
Though he lived alone, Kalash Tak’Arann was not without
frequent visitors. An accomplished summoner with an
intimate knowledge of the cosmos, Kalash held frequent
concourse with the darkest fiends from the most infernal
of planes, striking dangerous pacts in exchange for the
deepest secrets of wizardry the fiends could teach him.
Armed with this knowledge, Kalash created many spells
and magical items, many of which have been copied over
and over again by the lesser mages who followed in his
footsteps. By far the most infamous of Kalash’s creations,
however, and the one which no other mage has managed to
replicate, are the six soulburner daggers.
There are many stories and rumours regarding the creation
of the soulburners, but the most widely-known story insists
these terrible weapons were forged from iron brought from
an infernal plane, hammered into shape by undead forced
into service and finally tempered in the blood of the unborn.
Amongst the many drow who have studied Kalash’s work
in hopes of recreating it, it is commonly agreed that at least
the first part of this story is true.