Magical Items of Athas


 
 

Golden mane  (The Golden Lion)

Description: A small golden statue of a lion. It stands around half a foot tall           and four inches wide.

Powers: Golden mane acts as a figurine of wondrous power.

AC: 5/6
Hit Dice: 6
Hit points: 40
Att: 3
Thaco: 15
Dmg: 1d4/1d4/1d10
Special: if both claws hit, then rear claws hit 1d6+1/1d6+1
             only surprise on a roll of 1
             leap 30 feet

To Summon the owner must place the statue on the ground and say "Bring Forth"
To make Golden mane leave the owner must hold the statue and sat "Go Home"

Background: First Golden mane found himself in the hands of a human thief from Urik. After the thief's death he was claim by the elven preserver Khildar. Khildar owned the lion for many years until he recently lost it when he was captured by templars of Nibenay. It was then sold to a high templar of Urik and now the lion serves him loyally.
 
 

Galar

Description: A common looking iron dagger with a black hilt and a straight blade.

Powers: The dagger is a +2 dagger and is +3 when thrown. It also has the psionic power, Return Flight which it uses after hitting or missing its target. The dagger is also intelligent and has the following abilities:

Intelligence: 14
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Communication: Speech
Languages known: Common, Halfling, Giant, Gith

Feather Fall three times per day

On a natural attack roll of 20 the victim if under 7 hit dice must save versus death magic or turn to ash.

Visual Effects: The dagger always glows with a faint red radiance

Aural Effects: When the dagger hits everyone in a 20 foot radius hears:

roll 1d8

1: Faraway chanting
2: Loud, intense heartbeat
3: Horrible moaning
4: Distant thunder
5: Sounds of mass battle
6: Low Laughter
7: Raging wind sounds
8: Low earthquake rumble

Background: Hundreds of years old, Galar was supposedly made by a powerful defiler or even a sorcerer king. Whoever made the dagger had cast powerful spells into it and it is said one of the spells went wild and made the weapon intelligent.
 

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