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OBJECT LORESIGHT:
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Executioner’s Song
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Price (item level): 17,460 gp (14 )
Body slot: - (held)
Caster level: 17
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Aura: Overwhelming necromancy (DC 26)
Activation: 1 minute (Perform check DC
10)
Weight: -
Three runes mark the top of this vellum sheet
where a dirge appears in Common. A successful
Knowledge: runes check (DC 15) reveals they
represent ”bound”, “execution”, and “ceremony”.
Lore: Delve Into Collective Memory,
Knowledge: magic/ceremony
DC 25: The Executioner’s Song is often sung
at state sponsored killings. It has seen
widespread use by the dragons, especially
Krovacatharis the Seeker. The Order of the
Axe and the Diamond Throne reserve this only
for those who have escaped execution though
being raised or finding undeath.
Abilities:
It only functions when all of the following
conditions are met:
• The individual is helpless or is
cooperating with their execution.
• Has been found guilty by the local
legal authority with no other legal
appeal.
• Has been sentenced to death for their
crime.
• Has been given time to perform a final
minor ceremony (such as a farewell
ceremony, but not a power ritual).
• Has been allowed to speak their final
words.
Once met, the song can be sung. When it
ends, the person is executed. It binds the body
and spirit so that person can never be raised
or transformed into the undead (no save).
Prerequisites: Craft Single Use-Item (learn
truename, heightened permanent rest)
Cost to Create: 8,730 gp (698 xp)
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OBJECT LORESIGHT
1. It was created 7 year ago.
2. The last person to touch the object was
Ezrekaelia..
3. The last person to touch the object was a
shuyarn.
4. The name of the creator of the object was
Faevor Greyportal.
5. The creator of the object was a faen.
6. The purpose of the object is to keep executed
criminals dead.
7. The object is made of vellum.
8. The object was created in the Brightborn School
in Thayn.
9. The most recent owner of this object was
Ezrekaelia.
10. The magical function of the object is (see
above).
Oil of Purification
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Price (item level): 3,300 gp (6 )
Body slot: - (held)
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Caster level: 11 )
Aura: Strong Transmutation (DC 21)
Activation: standard (ritual)
Weight: -
This appears to be a white clear oil or lotion that has a
faint luminescence.
Lore: Delve Into Collective Memory, Alchemy,
Knowledge (magic/mojh), or Heal
DC 20: Discovered by a gifted greenbond, this
elixir of legendary properties became highly
sought after. The secret has spread far and
wide. Its far-flung notoriety is due to a well-
known mojh akashic explorer who kept “her”
human family name. “Her” stories of adventure
and derring-do that cover her transformation into
a mojh were spread far and wide by the Song of
Heroic Deeds.
Abilities:
If you cover yourself in this oil and then immerse
yourself in naturally flowing fresh water (river,
stream or natural spring), all conditions except
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death are cured, dispelled, and removed from

you.

Prerequisites: Craft Single-Use Item (remove curse)

Cost to Create: 1,650 gp (132 xp)

OBJECT LORESIGHT

1. It was created 1 year ago.

2. The last person to touch the object was Benerra
priestess of Xyphon.
3. The last person to touch the object was a verrik.
4. The name of the creator of the object was
Lifekeeper.
5. The creator of the object was an akthar.
6. The purpose of the object is to act as a cure all.
7. The object is made of tempered glass and oil.
8. The object was created in the ankheg tunnels
within the Barrens of Serathis.
9. The most recent owner of this object was
Pelgoth Bevindottir.
10. The magical function of the object is (see
above).

Weapon of Ceremonial Combat

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Price (item level): +10,500 gp (13 )
Body slot: - (held)
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Caster level: 9
Aura: Moderate Divination (DC 16)
Activation: standard (ritual)
Weight: -

This weapon is extremely beautiful, highly ornate,

gilded and inlaid nearly to the point of being
gaudy.
Lore: Delve Into Collective Memory, Knowledge
(magic/verrik)
DC 15: A powerful mind witch gives these rare
gifts. The most prominent was given to a blind
verrik bat totem warrior, said to challenge
anyone he encountered to a duel, the loser
forfeiting his weapon. It is not known if the
strange totem warrior still retains this weapon.
Abilities:
This weapon has 4 special abilities. It is a swift
action to change which ability currently
functions at the beginning of an encounter.
After that it cannot be changed until the
beginning of the next encounter.
• First Blood: +6 to initiative,
• Do you Yield: +2d6 non-lethal damage
and all damage dealt by weapon is
nonlethal,
• One Shot: +5 insight bonus to your first
attack roll in an encounter,
• To the Death: +4 bonus to confirm critical
hits.

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Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor
(lesser learn secret)
Cost to Create: 5,250 gp (420 xp),
OBJECT LORESIGHT
1. It was created 1 year ago.
2. The last person to touch the object was
Xa-Marask, Master of the Hidden Fang
Strike.
3. The last person to touch the object was a
giant.
4. The name of the creator of the object was
Lidousa.
5. The creator of the object was a medusa.
6. The purpose of the object is to help win
formal duels between warriors.
7. The object is made of steel, gold and
silver.
8. The object was created in Tarthalas within
the Underforest beneth the Barrens of
Serathis.
9. The most recent owner of this object was
Morvesh.
10. The magical function of the object is (see
above).
Weapon of Rites
Price (item level): +1,800 gp (+2, 5th),
+7,200 gp (+4, 11th) 16,200 gp (+6, 14th)
(5th)
Body slot: - (held)
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Caster level: 5 (+2), 11 (+4),15 (+6)
Aura: Minor Transmutation (DC 17)
Activation: -
Weight: -
This weapon is overly gilded with gold and
heavily inlayed with silver with the same rune
on both sides. A successful Knowledge: runes
check (DC 15) reveals the rune to be “rite”.
Lore: Delve Into Collective Memory or
Knowledge (magic/faen)
DC 20: Oddly, these were not originally
created by the giants, however they
gained wide acceptance when a quickling
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faen unfettered used one to masterful effect
fighting spined grapplers on the sky isles of the
Floating Forest within sight of the town of Far-
rough. He fell to his death, taking all the
remaining spined grapplers with him, his
weapon lost in the deepness of the waterfall lake
known as Fanormere.
Abilities:
For the purposes of learning and gaining combat
rites only, your Wisdom score increases to +2,
+4, or +6. This increase is considered an
enhancement bonus.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor
(ability boost)
Cost to Create: 900 gp (72 xp), 3,600 (288 xp),
8,100 gp (648 xp)
OBJECT LORESIGHT
1. It was created 1 year ago.
2. The last person to touch the object was
Cala the Loyal, Mistress of the Thousand
Bulwark Parries.
3. The last person to touch the object was a
sibbecai.
4. The name of the creator of the object was
Krovacatharis the Seeker.
5. The creator of the object was a dragon.
6. The purpose of the object is to experiment
with the rituals of the giants.
7. The object is made of steel.
8. The object was created in the Dragon’s Lair
of Serathis.
9. The most recent owner of this object was
Ryin Windsword.
10. The magical function of the object is (see
above).
Pyncharsson the Axe of Anointing
As a knight armed with “Pyncharsson”
you will see, endure, remain true, find balance,
and become one with your axe. You can
become a living incarnation of the virtues of the
Order of the Axe.
This regalia of magical augments was
created as a quest for those seeking to become
Knights of the Axe. It promoted the Code of the
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Order, and created a near religious relic
that would inspire all the Knights of the realm.
LORE: (Collective Memory or Knowledge
(History, Nobility and courtesy))
DC 15 this is part of regalia of the Order of the
Axe. With each piece gathered, you gain more
of the power and virtue that the knights
symbolize.
DC 20 it was created at the command of the
founder of the knights in a chapterhouse that
was later plundered by the Knights of the
Diamond. The regalia was lost. The Knights of
the Axe will pay twice its value if a piece is
returned to a chapter house.
DC 25 Knights of the Axe consider
“Pyncharsson” the property of the order and will
seek its return though any honorable means.
They consider looting after your death in
honorable combat quite acceptable.
REGALIA BENEFITS
You cannot combine effects on an
already enchanted weapon, but when you are
able to combine two of these regalia items
together, a rune on the weapon glows. a faint
red. When all of the regalia items are combined,
there is a burst of red light. It reveals itself as
“Pyncharsson”.
2 items: If used together on an unenhanced
masterwork weapon, it gains a +1 enhancement
bonus and the runic special weapon quality.
5 Pieces: if used together on an unenhanced
masterwork weapon, it transforms into an
intelligent artifact axe (type chosen by you)
named “Pyncharsson”. Any weapon feats are
changed to this axe type (example Weapon
Focus: longsword would become Weapon
Focus: battleaxe) and you gain proficiency with
this axe.
This axe head is always composed of crystal-laced
layered black steel with a red crystal eye. The rune
for truth sits on one side of the axe head. That haft
is made of crystal-laced gassar wood fluted with
spiral grooves. The wood is engraved with a knight
standing atop the blades of a double-bladed axe,
that ends in a crystal pommel in the symbol of the
Order of the Axe.
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Pyncharsson is a sentience that embodies a
paradox, dedicated to gaining self rule for all
creatures in the realm (including dracha and
even sibeccai). He has an unbridled hatred
and bloodlust for both giants and sibeccai. He
believes in following the dictates of both order
and chapterhouse, but also in you staying true
to your own conscience.
Int 10, Wis 19, Cha 19; Common, Telepathy,
120’ darkvision and hearing.
Pyncharsson can use total transfer wounds
once per encounter. The DC for the peace
effect is based on his +4 Charisma Modifier
(unless yours is higher).
Crystal Eye of the Axe
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Price (item level): 2,500 gp (6 )
Body slot: - (augment)
Caster level: 5th
Aura: faint transmutation (DC 17)
Activation: -
Weight: -
“This appears to be a crystal inside of which can
be seen an eye staring out from the head of an
axe.”
This crystal can be attached to any weapon.
Gain a +5 competence bonus to Sense Motive
and Gather Information
Prerequisites: Craft Constant Item, (canny
effort)
Cost to Create: 1,250 gp (100 xp)
The Enduring Kiss of the Axe
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Price (item level): 15,200 gp (13 )
Body slot: - (augment)
Caster level: 15th
Aura: Overwhelming transmutation (DC 23)
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Activation: Standard (Command)
Weight: -
“This appears to be a crystal inside of which can
be seen a set of lips kissing the blade of an axe.”
This crystal can be attached to any weapon.
The weapon gains the crystal-laced template.
Once per encounter, when a charge is
expended, it casts a heightened total transfer
wounds spell (10 charges).
Prerequisites: Craft Charged Item,
(heightened total transfer wounds)
Cost to Create: 5,100 gp (408 xp)
Runic Whetstone of Truth
Price (item level): 5,680 gp (9 )
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Body slot: - (augment)
Caster level: 3rd
Aura: Minor enchantment (DC 17)
Activation: Standard (Command)
Weight: 1 lb.
“This appears to be a common whetstone. On one
side is the rune for truth, on the other side is the
image of an axe blade.”
If you sharpen your weapon with both sides of
the stone, it gains abilities that can affect you
and creatures who share the same oath,
conviction and/or belief system you do
(Example: Knights of the Axe). Its
augmentation can only affect one weapon at
any one time.
• You and those who share the same oath,
conviction or belief system as you gain a
+2 resistance bonus to Will saves when
within 30’.
• 1/day 3d6 agitated creatures find
themselves relaxed and unwilling to
engage in hostile activity upon a failed will
save (DC 12 + your Charisma Modifier).
They must be within a 130’ range and less
than 30’ apart. They immediately stop
fighting and cannot take violent actions
 5
(although they can defend themselves) or do
anything destructive for 3 hours. Any aggressive
action against or life-threatening damage dealt
to an affected creature immediately breaks the
spell for all affected creatures.
Prerequisites: Craft Constant Item, (peace,
saving grace)
Cost to Create: 2,840 gp (227 xp)
Crystal Carver’s Knife of Balance
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Price (item level): 950 gp (4 ) Body slot: -
(augment)
Caster level: 2nd
Aura: Minor transmutation (DC 15)
Activation: skill use
Weight: 1 lb.
“This appears to be a common woodworking knife,
however within its crystal handle is the image of
an axe’s haft”
If you shave but a piece of your weapon’s
pommel or haft, the weapon suffers no damage,
instead it magically transforms,
You gain a +2 competence bonus (or two virtual
ranks if you do not posses ranks in the skill) to
all the following skills (now considered class
skills): Balance, Climb, Craft (any one),
Diplomacy, Knowledge (Local, Nobility and
Courtesy), Jump, and Ride.
Prerequisites: Craft Constant Item, (canny
effort)
Cost to Create: 2,840 gp (227 xp)
Knight’s Bond (cord)
Price (item level): +18,000 gp (14 )
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Body slot: - (augment)
Caster level: 12th
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Aura: faint conjuration (DC 17)

Activation: -
Weight: -

“This appears to be a cord of crystal laced rope.

Inside the crystal the image of a human knight
wielding an axe shifts back and forth.”

When you tie this cord to you and your weapon

and perform a ceremony of attunement
(knowledge ceremonies DC 15), the weapon
gains two Bane special qualities (Subject to DM
adjudication; usually Sibeccai and Giant), and
you gain the bonded item feat with the weapon
even if you are Unbound.

Prerequisites: Craft Constant Item, Bond Item

(conjure energy creature)

Cost to Create: 9,000 gp (720 xp)

OBJECT LORESIGHT (all the regalia share the

loresight information of Pyncharsson the Axe of
Anointing, rather than individual loresight
information)
1. It was created 297 years ago.
2. The last person to touch the object was
Sage of Verdune.
3. The last person to touch the object was a
human.
4. The name of the creator of the object was
Orlen.
5. The creator of the object was a construct.
6. The purpose of the object is to create a
quest relic for the Knights of the Axe.
7. The object is made of wood, crystal and
steel.
8. The object was created in the Stormhold
chapterhouse of the Order of the Axe.
9. The most recent owner of this object was
Harsted of Ghostwatch March
10. The magical function of the object is (see
above, Pyncharsson).

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