Illus. by W. England
ITEMS OF LEGACY
CHAPTER 3
LORESTEALER
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Lorestealer is an excellently balanced throwing axe with a sturdy oaken handle and a curved blade on which arcane and divine runes have been carved. Nonlegacy Game Statistics: +1 throwing axe; Cost 2,308 gp. When wielding Lorestealer, you can attempt Use Magic Device checks untrained. Omen: Runes begin to cycle across the blade if magic scrolls are within 10 feet.
HISTORY
trampling Seldinor into the ground. When Seldinor gave Huraden Lorestealer, the warrior unlocked within the weapon the potential to use scrolls of the highest order, but he had no ability to do so wisely. Such an occasion arose after the pair combated demons in an underground temple. The battle was won, but Seldinor succumbed to a bleeding wound. Devoted to his mistress, Huraden had kept a wish scroll tucked away for just this possibility. Rather than simply wishing Seldinor back to life, however, Huraden was overcome with sentiment at the sight of her ravaged form and wished the two of them would always be together. When their lifeless bodies were later found together, Lorestealer was already missing. (DC 25; Run Before You Can Walk)
Huraden was not witty, nor insightful, nor sociable, but Huraden was fanatically loyal to his employer, the young sorcerer Seldinor. For a seemingly quiet member of the aristocracy, Seldinor had many enemies. LEGACY RITUALS Huraden protected Two rituals are required to unlock all the her with life and abilities of Lorestealer. limb, though he came Tough Love: You are required to throw yourself into harm’s way for a family close to death on more than one occasion. If a member, friend, or loved one, taking wizard threatened his mistress the damage intended for that indior made an attempt on her life, vidual. Cost: 4,500 gp. Feat Granted: Huraden took the brunt of whatLeast Legacy (Lorestealer). ever damage the spellcaster could Run Before You Can deal out, giving Seldinor a chance Walk: You must delibto finish off the foe. Seldinor erately misread a magic returned Huraden’s loyalty in scroll and cause a mishap Lorestealer grants its wielder access to stored magic full. She forged a weapon of great (see page 238 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). You cannot power for him—an axe known as Lorestealer. (DC 15) normally cause a deliberate mishap, but you can do If an assassin’s bolt sped toward Seldinor, Huraden so in the performance of this ritual. Once you have threw himself in front of it. If Seldinor told him to caused the mishap, you must spend 8 hours in medirough up a gang of rogues, Huraden fought them tation with Lorestealer. Cost: 12,500 gp (less the value all at once, not concerned that he might be outnumof the scrolls used to cause a mishap). Feat Granted: Lesser Legacy (Lorestealer). bered. Unfortunately, it became apparent to Seldinor that Huraden was not equipped for the magical conflicts she habitually sought out. Seldinor’s ambi- WIELDER REQUIREMENTS tions waited for nobody. Because Huraden had no The wielders of Lorestealer are almost exclusively barbarians, fighters, or rogues. Spellcasting character classes spellcasting skill, Seldinor constructed Lorestealer to have no need of its legacy abilities. compensate for this shortcoming and to shore up her own offensive power. With the throwing axe, Huraden could use a scroll by cleaving its parchment, thereby Lorestealer Wielder Requirements No spellcasting ability releasing the stored magic. (DC 20; Tough Love) Base attack bonus +3 Seldinor and Huraden began as spellcaster and bodyguard in the courts of civilized society, but their professional relationship gradually grew into a private LEGACY ITEM ABILITIES All the following are legacy item abilities of Lorestealer. one. The pair became insatiable lovers shortly after Decipher Scrolls (Su): At 5th level and higher, you Huraden took a beating defeating an ogre intent on
