Quill of Dark Feelings

In moments when hate or despair torture their brains, some are capable of putting their feelings on paper in such a way that their words make other people cry. Now imagine if the actual feelings crawled onto the paper, torturing or even killing the person reading them. That happens when an author uses the Quill of Dark Feelings.

History

Ochiro, Han - Hanshahan
Hanshahan, a poet from Ojiro, happened to notice and fell in love with a girl he saw going along the street. Unfortunately, because he was a poor poet and she was the daughter of an upper-class family, it was unthinkable for them to even consider getting married. The poet loathed the day, the sun, and the wind, and one day an old crone came up to him and offered him the opportunity to become a better poet as well as be able to forget his forbidden love. All he needed to do was write with the quill she handed him. He took the quill, but laughed at her and chased her away.
When he found himself engulfed by sadness once more, he took up the quill and began writing down whatever came to mind. He scribbled all night and into the next morning, and his emotions splattered across the page like ink, as did his memories. As soon as the last word had been written, his life had passed him by.

Scroll by Dean Spencer

Using the Quill of Dark Feelings will devour more or less of a person's life reserves and memories, depending on how much anguish and despair he or she is experiencing. On a moderate level, it can take months or even years to completely deplete a person's energy reserves until the individual either dies or is left behind with no memories or feelings.

Item type

Unique Artifact

Rarity

unique

Weight

80g

Dimensions

20cm

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