Crystal of the Phoenix

About a mile west outside of Guernica, hidden in a heavily overgrown part of the forest and guarded by a group of Awakened Shrubs, is an orange crystal protruding 2 ft. from the ground. It's 1 ft. wide with 4 sides and ends in a sharp point at the top. It occasionally will subtly pulsate with a brighter orange color on the inside. It radiates heat within 5 ft of it. It's too far stuck in the ground to pick up or move, it's unknown how deep the crystal is buried in the ground. Living nearby is a 9ft tall creature of the forest with spikes all over its body, it's aggressive and hostile towards anyone who trespasses in his territory.
When touched for a full minute by a spellcaster who has fire-based spells prepared, the crystal restores 1 expended spell slot for each spell level that the caster has a fire-based spell prepared for.

"You feel the heat on the palm of your hand and what would feel like touching a boiling hot cauldron is only slightly warmer than body temperature to you. You feel pulsating vibrations from within. You feel a magical surge start to fill inside of you, it feels like it needs a full minute of you touching it to charge up. Throughout the minute the pulses & vibrations become more intense and now you can see fire swirling around inside the crystal. After 1 minute the crystal shoots a beam of white light out from the tip up to the clouds for a brief second, then goes cold & dark inside the crystal. You notice that 1 spell slot for each spell level that you have a fire-based spell prepared has been restored to you."

Item type

Unique Artifact

Current Location

Town of Guernica