Holy Symbol of Votune
Legendary Artifact
Artifact History
The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind is a unique holy symbol sacred to the good-hearted faithful of Barovia and servants of dawn or seasons. It predates the establishment of any church in Barovia. According to legend, it was delivered to a paladin named Lugdana by Votune, Goddess of Seasons herself. Lugdana used the holy symbol to root out and destroy nests of vampires until her death. The high priests of Barovia kept and wore the holy symbol after Lugdana's passing.
The holy symbol is a platinum amulet shaped like the sun, representing dawn, or changing, of night to day, or changing of seasons, with a large crystal embedded in its center.
Somehow Vladimir Horngaard got a possession of it, probably held on from his past life, unable to use it because he was blinded by hate for Strahd in his life, and now, afterlife. The item calls out to you... seeking a good heart, one noble, to heal the sick, and bring a new dawn.
Base Item Properties:
- Necklace, neck
- Replaces any holy symbol the character may be using with that of Votune, Goddess of Seasons
- Requires attunement by a Cleric or a Paladin
- Requires attunement with an alightment of Good
- The holy symbol has 10 charges for the following properties. It regains 1d6 + 4 charges daily at dawn.
Healer in the Dark Times
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am a voice of Votune. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
- As an action: Expend one charge to heal 1d8+1 per charge used.
- As an action: Expend one charge to purify food or water.
Bane of the Night
"The dawn will rise once again, creatures of the night, BEGONE!"
Hold Vampires
- As an action, you can expend 1 charge and present the holy symbol to make it flare with holy power.
- Vampires and vampire spawn within 30 feet of the holy symbol when it flares must make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw.
- On a failed save, a target is paralyzed for 1 minute.
- It can repeat the saving throw at the end the effect.
Turn Undead
- If you have the-Turn Undead or the Turn the Unholy feature, you can expend 3 charges when you present the holy symbol while using that feature.
- When you do so, undead have disadvantage on their saving throws against the effect.
"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."
Sunlight
- As an action, you can expend 5 charges while presenting the holy symbol to make it shed bright light in a 30-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
- The light is sunlight and lasts for 10 minutes or until you end the effect (no action required).
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