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Drakesbane Horn

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Drakesbane Horn

The ancient taiga giant hero Jogrothir used this horn to call

forth the drakes of the Mindspin Mountains.

DRAKESBANE HORN

MINOR ARTIFACT

SLOT none CL 20th WEIGHT 7 lbs.

AURA strong enchantment

The Drakesbane Horn i s a 4 -foot-long spiraling horn

cut from the skull of a primordial drake. Its surface is

carved with an intricate pattern of interlocking knots

inlaid with silver and copper. When sounded, the horn

can drive off or attract dragons of all varieties. Lesser

dragons such as drakes typically flee in terror from

the sound of the Drakesbane Horn, while more

powerful dragons are compelled to seek out the

horn. Creatures must be able to hear the horn

to be affected by it.

The Drakesbane Horn affects dragons based

on their CR, as detailed below.

Creatures of the dragon type of CR 5 or less

within 400 feet must succeed at a DC 13 Will save

or be affected as if by scare (no HD limit).

Creatures of the dragon type of CR 6 to CR 10

within 400 feet must succeed at a DC 22

Will save or be affected as if by sympathy.

Adult or older true dragons and

creatures of the dragon type of CR 11 or

greater are immune to the horn’s effects,

though they are likely to seek out the horn

and attack its bearer.

If the character playing the horn

has the bardic performance class

feature or the raging song class

feature and succeeds at a DC 15

Perform (wind instruments) check, dragons of CR 5 or less

are instead affected by fear (Will DC 16), while dragons

of CR 6 to CR 10 affected by the horn’s sympathy effect

must succeed at an additional Will save (DC 10 + 1/2 the

character’s level + the character’s Charisma modifier) or

also be fascinated for as long as the character continues

to play the horn.

A creature that successfully saves against the horn’s

effects is immune to further blasts for the next 24 hours.

Note that the Drakesbane Horn does not grant the

character playing it any ability to communicate with or

otherwise control creatures affected by the horn.

DESTRUCTION

The Drakesbane Horn is destroyed if it is soaked in the

blood of an ancient dragon and then played by a stone

giant elder.

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