Ancient Rod

Origin: Zordin
Calling: Arbiter
Starting ability: ✪Fetch

Language: –
Literacy: –
Starting items: Ancient Rod

You’ve discovered an artifact from the Shattered Planet. This forearm-length rigid stick of smooth, lightweight material has a small curved cup on the opposite end of the handle. In form, it’s similar to an atlatl, a javelin- throwing weapon once used before the advent of the bow and arrow. Rephaim has coalesced around the artifact, causing a bizarre phenomenon. A small, hazy ball of greenish energy, visible only to you, is attached to the cup. Others can sense a strangely moist presence near the ball. When you swing the stick to “throw” the ball, a monstrous, four-legged creature, hazy and indistinct, flies past you, trailing your missile. It quickly retrieves the energy ball and returns it to the end of your artifact. The creature is invisible to others, but they can hear its panting and growling.

The Rod

CARRY Belt WIELD 1H GUARD –Psychic Ranged Attack. The energy ball itself is harmless, but if you throw it at a foe, the creature attacks that foe in the process of retrieving the blob.

On any hit, the artifact’s creature inflicts -1 grace and -1 awareness.
On a lethal hit, inflict -1 spirit (but no life damage)

Atlatl synergy. If you know The Atlatl lore, your Ancient Rod attacks—like your atlatl attacks—inflict -2 grace. The creature's psychic attack seems to be empowered by the force of your throw.

Starting Ability

✪ Fetch

Starting ability

When you throw the ancient rod’s energy ball at an inanimate item, you can command the creature to retrieve it along with the ball. The size of the object the creature can fetch is proportional to your Will. For example, if your Will is 3, the creature can fetch an object that a character with Strength 3 could carry.

Abilities to Learn

✪ Ancients' Best Friend

Mark of SPIRIT

When you rest, gain +1 overflow spirit. The creature stands sentinel at your side, its presence a warm comfort.

✪ Secrets of the Ancient Beast

Mark of AWARENESS

You gain 3 revelations distributed as you like among the following lore, but not more than 2 for any single lore. The Atlatl, Death, Dream, Monsters, TimeAdditionally, you can take -1 spirit to cast ༄Shielding Wind: the insubstantial but loyal creature leaps to your defense, even against an attack you’re unaware of.
༄ Shielding Wind As a ↻ reaction, you inflict Brace disadvantage on an incoming Attack against you or an ally close to you, pushing it away with wind. The attack must be solid or fluid in nature—not light or dark magic.

← Ancient Mirror ✧ The Atlatl →

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