Essence of the old nameless in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Essence of the old nameless

Wondrous Item

Varies

Quietly make a dc 18 Int save.

If you fail, you hear these 3 voices in your head.
The first yells in celestial, the second speaks in draconic, and the third whispers in primordial but you hear each distinctly.

Click on Failure

"Let it be war, from the world's core to the astral rim. Let the seas boil, let the stars fall, though it takes the last of my/our blood, I/we will see the realms freed of continuity once more."

If you succeed, you hear these 3 voices in your head.
The first yells in Undead, the second speaks in Deep Speech, and the third whispers in Sylvan but you hear each distinctly.

Click on Success

"We/I never wanted this. We/I never wanted to fight our/my children. For them, we banished the disparity of old night.

But the eldest betrayed us, they all betrayed us. They stole our power and locked us away, Mortal kind has only one chance to prosper.

and if mortals will not size it, then I/we will."

After this, the essence returns to being your relic, and the sense of burden lifts.

Note: you can only understand words in a language you know.

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