Lode Fish Charm

How It Works

These adorable little stone charms grant a tiny bit of luck to those carrying them.
A person simply has to declare it as theirs then add it to a piece of jewelry or even just drop it into a pack, sack, or pouch and the luck of this charm is awakened.
When dropped into water, the Lode Fish Charm will turn back into a real sunfish that the person can catch and cook.

The Cost

Unbeknownst to most, these charms are not true fish, but were once human.
During a sunny day or at a brightly lit place, the Lode Fish Charm has a fifity percent chance to regain the weight of its once human form.
The movement speed of the owner of the Lode Fish Charm is cut in half until a cloud passes across the sun or the brightly lit area dims.
The owner also cannot Sprint while under the weight of one of these once-human charms.

The Limitations

The luck of these charms happens once a day.
When the charm is dropped into water and turns into a sunfish, it is as intelligent as its human self was and can speak all the languages that poerson knew.
While in the form of a real fish, it will either attempt to escape or talk its way out of being eaten.

by Publikado89

ORIGIN

Fish are delicious and one of Baba Yaga's favorite meals. Her precious chickens will happily peck at the remains of any fish carcass once she has cut out the choicest filets. Sunfish, easy to catch, are also lovely to watch swimming on a bright day, a pastime she finds enjoyable.
Not every place she travels to has a nice fishing stream or pond with sunfish. So she has taken to preserving them as stone charms that turn back into flesh when dropped into water where they swim about as they have always done.
One day, Baba Yaga found herself in a town during a summer festival. This pleased her as it meant she could shop from a greater variety of merchants drawn in by festival crowds. The bright colors of costumes, music, and the cheerfullness of the townsfolk brought a smile to her wrinkly face.
Then the dancing parade began. People flocked to either side of the one main street, jostling for the best places to watch. As an old woman all alone, baba Yaga found herself pushed to the back of the crowds and blocked from being able to see the dancers cavorting by with their castanets. One large fellow shoved her up against the bakery wall, making her crush a sweet roll into her dress.
Furious, Baba Yaga snapped her fingers and suddenly the town went quiet and every person was turned into a sunfish. The silence was short as everyone started flopping in shock and gasping for water to breathe.
"Oh, do settle down! You will all be joining my other fish." She snapped her fingers again, and the fish shrank down into tiny little stone charms. She began to pick up all the new sunfish charms. "I was getting low anyways."