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The Emberglass

The Last Light of Lathander

Rare, Requires Attunement by a Divine Champion (Cleric, Paladin, Druid, or Warlock with a Celestial Patron).

"In“It has remained here for centuries. Quiet. Safe. As it should be.”
— an elderly Lathander monk charged with its care

The Emberglass is a sacred relic associated with Lathander and long kept by the yearsLathander beforemonastery in the Pale. It is notable both for its religious importance and for unusual healing effects reported in its presence.

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Lore

Accounts describe Emberglass as a small, perfectly polished six-sided shard marked with fine unfamiliar engravings. Gold-like filaments run through its interior, and a steady light can appear to move beneath its surface.

For generations the relic remained under monastic custody in the Pale, where it was treated as a sacred trust rather than ordinary property. The monastery and the wider Church came to believe that Lathander intended the relic to pass toward Lady Elspeth Wilthorne as part of a pilgrimage whose route and purpose are not publicly settled.

Witnesses have associated Emberglass with warmth, rapid wound closure, and unusual effects on people suffering from the Rotmire Blight,Blight. Its limits remain poorly understood outside those who have handled it directly.

Discovery

During Campaign One, Greymire operator Jorick Vance gave the party the job that sent them into the Pale in search of Emberglass. The party recovered it from the Lathander monastery after its elderly caretaker willingly released it in accordance with the religious instruction he believed he had received.

The truth behind that instruction remains a matter of belief rather than established public fact.

Mechanical Properties

State: Dormant
Attunement: Required
Charges: 1

Cure Wounds. The bearer can expend the relic's charge to cast Cure Wounds at 1st level. The spell has a casting time of 1 Action, a range of Touch, uses Verbal and Somatic components, and is Instantaneous.

Recharge. The expended charge is regained when the dawnbearer wascompletes stilla goldenLong andRest.

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Attunement

Campaign Requirements

Developments

The EmberglassAgnes is a remnant of Lathander, the Lastrelic's Dawn,attuned once the guiding light of renewal and hope. Though His full radiance is believed to be lost, this fragment still clings to His purpose. Only those who walk the path of light may bear it.

A character must be:

    Cleric, Paladin, Druid, or Warlock (Celestial Patron) Alternatively, any character with proficiency in Religion may attempt to attune to the Emberglass, but doing so requires a day of meditation and a DC 15 Wisdom check to successfully bond with it.

    Upon attunement, the wielder experiences a vision of an endless sunrise, a golden radiance stretching across a sky they cannot remember. A warmth—not of heat, but of purpose—fills them, and for the briefest moment, they feel as if they are standingbearer in the presencetabletop ofcampaign. somethingEmberglass vast,has somethingarrested watching,Bart's somethingRotmire waiting.Blight progression. This is stabilization, not a cure.

    EffectsSee of the EmberglassAlso

    Passive Effects Upon Attunement
    • Lathander’s Presence: The Emberglass sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius, which cannot be extinguished by mundane means.Lathander
    • Celestial Insight: The wielder gains advantage on Intelligence (Religion) and Wisdom (Insight) checks when interacting with divine forces or remnants of lost faiths.Pale
    • BlessingLathander of the Morninglord: The wielder is immune to the Rotmire Blight’s progression, and any infected creature within 10 feet cannot spread the disease whileMonastery in the Emberglass’ presence.Pale

    Levels 4-6 (Dormant State) – The Fading Ember

    The Emberglass is weak, its radiance flickering like the first light of dawn struggling against the weight of night. But even a dim ember can hold back the dark.

    Effects:

      Lathander’s Grace: The wielder can cast Cure Wounds (1st level) once per long rest. Radiant Resilience: The wielder gains resistance to radiant damage. Dawn’s Edge: The wielder’s weapon attacks count as magical for overcoming resistances.