Orator's Quill (Patreon)

Wondrous item, common

This red feather quill generates its own mundane ink and acts on its own as you speak to it. While holding the quill, you can speak its command word as a bonus action to activate it. While activated, it magically floats upright and writes the words you speak to it on whatever stationary, nonliving surface it's been placed on. When it reaches the edge of that surface, it begins a new line below before continuing. If the quill reaches the end of the surface, such as a piece of parchment, it taps against the surface expectantly until a new one is provided. You must be within 15 feet of the quill in order to speak to it. If the quill is behind total cover, it cannot understand you. If you speak the quill's command word again, even if you're not holding it, the quill deactivates and falls down. If the quill doesn't write anything for 1 minute, it deactivates on its own.

Ilra stopped talking when the door opened. The quill also stopped moving, as if caught doing something improper.

A wiry figure entered the dim room. His eyes were sunken and his beard untrimmed.

"How can I help you today, sir? No, not you, quill — Caspeerna !" The quill stopped mid-word and fell back onto the desk.

"Oh, this isn't the outhouse," said the stranger. He turned around and left without another word.

Ilra took a deep breath and rubbed his eyes. He walked over to rest a hand on the quill again. "Caspeerna."

The quill leapt back to life and shook itself, like a dog who'd been pet in the wrong direction. "Sorry about that. I should re—no no no, don't write that! Oh come on! This is the third piece of parchment already! Caspeerna !"

The quill fell back to the desk once more. The page below it a mixture of grocery items and half-written conversations.