[Theros] Bazon, Amphora of Ephara (Patreon)
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Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)
Ephara uses Bazon, a large amphora filled with the power of Nyx. In Ephara's hands she uses Bazon to strengthen a polis warding it from the dangers outside. Should Ephara grant this item to a follower it would be to give them a the power to personally defend a polis and/or the knowledge and ability to make a polis better.
Amphora of the Enlightenment. This amphora grants you +2 to your AC while attuned. Additionally, you are granted enlightenment, you gain proficiency in 4 skills or tools of your choice. When your attunement to Bazon ends you lose proficiency in these skills.
Blessing of of Polis. If you are a worshiper of Ephara, you gain all the following benefits for which you have the required piety:
Piety 1+. The amphora has 1 randomly determined minor beneficial property.
Piety 25+. The amphora increases the user's tremorsense out to 60 feet.
Piety 50+. The amphora has 1 additional randomly determined major beneficial property.
If you aren’t a worshiper of Ephara, the amphora has 2 randomly determined major detrimental properties.
See “Artifacts” in chapter 7 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide for details on randomly determined properties.
Tremorsense. While attuned to the amphora you have tremorsense out to 30 feet.
Spells. The amphora has 10 charges. While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells (save DC 18) from it: mold earth (0 charges), earth tremor (1 charge), maximlian's earthen grasp(2 charges), wall of sand (3 charges), stoneskin (4 charges), wall of stone (5 charges), move earth (6 charges). The amphora regains 1d6+4 expended charges daily at dawn.
Destroying the Amphora. To destroy the amphora one must deep into the wilds protected by Nylea and pour the blood of the hydra Polukranos and pour it into the stars of Nyx within the amphora. Then the amphora must be pierced with each arrow of Nylea's bow, Ephixis (AC 25) within the span of a minute. Once all four have entered the amphora shatters.
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