Requires
Attunement Ages past, on the world of Krynn, elves and
Humans waged a terrible war against evil
Dragons. When the world seemed doomed, the wizards of the Towers of High Sorcery came together and worked their greatest magic, forging five Orbs of Dragonkind (or
Dragon Orbs) to help them defeat the
Dragons. One orb was taken to each of the five towers, and there they were used to speed the war toward a victorious end. The wizards used the orbs to lure
Dragons to them, then destroyed the
Dragons with powerful magic.
As the Towers of High Sorcery fell in later ages, the orbs were destroyed or faded into legend, and only three are thought to survive. Their magic has been warped and twisted over the centuries, so although their primary
Purpose of calling
Dragons still functions, they also allow some measure of control over
Dragons.
Each orb contains the essence of an evil
Dragon, a presence that resents any attempt to coax magic from it. Those lacking in force of
Personality might find themselves enslaved to an orb.
An orb is an etched
Crystal globe about 10 inches in diameter. When used, it grows to about 20 inches in diameter, and mist swirls inside it.
While attuned to an orb, you can use an
Action to peer into the orb's depths and speak its
Command word. You must then make a DC 15
Charisma check. On a successful check, you control the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it. On a failed check, you become
Charmed by the orb for as long as you remain attuned to it.
While you are
Charmed by the orb, you can't voluntarily end your
Attunement to it, and the orb casts
Suggestion on you at will (save DC 18), urging you to work toward the evil ends it desires. The
Dragon essence within the orb might want many things: the annihilation of a particular people, freedom from the orb, to spread suffering in the world, to advance the
Worship of Takhisis (Tiamat's name on Krynn), or something else the DM decides.
Random Properties: An
Orb of
Dragon kind has the following random properties:
• 2 minor beneficial
Properties• 1 minor detrimental property
• 1 major detrimental property
Spells: The orb has 7
Charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended
Charges daily at dawn. If you control the orb, you can use an
Action and expend 1 or more
Charges to cast one of the following
Spells (save DC 18) from it:
Cure Wounds (5th-level version, 3 charges),
Daylight (1 charge),
Death Ward (2 charges), or
Scrying (3 charges). You can also use an
Action to cast the
Detect Magic spell from the orb without using any
Charges.
Call Dragons: While you control the orb, you can use an
Action to cause the artifact to issue a
Telepathic call that extends in all
Directions for 40 miles. Evil
Dragons in range feel compelled to come to the orb as soon as possible by the most direct route.
Dragon deities such as
Tiamat are unaffected by this call.
Dragons drawn to the orb might be
Hostile toward you for compelling them against their will. Once you have used this property, it can't be used again for 1 hour.
Destroying an Orb: An
Orb of Dragonkind appears fragile but is impervious to most damage, including the attacks and breath
Weapons of
Dragons. A
Disintegrate spell or one good hit from a +3
Magic Weapon is sufficient to destroy an orb, however.