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Rewards
Cartel Correspondence Quill
Wondrous Item, Uncommon (requires attunement)
A black-violet quill with a faint sheen, as though dipped in twilight rather than ink. It was recovered from a known associate of the Rotfang Cartel and still carries traces of its prior use.
When held, the quill feels slightly warm, and the ink it produces seems to vanish as soon as it touches the page.
Properties
- The quill writes in invisible ink, visible only to you and any creatures you designate at the time of writing.
- Once per day, you may use the quill to produce an effect similar to:
Illusory Script, orComprehend Languages(targeting a written page).
- While using the quill, you gain heightened insight into written magic and forgery.
Subtle Effects
When working with written material, you may find it easier to:
- notice inconsistencies in documents
- uncover hidden or layered messages
- recognize magical writing styles or origins
Lingering Echo
This quill was used repeatedly in covert correspondence. At times, faint impressions surface—fragments of past messages, unfamiliar symbols, or names half-remembered.
These moments are unpredictable, but rarely meaningless.
Fold of Forewarning
Wondrous Item, Uncommon (requires attunement)
A tightly folded packet of annotated paper, covered in dense notation, crossed-out lines, and shifting marginalia. The writing appears to rearrange itself when not directly observed.
The paper feels dry and fragile, but never tears.
Properties
- The fold holds 3 charges and regains 1d3 charges daily at dawn.
- When a creature you can see within 30 feet makes an attack roll, saving throw, or ability check, you may use your reaction and expend 1 charge to grant them a +1d4 bonus to the roll.
Flavor
The paper rustles softly a moment before something happens— a strike, a misstep, a sudden realization.
If watched closely, the ink seems to shift just before the future arrives, as though the page is trying to decide what will happen next.
