Windwalker (artifact)

The Windwalker is a magical artifact of the ancient Rus. Some of them brought it to the eastern parts of Fearûn, where there descendants, the Rashemi still used it with similiar artifacts. It is an amulet wich apears to be a little golden dagger, 3 inches long, in a rune-carved sheath hung from a chain of gold. The runes are in the ancient language of the Rus, and the metal is worn and darkened with age. If someone unsheathes the dagger, the hilt twists off to reveal a tiny chisel and the base ot the sheath is hollow.

History
A long time ago, the folk of Rus swept over much of the continent of Fearûn. The were raiding and pillaging the costal lands. Some bands of Rus took the rivers and travelled inland. Before the Anauroch became a desert, a river flowed through the forests there to the Moonsea. From there a small group of Rus made their way upon rivers and lakes to the lands, now known as Rashemen. Their descendants and some cultural echoes remained in the country and can still be found. The Windwalker amulet was created by the Rus to help them cast their ancient form of magic, known as rune lore and they brought it with them to their new homes. It passed down through generations, eventually coming into the hands of the Wychlaran. The witches adapted the artifact's enchantment to store the power of another ancient form of magic that had evolved from rune lore known as place magic. But upon pass of time the knowledge of its powers were forgotten.

The amulet was stolen during a raid led by a group of Red Wizards of Thay in modern times. The witches came to know about this incident, when another problem was to be solved. A young warrior named Fyodor became a dangerous threat because of his unpredictable berserker rages. One of the wichtes recalled a legend about the Windwalker. It was said that the artifact could store magic and transfer it permanently to the bearer. If place magic could be stored in the Windwalker, it should even be able to store the berserker magic and help him to control it. It was this very reason, why she gave Fyodor the task to recover the mighty amulet.

He found it, but lost it immediately to a drow wizard. Fyodor tracked the drow to the Underdark, where he lost the trail of the amulet again. It came into the hands of Liriel Baenre, who pieced the secrets of the artifact together. She was interested in magic and wanted to use the Windwalker for her own ends. It helped her to store the unique place magic of the drow, so she could take it with her and use the magic even in the world above. She allied herself with Fyodor and both started a quest to use the other ability of the Windwalker, the ability to cast a mighty rune and creat a powerful permanent magical effect. They fullfilled their rune quest on the isle of Ruathym after a long and dangerous journey.

Appearance

 * Daughter of the Drow
 * Tangled Webs
 * Windwalker