Horn of Valhalla

A Horn of Valhalla was a wondrous item that had the power to summon forth the spirits of barbarians from the afterlife to fight for the summoner.

Description
The horns came in five different types, which appeared to be normal horns until the command word was spoken. In ascending order of potency, these varieties were ivory, iron, bronze, brass, and silver. Iron horns could summon as few as two barbarians, while silver horns could summon up to ten. Ivory horns of Valhalla pressed three charges, each summoned an ivory shieldmaiden construct to aid the horn's owner in battle.

History
Sometime long before the, a bard-specific Horn of Valhalla was created by the respected Reghedmen bard, Beogin, whose songs were sang across many of the northern barbarian tribes. The bard took his Horn of Valhalla into many gran d battles of his tribe. Beogin was ordered by his chieftain to blow the horn were he ever in grave danger, however the bard's pride kept him from doing so as he died in battle with the horn hidden under his fur cloak.

Another variety, an ivory horn of Valhalla, was created by the powerful bard of the Moonshae Isles named Falataer. The original horn was used to test his students and reward them when appropriate. With years passing, ivory horns of Valhalla were copied and imitated.

Years later, Beogin's Bardic Horn of Valhalla ended up in possession of Gerth, a trader proprietor of Gerth's Equipment Shoppe of Kuldahar and a collector of ancient missilery.

Circa 1368 DR, the traveling merchant and instrument-maker Maheer yn Kadar el Saddith was capable of "upgrading" a horn of Valhalla to the version of next higher potency.

Notable Owners

 * Gaius Varro, Lord Marshall of the City Guard of Ravens Bluff, owned a bronze horn of Valhalla that was stolen by Sergeant Romilys Ganelon.
 * Gareth Dragonsbane, 6 Baron of Bloodstone and King of Damara owned a silver horn of Valhalla
 * Skullcrusher, a mercenary and adventurer from Phlan who once was involved in the pool of radiance crisis in the mid-14 century DR.
 * Rulathorn

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Bloodstone Pass • The Mines of Bloodstone • The Bloodstone Wars • The Throne of Bloodstone
 * Video Games
 * Icewind Dale • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter • Icewind Dale II • Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir • Neverwinter


 * Card Games
 * Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate