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An ear horn or ear trumpet was a horn-like device used to aid hearing by those who were deaf.[1][4][5][2]

Usage[]

As the name suggested, it was a horn held up to the ear.[5]

Availability[]

A dwarf-made ear horn made of brass was valued at 1 gp.[3]

Powers[]

The ear horn of hearing was a magical ear horn that eliminated deafness while used.[5]

Trivia[]

Spell keys, which were needed to enable spellcasting on the plane of Bytopia, for the divination school of magic could take the form of ear trumpets or spyglasses, as these represented discerning more information.[1]

Notable Owners[]

  • Ghorso, an aged duergar smith working in the Terminus Level of Undermountain used an ear horn.[4]
  • Azrok, a hobgoblin warlord of Undermountain, had a dwarven ear horn among the treasures in his war chest.[3]

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Appearances[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dale Donovan (December 1995). “Liber Benevolentiae”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Conflict (TSR, Inc.), pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-7869-0309-0.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Richard Pett (June 2005). “100 Market Stalls”. In Erik Mona ed. Dungeon #123 (Paizo Publishing) (123)., p. 99.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 272. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls (November 2017). Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Edited by Kim Mohan, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7869-6612-7.
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