A periapt of foul rotting was a deadly cursed item.[1][3][4]
Description[]
A periapt of foul rotting resembled a small gem of little value.[1][3][4][2]
Powers[]
Anyone claiming a periapt of foul rotting as their own would contract a terrible form of leprosy, which would slowly degrade their nimbleness, health, and physical appearance; most people died within a couple of months, determined by which attribute was weakest.[1][3][4]
There were few ways of countering it: by using both remove curse and cure disease in quick succession followed by a heal, miracle,[4] limited wish or wish, or by crushing a periapt of health and sprinkling it over the affected party. Even those who managed to revert the effect would find themselves permanently crippled and disfigured by it.[1][3]
History[]
A number of periapts of foul rotting were recovered from the Imaskari city of Solon, one of which was sent to Princess Tsenya Bhrokiti of Saikhoi as one of her bridal gifts in 1360 DR.[5] There were cups in the Solonese level of the excavations underneath Solon, which had the same effect if someone were to drink from them; they were available until 1360 DR as well.[6]
One was still hidden within the Temple of Set within the Oasis of the White Palm as of 1356 DR.[7]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Desert of Desolation
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 151. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 David "Zeb" Cook (1989). Dungeon Master's Guide 2nd edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 176. ISBN 0-88038-729-7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 276. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Troy Denning (1990). Storm Riders. (TSR, Inc), p. 62. ISBN 0-88038-834-X.
- ↑ Troy Denning (May 1991). Blood Charge. (TSR, Inc.), p. 59. ISBN 0880388897.
- ↑ Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, Philip Meyers, Peter Rice, William John Wheeler (May 1987). Desert of Desolation. (TSR, Inc.), p. 75. ISBN 978-0880383974.