Mirror of the Last Echo

by Frazer 👁 247 views

Charges: 7 (regains at dawn)

A tall oval mirror with a gilt frame carved with lunar motifs, inlaid with onyx and moonstone. The glass is slightly smoky, and a faint silver runic inscription runs along the border. When a vision is active, the surface shivers with cold breath and shows a pale, ghostly scene of a death, as if peering through a window into another moment. The frame feels cool to the touch and emits a soft, muted chime when a charge is spent.

Last Echo Vision Expend 1 charge to peer into the mirror and behold a vision of the last creature to die within 120 feet. The image appears in the glass for up to 1 minute, showing the scene of death as a ghostly reflection. You learn the target's name (if it was spoken aloud within the past 24 hours), creature type, approximate age, cause of death, and the last known location within 1 mile of the mirror. The vision is purely observational and cannot be interacted with or altered.

Residue of Death While the mirror's vision is active, you gain advantage on Investigation checks to study the death scene and related clues. If you succeed on a DC 15 Investigation check while interpreting the vision, you may determine whether foul play was involved.

Sentinel Direction The mirror hums with divination magic. As a bonus action, you can, once per long rest, determine the rough cardinal direction from the mirror to the death's last known location within 1 mile, even when not currently viewing the vision.

Lore

The Mirror of the Last Echo was crafted by a wandering diviner who sought to capture the moment of a life leaving the world. It was believed to record not just death, but the final whispers of a life carried on by memory. It has appeared in the hands of both heroes and necromancers, always at a moment when the party needed to know the truth about a fatal event.

History

Originated in a ruined temple where a glassmaker family once warded away storms with moonlight. A scrying monk named Ilyra claimed it after a ritual that bound its power to the last breath of any nearby creature. It passed through guilds and intrigue, never staying long with any owner who could not resist peering into the moment of death.

Created by Frazer 👁 247 views