The Breath of Lysianassa

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The Breath of Lysianassa

(Magic item)

Aura (1E)

Strong conjuration and transmutation

Caster Level (1E)

18

Type

Minor artifact

Slot (1E)

None

Origin

Plane of Water

Affiliation

Lysianassa

Source: Unleashing the Untouchable, pg(s). 29

The Breath of Lysianassa is an artifact in the form of a crystalline decanter which contains an unlimited amount of water.

History

It was created as the last act of the elemental lord Lysianassa before her defeat at the hands of her rival elemental lord Kelizandri. Lysianaassa entrusted The Breath to her giant nautilus servant Riam the Unyielding, who used it to maintain the flow of currents through the Plane of Water and prevented its stagnation.

Riam was later killed in battle at the Lambent Bloom by nine brine dragons commanded by Kelizandri, but protected The Breath by storing it inside its magically warded shell and plunging into the Bloom. However, the decanter's powers over the currents slowed over time without a living wielder.

Agents of the Pathfinder Society later recovered The Breath of Lysianassa and used it to aid in efforts to free the imprisoned elemental lord Ranginori, using The Breath of Lysianassa and the Plane of Earth's Fossilblight to shatter the Untouchable Opal at Kandirion's Pyre. The act also destroyed Fossilblight.

Abilities

Its bearer can breathe underwater, is protected from fire, and can create a refreshing mist which quenches fires.

Destruction

The Breath of Lysianassa can be destroyed only if it is used to drown all of the inhabitants of a desert settlement with a population of at least 500 sapient creatures. The Breath must then be disposed of in the River Styx, where it must remain for one full year.

References

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