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Sword, Korea, 17th-19th century

✨New item!✨ Sagebow Weapon (any bow), rare

This rough-hewn bow is carved from many interlocking pieces of sage wood. The creaking of the wood when drawn is intelligible to the wielder and full of secret knowledge. The sagebow has 3 charges. Whenever you draw this bow to make a ranged attack, you can expend 1 charge to learn a secret. This secret can be: the location of one trap or secret door within 150 feet of you, the surface thoughts of the creature you are attacking, the location of any food or water within 150 feet of you, or a piece of ancient lore from the region you are in. Secrets are no longer than a single phrase. If you choose to cancel your attack after learning a secret, you may do so, ending your action. The sagebow regains all spent charges daily at dawn.

Endelva drew her bow and aimed it at the hulking beast, snorting obliviously as it rooted for tubers. But before she loosed an arrow, she listened closely to the creaking of the sage wood. It whispered the fear and determination of a mother in search of food for her children before the harsh winter winds blow from the north and the long hunger sets in. Endelva hesitated before lowering her bow, her conscience ruling that she must find quarry elsewhere. - 🖌🎨 Like our work? Consider supporting us on Patreon and gain access to the hi-resolution art for over 150 magic items, item cards and card packs, beautiful creature art and stat blocks, monthly setting pdfs with narrative hooks and unique lore, and vote for the content you want to see!🧙‍♂️

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Patron was sealed for a long period of time, and more than seeking their revival, they miss the world and its experiences, and thus seek warlocks who are willing to share their senses with their patron and thus ameliorate the loneliness and fatigue of ages

Patron likes money and valuables and will bequeath power in exchange for a warlock who will share their adventuring fortunes. 

Patron has a chaotic sense of humor and likes fire and explosions; causing spectacular destruction pleases them.

Patron is just kind of a (relatively wholesome) frat bro who gave the warlock powers because they decided the warlock was chill and could hang, maintaining powers hinges on navigating said relationship. Patron may manifest physically for the exclusive purpose of fistbumping warlock if they do something really cool.

Patron is a foodie and warlock is a chef traveling the world looking for rare ingredients and lost techniques to construct dishes that please their patron’s palate

Patron is a literal patron- warlock is an artist of any form and the patron commissions them for works from time to time.

Warlock babysits (or performs another service) for patron, who prefers to pay them in dark powers.

Variant on above where warlock is occasionally ordered to perform various esoteric tasks such as delivering an object to a site or obtaining something and sending it to their patron- they are simply running their reclusive patron’s errands as the latter would rather not leave home.

Patron and warlock promised to be best friends forever when one or both of them was a small child and patron takes that very seriously

Patron likes blood but is disinterested in full-body sacrifices as their particular taste means that some people are exceptionally delectable to them, and it seeks to prolong those people’s lives as long as possible in exchange for semi-regular ‘blood donations’

Patron was disembodied and in exchange for being allowed to inhabit the warlock’s flesh, is willing to fight to defend the shared body.

Patron specifically seeks to cultivate adventurers and support them throughout their career, in a manner similar to a professional wrestler’s manager.

Warlock was a child sacrifice, offered live, at a dark altar; patron has an interesting definition of what ‘the child is now mine’ entails.