Spear of Curing

[Wrb41977@aol.co]

Here's a magical item I created:

Spear of Curing

These items were created by each of the major temples of Haelyn on the face of
Cerilia. There are ten known spears & one of legend. Each spear is made of
either the thigh bone or from the tusks of a mammoth, and has a blunt, shale
head. Each, upon striking an individual, heals that person as if he had Cure
Light Wounds cast upon him. Each of the spears, from the oldest, in the care
of the Orthodox Temple of Haelyn, to the youngest, in the care of the temple
of Haelyn's Warriors, is only brought out in times of great conflict, such as
the Rohrmarch Civil War. The tenth known spear was lost over a century ago,
when an order of paladins, operating under the auspices of the temple of
Haelyn's Bastion of Truth disappeared somewhere within the Giantdowns.
The legendary spear was said to have had the power to cast Cure Light Wounds,
Cure Serious Wounds, Cure Critical Wounds, or Heal, according to the needs of
whomever the spear touched. This spear, created in 40 HC, was the original,
and was lost at the Battle of Kings, and is now believed to be only a myth.
Whichever temple of Haelyn in Anuire, that finds it, shall gain much power
over all the others.

Comments welcome...

[HSwiftfoot@aol.co]

In a message dated 98-01-30 20:00:09 EST, you write:

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This is a nice item...and usable in my own campaign, part of which is taking
place in the giantdowns. I also have a NPC Thane of Talinie who is vying for
power over the other churches of Haelyn, so this might come in handy for him,
if he can just get some PCs to help him find it.....

I have one question: is the Spear of Curing usable as a weapon in any way?
It seems not from your description, but then why a spear? Just curious, not
meaning to be critical. A temple of Haelyn is likely to have a weapon which
cures, its just anachronistic enough....but the weapon would probably be able
to do some damage to, eh? (Smite thine enemies, heal thine allies...that
sorta thing.)

Kevin M.

"The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

[Wrb41977@aol.co]

In a message dated 98-01-30 22:01:19 EST, you write:

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Sorry, the spear is not usable as a weapon. I intended it as a long range
healing carrier (Maybe I should have used an arrow... No, wait I think TSR
created those in the FR.) And maybe I should have them hit you with one side
for normal damage, and the other to heal...

[c558382@showme.missouri.]

On Fri, 30 Jan 1998 Wrb41977@aol.com wrote:

> Here's a magical item I created: Spear of Curing

Strange, I also placed a lost/hidden spear in the Giantdowns. A minor
artifact called the Spear of Andvarnulf.

Created by the High Priest of Khurin-Azur when the Gorgon was still
expanding his Crownland, it's main power was to grant the blood power
"battlewise" to its holder. With it, the dwarves were able to hold on to
Anathar (now a part of the Gorgon's Crown) for much longer than the Gorgon
would have liked. Taking the province was too dear and he resolved not to
fight the dwarves of Khurin-Azur again until he had taken or destroyed the
Great Spear. The Gorgon sent thieves, assasins, attempted possesions,
summonings, and various magics. The High Priest of Beronarr (one of the
most omen friendly gods in the D pantheon) was able to use divine
assistance (auguary, commune, and other such spells) to anticipate the
Gorgon and protect the Spear. As such today it is said to have the
following powers.

Pass w/out a trace upon uttering "Zohra"
Exorcism 1 per mounth upon uttering "Zahra"
Grants the power "battlewise" to its holder
Granths the holder protecttion from possesion
it containes three knight Sielshesheln (red rubies)
claiming the spear illigitimatly (eg. theft) deals the false claimant 10d4
pts of electrical damage.

You see most of the enchantments were designed to keep the thing safe once
the Gorgon was angered. The dwarves eventually decieded to hide the thing
where the Gorgon wouldn't find it. Thus the original dwarves who
journeyed out to the Giant Downs were monastics (Temple Guards) intent on
hiding the Spear.

One of the PC's in my campaign is a Rjurik priest of Kirken. He was too
militant to be a druid, and was kicked out of his circle while still an
acolyte. Confused by Holn's place in the pantheon on the one hand and his
place in Rjurik society on the other, he pusued a study of Holn
and then drifted toward Kirken. Commited to fighting the humanoids, he
learned the ways of Kirken and returned to his community. There he got
the young men (those pesky late teen early twenties) into a state which
upset the druids and they politly, but firmly asked him to go away for
ever. Thus, my explanation of why I had a 1st level Rjurik show up in
Baruk-Azhik (on his way to Osoerde to offer his sword to his father the
duke of Osoerde, only to find out -horror of horrors- he had been executed
by Jaison Raemech, and his half-brother William was in hiding). The Spear
is a campaign hook to bring things back into Rjurik country for a few game
sessions.

Kenneth Gauck
c558382@showme.missouri.edu

[Robert Harper]

At 09:33 PM 1/31/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>On Fri, 30 Jan 1998 Wrb41977@aol.com wrote:
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>> Here's a magical item I created: Spear of Curing

I find the notions of a Spear of Curing odd. Assuming any symbolic value,
or the magical laws of symmetry, contagion etc. being applied, a weapon that
cures is more suitable as a cursed item than a potent magical item.

A Grail of Curing, Staff of Curing, Mantle of Curing sure.

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