Heroes' Horn
Description
Echoes of Glory allows the user to perform ceremonies dedicated to Courage. A common form for this musical instrument is a horn or trumpet, something that can be used to sound a rousing note before a battle. Some priests, especially those of the Brass Coast, Wintermark and the Navarr like to use big, deep drums. During a ceremony, the drums are beaten with a slow rhythm that echoes a heartbeat, helping the celebrants to achieve the right mental state.
This instrument is equally valuable to a priest who is dedicated to one of the other six virtues as it is to a priest who is dedicated to none of the virtues - a priest of the Way. Indeed, in some ways it is more useful to the latter philosophy of priest - it allows them to use the ceremonies of anointing, consecration and hallowing; without an instrument such as this, they would be restricted to supporting other priests in creating these auras. Likewise, a priest dedicated to a virtue other than courage can partake of a little of the versatility of the priest dedicated to the Way as a whole, aiding priests in the creation of an aura as if they shared their dedication.
Some priests consider the common name of this instrument to be slightly heretical, and prefer to call it a Echoes of the Last Post.
In Wintermark, Courage is represented by Jotra, Rune of Battle.
Rules
- Form: Weapon. Takes the form of any kind of musical instrument. You must be performing music with this item to use its magical properties.
- Requirement: You must have the dedication skill to bond to this item.
- Effect: You must be dedicated to Courage to use this item. Once per day, while you are in an area consecrated to Courage, you may spend ten minutes of appropriate roleplaying that includes playing this musical instrument. Any listener who was in the area for the entire period recovers all hero points. You cannot use this ability if you are on a battlefield or in a similar stressful environment. A listener who has lost the ability to recover hero points overnight is not affected by this power.
- Materials: Crafting Echoes of Glory requires 7 ingots of orichalcum; 9 ingots of green iron; 3 measures of dragonbone; It takes 1 month to make one of these items.