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''This elongated stone, about the size of a small knife handle, its skin is the colour of old bronze, has spiral markings running along its length. It smells like honeysuckle. A small hole is present just under the narrow end. When held, it feels slightly warm and imbricate scales appear over its surface like an inchoate fir cone.

It was given to [[Teresa Liliidae|Teresa]] by [[Ranna Amethystall]] who told her that it was both a map and the key to find out more about [[Naeslin's Pupils]]. She wouldn’t explain more but told her to ‘experiment’.

As long as this item is in your possession and you are attuned to it, it has the following properties.

'''Alone''' Your senses feel more acute, you have advantage on Initiative rolls.

'''Amateur''' When swung from a rope like a pendulum you can use an action to determine which way is north. This property functions only on the Material Plane.

'''Heavy''' It can be used as a sling bullet. It counts as a magical weapon, adding 1 to the attack roll, doing 2d6+1 points of damage, with a range of 50/150 ft. Note that once fired it is no longer considered to be in your possession and can become lost, depending on where it lands.

'''Pād-zahr''' You have advantage on saving throws vs poison.

'''Mary’s''' As an action you can touch it to another substance; it will temporarily change color to indicate if the substance is animal, vegetable, or mineral.

'''Buckland''' It can be used as your druidic focus.

'''Fir Cone''' If a target you hit with weapon or a spell is of a different type then the last target you hit; you may increase all die results by one except for those already at their maximum.

'''1548''' It might make a good soup.

''Gained during Teresa's sabatical:''

'''Diluvian''' When buried in the ground for 24 hours together with another item, the magic within this stone will flow out into the land for the duration. The exact range is dependent on the item used and the amount of magic, nature, and crafted objects in the area. When used, it will normally take a year for this power to be restored and be useable again.
* When buried with an acorn, all plants within range will grow 30 times as fast and up to twice their natural size.
* When buried with an animal heart, all animals within range will grow healthy to even beyond their usual norm, possibly increasing in hit dice. Any animals receptive to mating will have more offspring than normal if bred during this time.
* When buried with a handful of mud, unworked rock in the area turns to mud, up to a certain depth. When buried with a small diamond, mud and similar substances turn to hard rock, up to a certain depth.