Potion of Crowd's Echo

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A crystal-clear glass vial holds a pale violet liquid that shimmers with tiny, dancing motes of light. When held to the light, the liquid seems to ripple as if a chorus whispered inside. The stopper is carved with delicate runes of mouths open in a rolling murmur, and a faint scent of lilac and damp stone fills the air around it.

Echoing Voice For 1 hour after you drink this potion, your voice seems to emanate from a crowd. You gain advantage on Charisma (Performance) checks. Additionally, any creature that can hear you has disadvantage on Wisdom (Insight) checks to determine your true intentions while you speak; the crowd's murmurs mask your motives.

Lore

Bottled in the shadowed workshop of a bardic apothecary, the Potion of Crowd's Echo was created to let a single speaker be heard by an entire audience. It was sought by traveling performers who faced hostile crowds, and by guild masters who needed to calm unruly taverns.

History

This elixir has passed through the hands of musicians, performers, and rumor-sellers. Its first known owner used it to quell an angry crowd during a festival riot, his voice swarmed by the murmuring chorus that surrounded him; since then, many have tried to replicate the effect, though none succeeded so perfectly.

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