Lantern of Silhouette Sight

by Frazer 👁 193 views

Charges: 7 (regains at dawn)

A brass lantern polished to a soft luster, its glass panes smoked to a pale gray. Intricate runes wind around the rim in silver inlays, depicting constellations and shadowed figures. Inside, a pale blue flame glimmers when the lamp is active, casting a steady, comforting glow. The lantern hangs from a dark wooden handle bound with a strip of gray leather, and when carried, its light seems to hum with quiet intention.

Silhouette Reveal While the lantern is charged, you may expend 1 charge as an action to project a focused beam of pale blue light within 60 feet. For 1 minute, any invisible creature within that range appears as a grayscale silhouette inside the lantern's beam. The silhouette shows the creature's general outline, size category, and approximate shape, but reveals no distinguishing details such as features, color, or equipment. The effect ends early if the creature leaves the 60-foot range, or at the end of the minute.

Form Insight While silhouettes are visible, you can determine the creature's general category and size: Humanoid, Beastr, Monstrosity, Undead, Fey, Elemental, or Aberration, and its size (Tiny to Gargantuan). This information is gleaned from the silhouette and can help with tactical decisions or identification attempts.

Lore

Crafted by a lantern-wright named Aelith Mirthfinder, this device was meant to pierce not light itself but the veil that hides the things unseen. Legends say the lantern was forged in a comet’s shadow and blessed by a forger of sight who wished to give scouts a means to discern ambushes without exposing themselves to danger.

History

The Lantern of Silhouette Sight passed through the hands of rangers, inquisitors, and wandering scholars. It aided a border campaign where invisible watchmen haunted the woods, and is reputed to have played a crucial role in a siege where unseen assassins stalked the camps. It was recovered from a ruined observatory that collided with a subterranean ruin, suggesting its power was intended to reveal watchers from the dark.

Created by Frazer 👁 193 views