Shadow Swap Ring

by Frazer 👁 158 views

Charges: 7 (regains at dawn)

A slender band of blackened steel, its surface polished to a dull mirror. Inlaid along the inner circumference is a ribbon of smoky onyx that seems to coil and writhe when you move. When the ring is worn, your shadow seems to breathe and flicker beneath the ring, and a faint chill clings to the air around your hand.

Shadow Exchange As an action, you may expend 1 charge to swap your position with the space your shadow currently occupies, provided you can see the shadow and the destination space is unoccupied. The swap is instantaneous: you appear where the shadow stood, and the shadow occupies your previous space. If the destination space is occupied by a creature other than the shadow, the attempt fails and the charge is wasted.

Umbral Veil While you wear the ring, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks in dim light or darkness. In addition, while you are in dim light or darkness, you gain resistance to radiant damage.

Lore

Forged in the shadow-haunted forges of Vespera by a cloaked smith who traded a portion of his own shadow for the ability to walk twice in the world of light and gloom. The ring was worn by a thief who could slip into any shadow and reappear elsewhere, leaving nothing but a whisper behind. Legends say that those who wear the ring can hear their own shadow whisper advice and warnings in the quiet between heartbeats.

History

The ring appeared in the possession of a guildmaster who vanished during a raid on a rival's vault. It resurfaced generations later, appearing in the hands of a courier who used it to vanish from the scene and reappear behind pursuers. The exact method of its creation was lost, but the ring's shadow-swap power remains a cruel gift: it can turn a desperate escape into a dangerous gambit, for your shadow can begin to resist or push back against this bond over time.

Created by Frazer 👁 158 views