Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn

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Greyhawk Item

Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn
Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn as depicted in the Encyclopedia Magica, Vol II, TSR, 1995, p638. Art by Jeff Easley
General information
Type:	Lantern
Location:	Unknown
Rules
Value:	320,000gp
Body slot:	None
Caster lvl:	Artifact
Publishing
First published:	Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth

An artifact of great power, this lantern is capable of emitting powerful spells.

Description

The remarkable artifact called Daoud’s Wondrous Lanthorn originally appeared in the module Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth where it is described as “wrought from the finest yellow gold,” and its “beautifully crafted framework is set with huge jewels and crystal lenses.” Unlike a conventional lantern, the strange and magical lanthorn burns crushed transparent gems to create “an unwavering pure flame” which, if used normally, will burn for a century before requiring refueling of more crushed gems at a total vale of 4,000-10,000 gold pieces. The fuel is consumed more quickly when the lanthorn’s magical properties are employed. Each of the four faces of the lanthorn can be fitted with a unique prism-lens cut of a single gem which can be shuttered or opened to create a variety of magical discharges including the following spells: Hold, Haste, Color Spray, Fear, Emotion (rage), Flame Strike, Confusion, Prismatic Spray, Prismatic Sphere. Daoud of Tusmit originally created seven gem lenses for the lanthorn, but when adventurers found it among Iggwilv’s treasures, three of the lenses were missing. In the original tournament version of the Tsojcanth module, the lanthorn also had a topaz lens which could be used to generate a Slow spell.

Anyone who possesses the lantern will slowly grow more and more possessive of it, to the point of paranoia. They will keep it hidden from others and become suspicious of anyone asking about it or touching it. Progessively, the owner will eventually believe others are trying to take the lantern from them and defend it with violence, if necessary.

History

The lanthorn fell into the hands of the vile witch Hura when she plundered the treasure vault of Daoud in the city of Lopolla some 300 years ago. The witch Hura later took the name Iggwilv. She apparently considered the lanthorn to be among her most prized possessions and kept it in the innermost sanctum of her halls in the Caverns of Tsojcanth.

Living Greyhawk

After it’s recovery by adventurers, the lanthorn went missing again sometime after the Greyhawk Wars.

Speculation

Some have speculated that she experimented with various combinations of the lenses and magical effects to enhance her summoners arts, and others have speculated that she hoped the healing light of the lanthorn might cure her daughter Drelnza of her vampirism.

Gallery

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  Arms and Equipment Guide, WotC, 2003, p149, by David Martin

References

Citations

Bibliography

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Daoud's Other Lanthorn	Item	Artifact,	El Raja Key Archive (Standard Edition)	69
Daoud's Wondrous Lantern	Item	Artifact,	Arms and Equipment Guide, D&D 3.0	149, 150
Daoud's Wondrous Lantern	Item	Artifact,	S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Book Two	20, 21, 29
Daouds Wondrous Lantern	Item		Dragon magazine #299	101
Daouds Wondrous Lantern	Item		Living Greyhawk Journal #5	21
Daouds Wondrous Lantern	Item		S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth, Book One	2, 29, 30