LANTERN OF LAST ECHOES ITEM 2
Uncommon • Occult
Price 30 gp
Usage held in 1 hand; Bulk L
An ornate brass-framed lantern holds cloudy teal glass and a pale, smokeless flame. A skull-shaped face decorates its cage. Old investigators of the river trade used such lanterns to reconstruct disasters and disappearances.
The lantern continuously sheds magical bright light in a 20-foot radius and dim light for the next 20 feet. Its flame requires no fuel or oxygen and gives off no heat. An Interact action opens or closes its shutters, revealing or concealing the light.
Activate—Final Glimmer [two-actions] (concentrate, manipulate)
Frequency once per day
Requirements You are within 10 feet of identifiable physical remains of a creature that died within the past 7 days.
Effect The lantern projects a silent image of one sensory fragment from the creature's final moments, chosen by the GM. The image lasts up to 6 seconds and provides at least one concrete, truthful clue: a distinctive doorway, a tool used in the attack, black roots beside a timber brace, or a similarly observable detail. Eligible remains always yield a clue; no check is required.
The image cannot communicate, answer questions, disclose thoughts, or reproduce legible writing. It can show an attacker's outline or visible features but does not supply a name or confirm an identity. The lantern draws a lingering echo from the remains; it neither summons nor speaks to the dead.
Special No investment or spellcasting is required. This activation has no effect on thralls and does not modify necromancer class abilities. Its daily use belongs to the item and does not refresh when passed to another creature.
Custom homebrew permanent item.
