Hidden Treasure Description Shortly before the Time of Troubles, a priest of Waukeen was asked to create a magical rapier for a noble favored by the church. The noble offered a large donation in exchange, sufficient to meet the needs of the church for an entire year. The priest agonized over the offer, for he was only skilled enough to add the most minor of enhancements for the blade. Desperate to provide for the church, the priest accepted the donation and began work on the rapier. After placing the best enchantment he could produce on the weapon, the priest fasted and prayed for an entire month, asking Waukeen to enhance his work. In a dream, he was told his prayers were answered...but he felt no change in the weapon. The priest gave the weapon to the noble, telling him that Waukeen had personally blessed the weapon, and that its true powers would reveal themselves soon. The noble was a devout follower of the church, and took the priest at his word. He discovered that the weapon could magically absorb any form of wealth, and store it for later...a useful gift for a member of the upper class. The noble kept giving the blade more and more gems and gold to store, over the next two years, until he suffered some devestating financial setbacks. Desperate for cash, he sold his remaining assets and made plans to start over in another city. However, as soon as he stored his remaining wealth in the blade...it transformed, showing more decoration on the hilt. Instinctively, he knew that the blade had become more powerful...and that his money was gone, used to fuel the increase in the blade's power. Rather than use the blade's newfound power to gain wealth, the noble sold the blade to an adventurer, and turned away from Waukeen towards darker gods. The blade has since passed through several hands, but has yet to gain enough wealth to further increase its powers. Powers Hidden Treasure started as a simple +1 rapier with the unique ability to absorb treasure (gold, silver, gems, jewelry, and other forms of currency). The treasure stored can be released at any time...until it reaches the necessary amount to transform the weapon. After Hidden Treasure accumulated 25,000 gold, it transformed into a +2 rapier with the following powers (caster level 8th): Add enhancement bonus as an insight bonus to all Listen, Scry, Search, and Spot checks. Know Direction at will Guidance (3/day) Locate Object (30' radius) Divination (1/day, answer shows up in magical writing on the blade, that fades once read) Once Hidden Treasure accumulates treasure with a total value of 50,000 gp, it will transform into a +3 keen rapier. The caster level increases to 12th, and it gains the following additional powers: Locate Object (120' radius) Find The Path (1/day) Legend Lore (1/week) After reaching this level, Hidden Treasure needs another 100,000 gp of treasure to transform again. This will change it into a +4 defending keen rapier. The caster level increases to 16th, becoming a minor artifact with the following additional powers: Guidance (uses change to 1/minute) Locate Object (480' radius) Discern Location (1/day) Mind Blank on owner as long as the weapon is in their possession. Hidden Treasure will undergo one final transformation after this, once it receives another 250,000 gp of treasure. The weapon will become a +5 defending keen ghost touch rapier. The caster level increases to 20th, and becomes a major artifact with the following additional powers: Word of Recall (1/day) Discern Location (unlimited, but can only be used to find one creature or object per day) Foresight when weapon is held Miracle (one use only, can be recharged by placing 50,000 gp of treasure in the weapon and saying a short prayer to Waukeen) Home