Spear of the Destroyer's Flame
Item 20Legacy Content
Unique Artifact Evocation Magical Source Monsters of Myth pg. 16Usage held in 2 hands;
Bulk 3
Base Weapon Longspear
The tip of this
+3 major striking greater flaming returning speed longspear is edged with several razor-sharp obsidian blades. The spear has the
thrown 30 feet weapon trait, in addition to the normal weapon traits for a longspear.
While the
Spear of the Destroyer's Flame is in your possession, you gain
fire resistance 20. When you critically hit a creature with the spear, the creature's blood begins to boil, unleashing blasts of heat from the wound. The creature takes 2d8
persistent fire damage, in addition to the persistent fire damage from the
greater flaming rune; all creatures adjacent to the creature when it takes the persistent fire damage take an equal amount of fire damage. Like the fire damage from the greater flaming rune, this fire damage ignores a creature's fire resistance, though it doesn't ignore fire immunity.
In addition to its deadliness as a weapon, the
Spear of the Destroyer's Flame gives its wielder full control over the Army of Fire, though the orders of the Commander of Flame supersede the orders of anyone wielding the spear, as noted below. While the spear is in your possession, you're aware of the location of the Army of Fire and the army's distance from you. In addition, you can give orders to the Army of Fire, and the army's members will understand and obey you, regardless of what language you speak. If you're within 1 mile of the Army of Fire, the army and its members gain a +10 circumstance bonus to their Speeds. Any members of the Army of Fire within 100 feet of you become
quickened and can use the additional action to Step, Stride, or Strike. The army remains quickened for 1 minute after moving further than 100 feet from you.
The Army of Fire has unwavering loyalty to the Commander of Flame, an individual who has completed a special activation that ties their soul to the spear. As long as the Army of Fire can see and hear the Commander of Flame, the army will follow the Commander's orders. The Commander of Flame can sense the presence of the Army of Fire and issue orders, regardless of language, with the same effects as for someone in possession of the spear. The Commander of Flame still needs the spear in hand to muster the Army of Fire, however.
If the Commander of Flame doesn't hold the
Spear of the Destroyer's Flame for 1 week, it returns to
Cuetzmonquali's gut, instantly teleporting to the creature's location. If Cuetzmonquali is dead at this time, the spear also resurrects the creature, using the effects of a critical success on a 10th-level
resurrect ritual.
Activate 1 minute (envision, Interact);
Frequency once per day;
Effect You attempt to tie your soul to the spear. If the current Commander of Flame still lives, you must attempt either a Will save,
Diplomacy check,
Intimidation check, or
Warfare Lore check. The DC of this check is equal to the current Commander's Will DC, Diplomacy DC, Intimidation DC, or Warfare Lore DC, whichever is highest. On a success, you become the Commander of Flame. On a failure, the current Commander knows your name and appearance and is aware of your exact location for 24 hours.
Activate 1 hour (envision, Interact);
Frequency once per week;
Effect You use the spear's power to muster the Army of Fire. You can choose to either call the Army of Fire to your location or move yourself to the army's location. When calling the army, you select an area you can see within 500 feet. The army is instantly teleported to the location you select, spreading out as necessary to arrive safely. When moving yourself, you instantly teleport yourself to a location within 500 feet of the army. The army is composed of souls given form as burning humanoids, elementals, spirits, and undead.
Destruction If the entire Army of Fire is destroyed and the Commander of Flame is slain with the
Spear of the Destroyer's Flame, the spear shatters into a massive explosion of flame, dealing 20d10 fire damage in a 30-foot burst (DC 43
basic Reflex save). In addition, the Commander's soul burns away to nothing, destroying the Commander forever and releasing the bound souls of the Army of Fire to the River of Souls.