The Gifts

The Gifts are a collection of very powerful and dangerous magical items associated with Osha'ir.
== History ==
The origins of the Gifts are largely unknown, and appear to vary from example to example. It would seem likely that Osha'ir acquired these terrible weapons gradually over a very long time - in general they appear to be objects stolen from obscure or impenetrable locations - in order to distribute them to mortals in order to cause as much havoc as possible. He took the Rod of the Godking from Vedansh in the Imperial Palace of Andros, and also appears to have stolen from Talmorian's dungeon, as the Blade of Condemnation which he gave to the Butcher of Orath bears the mark of that establishment. The origins of the Havoc Hammer, the Spear of Sickness, the Sword of Souls, the Godeater's Shard and the Rod of Dominion (which he gave to Ulgulak Kingshame, Sabu, Lorzak, Galura and Zarx respectively) are not known. 
== Description ==
Each of the Gifts appears to be both extremely powerful and dangerous, and Osha'ir seems to choose recipients for his gifts who are particularly vicious and who are likely to use them to cause as much damage and bloodshed as possible. The Blade of Condemnation is a very powerful blade that allows the bearer to strike from afar, but compels him to murder innocents - Osha'ir gave it to a convicted child murderer. The Havoc Hammer is a very powerful maul that has the tendency to collapse surrounding buildings whenever it lands a blow - Osha'ir gave it to a Tasharish war criminal in the middle of the Thranish capital. The Rod of the Dominion is a terrible item that allows the wielder to capture a victim's soul within the rod, granting complete control of the victim's body until either the controller or the controlled is killed - Osha'ir gave it to a deranged wizard and allowed him to use it to control Vedansh and Darcassen Voss. He gave the Rod of the Godking to Lorzak, which allowed the minotaur to raise an army of skeletons to massacre the people of Andros. The Spear of Sickness kills vegetation and causes disease and deformity for miles around, as well as infecting anyone hurt by it with a terrible ailment. The Sword of Souls is a terrible greatsword that snuffs out a hundred lives whenever it draws blood. The Godeater's Shard is a piece of bone (apparently the same material that Khratash is made from) with some strands of strange flesh hanging from it - eating of this flesh transforms one into a godeater like those found at Godsfall. Osha'ir typically wraps the Gifts in blue ribbons.
== In the Campaign ==
Vantis and Lannus fought and defeated Samon Yazid before he was transformed into the Rod of the Godking. After they were joined by Rexxar they defeated Zarx, Ulgulak and the Butcher of Orath and acquired their Gifts. Rexxar destroyed the Rod of Dominion with his flaming sword, and Vantis later interrogated Beakface about his knowledge of and involvement with the Blade of Condemnation. They later gave some of the Gifts (the Havoc Hammer, the Blade of Condemnation, the Spear of Sickness and the Sword of Souls) to Narvik so they could be destroyed.
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