Ring of Oak (Magic Ring)

This is a magical item not usually found in treasure hoards, and its application is somewhat limited. Nonetheless, it can be of some use to adventurers. A ring of oak is a simple, flexible band of wood which, when taken from the home tree of a dryad and worn on the finger, allows the dryad to move out of the vicinity of her tree and roam as an adventurer. Few (if any) true dryads have the wanderlust, but some player characters may find themselves reincarnated, through the druidic spell of the same name, as a dryad and may wish to continue adventuring. A small, green twig is taken from the dryad's tree and is woven into a ring shape. Then an astral spell and a wish must be cast on the ring, and it is thereby attached by a silver cord through the astral plane to the home tree: the cord has a 1% chance per month of breaking through any outside influence. The dryad will not voluntarily remove the ring when more than 360' away from the home tree. If the ring is lost or the cord breaks, the dryad loses 1 point of Strength per day until the ring is returned or she finds her way back to within 360' of her oak tree, if her Strength reaches 0, she will die-she will undergo a similar loss of Strength if her home tree is destroyed while she is absent, unless a wish is used to “resurrect' the tree. Strength is recovered at 1 point per day if death is avoided by the recovery of the ring of oak or a return to within 30' of the tree.
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Category:Magic Items
Category:Magic Rings