Dark Crown (Magic Crown)

This magical circlet of metal is set with teeth and bones of various creatures. It alters in size to fit any wearer, and may be freely removed. Despite its name, the dark crown is not Evil. It is a protective item conferring immunity to natural and magical fear, paralyzation, and petrification. The wearer cannot be magically aged as by a ghost, or harmed by chilling attacks such as the touch of a lich. The wearer of a dark crown receives a +4bonus against all undead attacks for which saving throws are allowed.
Once every nine turns the wearer of a dark crown can disrupt undead as with a mace of disruption (see Mace), by touch and act of will. A successful attack roll is required (a maximum of one undead creature can be affected), and the wearer of the crown is subject to any side effects of the contact. If the attack misses or fails, the power of the crown that was called is wasted, and that power is ineffective until nine more turns have passed. The wearer of a dark crown can see with 90' infravision, and always knows undead normally visible (not concealed behind barriers or within closed coffins) for what they are. A crown wearer looking at a skeleton lying in a casket can tell in an instant whether it is undead or just a normal skeleton. 
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