Gern Heart of Skarlsboro

The Gern Heart of Skarlsboro is an incredibly powerful magical well of energy found deep in the caverns beneath Skarlsboro in the Antax Mountain range.
=== Chamber ===
The Gern Heart chamber is a tremendous cavern hundreds of feet tall and hundreds of feet wide, approximately half a mile under Skarlsboro proper. The room is filled with plant life, as the magical energies give off warmth, light, and energy that sustains even surface dwelling plants. 
=== Stone ===
The Heart itself appears as a massive conical stone erupting from the earth into the chamber. It rises approximately 200 feet from the floor, and is believed to extend to the center of the planet. It gives off a large amount of light and energy, and is as bright as sunlight. 
=== Powers ===
By staying in the room with the Heart for long periods of time, one may be able to tap into a small fraction of the power found within and gain powers of mythic proportions. But it's most well known feature is to bestow godlike levels of power on individuals that come into contact with the stone and survive. Over 97% of sentient lifeforms immediately disintegrate upon coming into contact with the stone itself. Survival manifests as a huge rush of energy coursing into the person's body, and having them glow with the inner light of the stone itself, as if becoming one with it. If one survives this initial contact due to having a strong enough body and will, it is said that a challenge is presented by the great god Gern himself. If one is able to pass this test, the being manifests as a minor deity themselves, always of a purview that is deeply connected to the person's morals and beliefs about the world. 
=== Gern's Ascended Deities ===
* Adele Tellumnar
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