Soulheart

The Soulheart was a divine object created to direct souls into the proper afterlife. It was kept beneath the temple of Kelemvor at Baldur's Gate and was sought after by many demon lords, particularly Orcus.
==Origins==
The date and exact circumstances surrounding its creation are vague, but ancient poems written in Celestial suggest it was created at the same time as mortal souls themselves. It was believed that, when in one's possession, one could also dictate the travel of souls to the afterlife, or vice versa. As a result, it was often sought after by multiple demon lords, and was closely guarded by the priests of Kelemvor.
The exact gods that created the object are not familiar to the modern Faerun pantheon. It is possible they are no longer worshiped and died as a result. When translated to Common from ancient Celestial, the two names repeated in the original literature are nonsensical: they read "Snipperdoodle" and "Doctor Slug," respectively.
==Destruction of the Soulheart==
Despite its existence being largely unknown for many years, Altrea Ravenshade and her husband Gorean originally discovered the Soulheart under mysterious circumstances. The couple eventually befriended the resident priests, where they were given more information about it. Seeing the opportunity to become gods themselves, they attempted to remove it themselves. The Soulheart then shattered on impact, and as punishment from the gods, Altrea's unborn daughter instantaneously became the new vessel for the Soulheart's magic.
The curse the couple brought upon themselves eventually ended in their own deaths at the hand of their infant daughter who could not control the ancient magic thrust upon her. Once she turned twelve, her magic became so potent it re-attracted the attention of Orcus, who began to conduct searches via portals directly from the Abyss. As a result, she was too unstable a vessel, and bodies once more began to rise from the dead as their souls were disrupted from their eternal rest.
==Restoration of the Soulheart==
The restoration occurred in the year 1439 at the hands of several Terran adventurers who accidentally stumbled through one of the demon lord's rogue portals. During an escort mission, Will the wizard took note of the girl's peculiar powers and sought help from both the priests and another local wizard specializing in demonology. Upon determining she had in fact become the Soulheart herself, the adventurers were tasked upon finding a suitable new vessel for the Soulheart's magic, which the wizard determined to be located on Terra, the adventurers' own home plane. 
The new vessel turned out to be what is known as a "football" from the "first Super Bowl." It was located in the city of Canton in the kingdom of Ohio and was counted as the most potently magical object on the plane, a suitable candidate for the new vessel. With the "football" located, the girl's magic was safely transferred into the new Soulheart and placed into the Astral Plane so Orcus and his lords could no longer find it.
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