Egg of Dragon Breath (Magic Egg)

During the Second Dragon War of Silvanesti, many magical weapons and spells were developed to use against the rampaging dragons. One was developed that was considered too horrible to be employed by the honorable warriors of that age. The knowledge of how to create this weapon was never lost, however, and people with fewer scruples eventually did employ eggs of dragon breath to a small extent during the War of the Lance, over 3,000 years later.
An egg of dragon breath is an actual dragon's egg, shrunken and hardened by powerful magic (this perversion of the egg is the reason why good-aligned wizards are hesitant to make them). The egg becomes a device that shatters when hurled against a hard surface, releasing the effects of the breath weapon appropriate to that egg's dragon-type in a 20-foot-radius around the impact site.
The damage done is dependent on the amount of effort the creating wizard used in its manufacture. First, 1,000 steel pieces and one week of time must be put into the wizard's creation efforts to produce a “hatchling's egg.” Doubling this amount raises by one dragon's age group the damage done by the egg (a “very young dragon's egg”). This doubling process continues until the enormous sum of 2,048,000 stl and 40 years is reached, which would be needed to make an egg of great wyrm's breath. The maker of such an item gains experience points equal to one-tenth of its manufacturing cost.
There is nothing to stop a rich wizard from festooning himself with powerful eggs of dragon's breath. However, there is a danger in this, besides the hazards entailed in procuring the dragon eggs themselves. An egg of dragon breath is necessarily rather brittle, and if an egg carrier falls down or otherwise takes a physical blow, and if there is no adequate protection for the egg (that makes item saving throws vs. all effects as if it were made of glass), the egg's effects are released around the bearer. Some magical weapons are best used in moderation. 
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