Basin of the Angel (Magic Basin)

A basin of the angel is a rare, highly pri item sculpted of precious metal. A spidery design composed of thousands of interwoven holy symbols adorns its silver base, while its copper bowl is smooth and reflective. Each basin of this type has a particular good alignment (either lawful, neutral, or chaotic), and each of these basins is sworn to a particular good-aligned deity. Within the basin's bowl stands a tall gold statuette of a movanic deva (sometimes resembling a servant of the deity to which it is dedicated, with back arched and arms high). The deva figure pours water into the basin from a crystal vial held in its hands. The water appears and drains magically, the basin is always full.
Any evil being touching a basin of the angel takes 2d6 points of damage and must save vs. spell to avoid being teleported three miles in a random, horizontal direction. The basin does not affect neutral creatures or characters, but it comforts any good-aligned being who views it or touches it, providing a +1d6 morale bonus based on exact alignment, piety, and so forth of the viewer or the toucher.
Water from the basin tastes cool and refreshing to all good-aligned beings who drink from it. For drinkers of the same alignment as the basin, it cures disease and cures light wounds with a single sip, once per week, per individual. A priest of the basins alignment who follows the basin's patron deity may drink of its special waters and gain their benefits as often as he or she likes (maximum of once per day). Still, a basin of the angel does not realize its full potential until a 9th-level priest places it within a permanent shrine to the proper deity. If the priest then lives in the best manner of his or her faith always, never straying from alignment, the following latent powers accrue to the device:
* It radiates protection farm evil in a 240-yard radius.
* It causes all evil characters or creatures who attempt to enter the temple that houses the basin to save vs. spell at -1 or be affected as the wizard spell repulsion.
* It endows the shrine with a guardian angel, a movanic deva of average hit points and abilities. This guardian appears only once at the time of the temple's greatest need (as determined by the DM).
A basin of the angel is about 5' high and 2' in diameter, and weighs 180 pounds. It is very awkward to carry. All water taken from it becomes nonmagical unless consumed within three rounds.
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