Pipes of pain

Pipes of pain were enchanted birdpipes that allowed a piper to curse listeners with hypersensitivity to sound.
==Powers==
These birdpipes carried a faint aura of enchantment and evocation.
When played by anyone proficient in musical instruments, these birdpipes would produce a wondrous melody, far surpassing that of any heard before by those within its effective range of . In the hands of a proper bard, the effective range of pipes of pain was doubled to . When played around water, the effect of pipes of pain extending out to a similar range.
Those listening to the melody produced by pipes of pain could fall under an enchantment, a type of mind-affecting compulsion, that stopped them from attacking people, or even any sort of action. As soon as the piper stopped playing, all those that fell under the trance of the pipes of pain would be cursed with hypersensitivity to sound. The immediate effect of this would be intense pain at even the slightest of sounds for a period of 12 to 48 seconds or 2 to 8 minutes.
After this period, the victim would continue to wince at even the slightest of noises. Consequently, this made victims more vulnerable to sonic-based attacks, such as sound burst. Removing this curse required typical curse negation solutions, such as the spell remove curse, though the spell forget would also suffice.
Additionally, earlier iterations of pipes of pain could potentially affect their piper as well.
==Creation==
Creating a set of pipes of pain required someone skilled in crafting wondrous items and the spell sound burst. 
==Notable Owners==
* Aragauthos, a blue dragon that was imprisoned in the depths of Undermountain, had a set of pipes of pain as part of her treasure horde in 1358 DR.
* Sumulael, a powerful Zakharan necromancer.
==Appendix==
===References===
Category:Magic items
Category:Birdpipes
Category:Instruments
Category:Wind instruments
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Zakhara
Category:Items from Toril
Category:1000-1499 gold pieces
Category:10000-14999 gold pieces