Vanrip Pillow

The Vanrip Pillow appears to be an ordinary pillow with a finely woven cloth cover and phoenix plume filling. Anybody who lies their head down upon it will instantly fall unconscious into a sleep-like stasis during which they will not starve, age, or seem to be effected by the weather or even the flow of time itself in any capacity. Any observers, whether wild beasts or Ib, who witness a person sleeping under this effect will usually ignore them, only subconsciously registering their presence. It could take a wife weeks to notice that her husband has not awoken from their bed, even as his usual work and chores go undone. How long this slumber lasts varies from pillow to pillow, though generally whenever the pillow is used, it becomes more powerful and the stasis lasts longer with each sleep. 
Waking a person from their sleep on a Vanrip Pillow is can be difficult but it always possible. Removing their head from the pillow itself is usually enough to cut the time of the stasis down to one twentieth of how long it would normally last, and the mundane methods of shaking and splashing with water can cause the victim to wake up immediately.
There have been some cases of sailors and merchants who go on long journeys keeping Vanrip Pillows with them on their voyages, though such actions are usually dealt with severely should the Inquisition catch on.
=== Vile Vanrip Pillow ===
The Vile Vanrip Pillow is a far more sinister and dangerous variant of the Vanrip Pillow. The stasis it induces upon its victims does not protect them from the flow of time, but rather multiplies it in some way. An unsuspecting victim may starve to death in a matter of hours or age a year each day they are under the effect of the forced slumber.