Crown of Souls (Magic Crown)

The crown of souls is a dark and evil object that bestows upon its owner the following powers:
* The crown of souls can be used to transform normal men (though not other humanoids or demihumans) into goblyns. To do this, the owner of the crown merely holds it on the head of the victim with both hands, and speaks an ancient incantation. As the transformation occurs, the victim screams out in anguish and terror as the mind is lost and the will is filled with evil.
* Upon the brow of an evil being, the crown bestows the following special powers: -2 AC adjustment, +2 on all attack and dawizard rolls, +2 on saving throws, +20 hit points, and all class abilities (not hit points) function as if the wearer were two levels higher.
* Anyone wearing the crown must make a saving throw vs. death magic each day. Failure means that a Wisdom check must succeed or the character suffers a slight alignment alteration. Dungeon Masters are encouraged to adjust the check based on the character's past adherence to his or her chosen alignment, with a maximum bonus or penalty of 4. A wearer's alignment slowly changes to neutral evil. First, the lawful/chaotic aspect changes to neutral. Next, the good/evil aspect becomes one step closer to evil (good becoming neutral, and neutral becoming evil). Once this transformation is complete (for those already neutral evil, they still must fail the Wisdom check once), the crown is in complete control of them. The spirit of the necromancer Daglan will drive them to kill Radaga without the crown.
* The crown can also protect itself from harm. This can only be done if it is physically attacked or threatened (attempts to smash it, throw it off a cliff, melt it in a fire, etc.). In such a case, it can perform the following abilities once per round as often as needed: affect normal fires, blink, levitate, gust of wind, spectral hand, and chill touch. These are performed at the 13th level of proficiency.
* Only one who is pure of heart (that is, lawful good) may take the crown of souls out of thedomain in which it lies.
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