MarkB
Legend
It's a little outside the fairytale realm, but Alhoons (undead Mind Flayers from Volo's Guide To Monsters) grant themselves discount-Lich status through a ritual in which three Mind Flayer arcanists sacrifice three creatures, trapping their souls in a single Periapt of Mind Trapping. The Mind Flayers are transformed into undead whose existence lasts for as long as their sacrificed creature had lived before being sacrificed, and they can extend their existence by repeating the ritual later. If an Alhoon dies, its soul also ends up in the Periapt.
The upshot is that if a trio of Alhoons have been going at this for a few centuries, there'll be a fair selection of souls in that Periapt, and some or all of the Alhoons themselves may also be in there - and all of them can talk to anyone who holds or wears the Periapt.
The upshot is that if a trio of Alhoons have been going at this for a few centuries, there'll be a fair selection of souls in that Periapt, and some or all of the Alhoons themselves may also be in there - and all of them can talk to anyone who holds or wears the Periapt.
