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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheLe" data-source="post: 3484611" data-attributes="member: 3981">Death HolderOur preview of Personal Artifacts continues with Death HolderDeath HolderCommon Name: Candle of DarknessHistory: Legend says that Decessus, the fifth god of death, created three powerful candles and laid them across lands of the material plane. The candles were a gift to the three major mortals who served under lawful evil alignment. It is said that when the flame of all three candles are joined, darkness will permanently stretch across the entire world and evil shall reign supreme.Description: When lit, the flame of the Death Holder will not emit any light, but it will cause all sunlight to be blocked out within a 1-mile radius. After 5 rounds, the candle will emit shadow like energy that will travel from the candle to any bones or bodies of dead creatures up to a 1-mile radius and turn them into undead skeletons or zombies; these creatures will follow the candle owner’s spoken commands, just as an Animate Dead spell would. The Candle will remain lit for 1 day and cannot be put out by normal means – it will even stay lit under water. When Death Holder has burnt itself out, all undead creatures created by it will turn to dust and be destroyed; the candle will then reconstitute itself in 30 days, at which time it may be lit again.•Destruction: Once lit, Death Holder cannot be put out by any normal means. To destroy the candle , the flame of the Death Holder must be joined with the flame of a candle that has been blessed by a Cleric. These candles, while sharing a flame, must then have a potion of Cure Serious Wounds poured over it, causing the blessed candle to disintegrate itself and Death Holder’s flame to be put out. This must be done once per day for ten straight days, with a new blessed candle each time. On the tenth attempt, the Death Holder will melt into nothingness and give off a foul odor that will stick to any living being within a 20-foot radius. This foul odor lasts for two hours before going away; but during this hour the odor will attract any undead creatures within a 1-mile radius, and their sole purpose will be to kill the creature(s) that are giving off the foul odor. It is not possible to remove the smell before the two hours has expired, nor is it possible to mask the odor – the undead will sense the odor on the player even if he is under water.•Where To Find: Scholars have long since believed that the first two Candles of Darkness, Death Seeker & Death Bringer, were destroyed during the Light-Bringer Crusades, while this last Candle, Death Holder, is thought to still exist in the Northern Dead lands... or it is so believed.Weight: < 1 lb.</blockquote>

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