Item
Lumenpenny
A luminous seal-token tied to the Wishing Well ward. Immediate return is simple, but carrying it beyond the landing sets the mark and makes restoration a later low-tide expedition.
General description
A luminous seal-token tied to the Wishing Well ward. Immediate return is simple, but carrying it beyond the landing sets the mark and makes restoration a later low-tide expedition.
Key facts
- Before the bearer leaves the Wishing Well landing, returning the coin to its center pool with a true offering ends the mark.
- Crossing the landing threshold with the coin intentionally kept sets the ward, bonds the token to the bearer, seals the pool, and closes the retreating route as the tide advances.
- After the mark sets, another well, pool, stream, or the sea cannot accept the token. Remove curse suppresses the mark for 1 hour but does not restore the coin.
- Restoration then requires a later low-tide expedition through the reset cave, a DC 15 Arcana or Religion check to reopen the pool, and a meaningful offering worth at least 25 gp or fulfillment of the bearer’s costly vow.
Adventure appearances
Adventure 002
Taking the seal-token marks its bearer. Returning it before leaving the landing is easy; returning it after deliberately keeping it requires another low-tide expedition.
- Seal-token
- Cursed if taken
- Later return is difficult