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The Weeping Hexagram is a minor artifact sacred to the dark god Tharizdun.[1]

Appearance[]

The Weeping Hexagram is a black iron ring, ten feet across and inlaid with a bowed hexagram. When exposed to sunlight, it seeps blood.

Properties[]

Powers[]

The hexagram possesses the ability to animate dead, create darkness, create illusions and summon otherworldly creatures. Its full powers have not been explored, and it may have other abilities.

It is known to have some resonance with the Ziggurat of Black, a tower near the place where it was discovered.

Drawbacks[]

As a cursed artifact of Tharizdun, it is likely to have some drawbacks. However, these are not well known, as its full powers have not been explored.

Destruction[]

The Weeping Hexagram can be destroyed by the touch of a holy blade.

History[]

Creation[]

The hexagram's creation is unknown. It may date back to before Tharizdun's imprisonment.

Recent history[]

In 576 CY, the Scarlet Brotherhood discovered the artifact in a cavern near the Ziggurat of Black, a holy site of Tharizdun in the Tilvanot Pensinsula on the world of Oerth. It was taken to Hesuel Ilshar for analysis.[1]

In 581 CY, a paladin of Heironeous attempted to destroy the hexagram. He succeeded at breaking it into three pieces, but the artifact was not fully destroyed.

Publication history[]

AD&D 2nd edition[]

The Weeping Hexagram appears in The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999).[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999), p.86.
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