Tarlach's Tears

Tarlach's Tears
Artifacts
Name	Tarlach's Tears
Origin	Eriu-Innis
Type	Jewelry

Tarlach's Tears are a set of hereditary jewelry scavenged by a hero of old who journeyed between the five isles of Eriu-Innis in the name of the Eili Gods, so old as for its true nature to be forgotten, but new enough that it is decidedly real. Explanations for who Tarlach was range between him being an aged priest to him being a martial chieftain who fought back against Elven slavers from the Allorn Empire with shield and broadax, with villages having a different story depending on their location, but its owner's family lineage believes the tale about him having been a warrior. On his travels those he saved and helped showed him gratitude by giving him rough-cut emeralds which in those days laid in the dirt like the pebble stones and did not have to be mined from underground, and having amassed a small collection by his time he returned to his village, sacrificed them all to the Eili Gods. Either Jord or Daúw (again, depending on the retelling), returned a small portion of the emeralds to him in their refined shape, which he wove into the necklace that would become Tarlach's Tears. Contrary to expectations from the Artifact's name, his is not a tragic story: Tarlach is a rural folk hero in some parts of Eriu-Innis, and his story always ends well, no matter the shape it takes.

Appearance

Tarlach's Tears are a series of Magically shaped emeralds molded into perfect teardrops, five, one larger one in the center and four fanning out with two on each side to represent the five isles of Eriu Innis. It shimmers unnaturally in the darkness unless its owner wishes it to go silent and still, in which case the light in the emeralds dies out, with some comparisons being drawn from the color to the nature of Sihai Jade. The golden threads that the emeralds are set on loop comfortably around the wearer's neck, with the simplicity of the design making it a decent fit both stashed on the inside of a coat while traveling and worn on the outside at a Nobleman's social gathering.

Artifact Custom Kit

Tarlach's Tears are a Primal (Fornoss God Magic) Artifact. As an artifact, there are several rules associated with Artifact Ownership, see Artifact Page. It also provides the following Specials:

• Bonded Jewelry: Tarlach's Tears are bonded to their owner, Cadwyn Mhártain, and therefore cannot be taken from them or destroyed beyond repair. Tarlach's Tears cannot leave emote range of Cadwyn, and will teleport back to them if taken out of range.
• Bard of Ages: The wearer of Tarlach's Tears can always correctly identify the region that a folk tale, story, or song is from, as long as it is from a culture that is Fornoss-observing. Upon listening to it sung through one time, the wearer will always retain a perfect memory of the exact bardic cadence, and be able to reproduce it perfectly if given the same instrument with every word exactly correct.

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