This is a list of magic items that are unique to Kaerkon (aka homebrewed for this world). Items that are not wholly unique are listed here, while objects of heightened significance have their own article (e.g. the Draconic Shard of Marble).
NB: This article is subject to change over time after playtesting and new ideas come forward.
Aberration Slayer
Weapon (Melee), Very Rare (requires attunement)
Aberration Slayer weapons were made during the One Hundred Year War to combat the haunting creations of Sarkis and the aliens he invited onto the Prime Material Plane. Interestingly, the design of these weapons takes some inspiration of the creatures they are meant to slay, looking jagged and decorated with watchful eyes. This is meant as a diversion, as when an aberration takes an interest in the weapon and tries to attune to it, they may be rendered temporarily immobile as they are wrecked with pain.
When attuned to the weapon, hitting an aberration with it deals an additional 1d8 damage of the weapon's type. You also score a critical hit when attacking aberrations on a 19 or 20 (if you already benefit from a similar feature that reduces crit thresholds, attuning to this weapon lowers your current crit threshold by an additional 1). If you hit an aberration with an attack, the target has disadvantage on saving throws on spells that send it back to its home plane (like Banishment).
If any creature with the Aberration tag (or deep connections with aberrations, like people who attached Limbs of Sarkis to themselves) tries to attune to the weapon, they must succeed on a DC 20 Wisdom saving throw. If they do not succeed on the save, they immediately drop the weapon if they were holding it, do not complete attunement and are Stunned for 1 minute as they are assaulted by painful illusions and spells of binding.
Altering Helm
Wondrous item, Uncommon
This sleek metal helmet of dwarven make is decorated with spikes and chitinous outcroppings along the top, and while using this item's magical properties these shiver and hum slightly.
Once a day, a person wearing the helmet can use it to cast the Hallucinatory Terrain spell without expending a spell slot. The wearer must keep the helmet on for the entire duration of the casting time. Once the helmet has been used this way, the spell cannot be cast again unless the wearer expends a spell slot of their own of 4th level or higher.
Belt of Returning
Wondrous item, Uncommon
A simple belt woven from leather strips and fleece, engraved with Sylvan runes. The belt holds 2 weapon sheaths and various adjustable loops for other equipment. If a weapon is placed against it for 1 hour, the weapon becomes linked. Up to 4 separate weapons can be linked to one Belt of Returning at once. While linked, if the weapon is 20 ft. or more away from the belt and not being wielded by a creature, the weapon magically teleports back into a sheath or loop at the start of the next round.
A weapon can be unlinked by being held by a creature at least 20 ft. away from the belt for 10 minutes. It can also be unlinked if Dispel Magic is cast on the weapon, or if the weapon lays in an Antimagic Zone for 10 minutes.
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