Men of Bree Heirlooms

Gatekeeper’s Lantern

A number of very ancient metal lanterns are kept in working order by the gatekeepers of Bree. Shaped like some curious shellfish, their craftsmanship is long lost, as is the cunning art that makes their light particularly bright and enduring. The nature of apparently ever-lasting liquid fuel they use is a secret that the gatekeepers guard jealously. If you wield a Gatekeeper’s Lantern in combat while in the dark, all creatures that fear the sun (like many types of Orcs, Goblins and Trolls) who are exposed to the lantern’s light suffer Disadvantage in the first round of combat.

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Pipe of the Prancing Pony

The sign of a worthy hero of Bree-land, the black clay pipes of The Prancing Pony are deemed to be authentic relics by the Men of Bree, as their manufacture hearkens back to the time when the art of smoking the genuine weed first spread out of Bree. Recognisable by their long stem and large firebox, smoking a pipe of The Prancing Pony is said to give great powers of contemplation. You have advantage on all Riddle skill checks tests made while you are smoking. Furthermore, you may use your Charisma instead of your Intelligence when using the Riddle and Traditions skills.

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Shield of the First Men (shield)

These large, brightly painted tall shields are handed down as heirlooms from one generation to the next, in a tradition that the elders of Bree-land say stretches back to the first Men to cross the Mountains and settle in these lands east of the Sea. Old tales say that a man carrying such a shield in the thick of a fight should fear nothing. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll while fighting with this shield in hand, instead of applying the critical hit effects to your foe, you may choose instead to automatically block the next attack that would’ve otherwise successfully struck you during this fight. No matter what your attacker rolls, treat it as though they failed to roll enough to hit your Armour Class.