Belt of Vaka
"I already lost this family once. I sure as hell ain't losing it again." - Thrivas Foxgard, Fifth Oracle of Battle
An ornate golden belt inlaid with gems and intricate filigree. Originally created by Vaka and given to Orazio Aster, First Oracle of Storms. Wielded by the Sparkborn during the final years of the War of the Gods, this is arguably the most infamous of all the Artifacts. Responsible for the single-handed defeat of Surtr, The Everburning in the aftermath of the Sundering, it was wielded by Orazio to great effect for years before being given to Thrivas Foxgard, Fifth Oracle of Battle to assist in his fight against the curse blighting the Barrens. After the Team of Many Things travelled to the past and helped the ancient Oracle of Battle cleanse the source of the curse, he used the Artifact to create the city of Kaz'ad, where he ultimately hid the Belt. 1500 years later, as the Team returns to their present day, they find the Belt, finally accessible, allowing them to continue on their quest to revive Vaka. One of the legendary Artifacts of Vaka.
Dormant
Show Dormant FeaturesOh Yeah, I'm Big
As a bonus action, you may invoke the command word "Beegvas" to increase your size by one category. While in this form, you add an additional 1d8 to all weapon damage rolls, as your weapon becomes oversized.I'm Small Now?
As a bonus action, you make invoke the command word "Babyvas" to decrease your size by one category. While in this form, you gain a +1 to your AC, as you are now harder to hit.Hill Giant's Strength
Your Strength Score becomes 20 while attuned to this item.Awakened
Show Awakened FeaturesOh Yeah, I'm Big
As a bonus action, you may invoke the command word "Beegvas" to increase your size by up to two categories. While in this form, you add an additional 1d8 per size category to all weapon damage rolls, as your weapon becomes oversized.I'm Small Now?
As a bonus action, you make invoke the command word "Babyvas" to decrease your size by up to two categories. While in this form, you gain a +1 to your AC for each size category as you are now harder to hit.Blessing of the Forge
All of your weapons now return when thrown as a free action.Fire Giant's Strength
Your Strength Score becomes 25 while attuned to this item.Exalted
Oh Yeah, I'm Big
As a bonus action, you may invoke the command word "Beegvas" to increase your size by up to three categories. While in this form, you add an additional 1d8 per size category to all weapon damage rolls, as your weapon becomes oversized.I'm Small Now?
As a bonus action, you make invoke the command word "Babyvas" to decrease your size by up to three categories. While in this form, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC per size category as you are now harder to hit.Blessing of the Forge
All of your weapons now return when thrown as a free action. Additionally, they now deal an extra 1d8 force damage when thrown. Finally, you can teleport to any thrown weapon as a bonus action.Storm Giant's Strength
Your Strength Score becomes 30 while attuned to this item.Shield of a Veteran Long Passed
While attuned to this item, you gain one Legendary Resistance you can use at will.Warrior's Final Cry
Gain one Action Surge per short rest.Weave Expansion
Enables casting of spells greater than 9th level.Hidden Ascendant Ability - Titanic
If you have become Ascendant*, you may assume Titan Form by speaking the command word "Way Big." For one minute, you grow to be thousands of feet tall, matching the form of the same name used by the Gods (Species). While in this form, all damage you deal is multiplied by 10, and your AC is reduced to 5 for all creatures smaller than you (it is unchanged for creatures also in Titan Form). Once you use this ability, you may not do so again until you complete a long rest.*Ascendant or the Oracle of the End
Size Categories
Miniscule - <6in
Tiny - 6in to 2ft
Small - 2ft to 4ft
Medium - 4ft to 9ft
Large - 9ft to 16ft
Huge - 16ft to 32ft
Gargantuan - 32ft to 1000ft
Titanic - >1000ft
Known Wielders
Orazio Aster, First Oracle of Storms Thrivas Foxgard, Fifth Oracle of Battle Ulesis Avelane, The Shade of Mystra and Seventh Oracle of Shadows (Campaign One)
Item type
Unique Artifact
History
Created by the Creator Goddess of Wild Magic, Vaka on the eve of her death. Given to Orazio Aster, First Oracle of Storms. Arguably the most well known Artifact (save for the Godkiller Greatsword), it was wielded to great effect by the First Oracle of Storms for nearly 1500 years. With it's power combined with the power of the Crown of Vaka, he used it to defeat a number of Gods during in the Immortal War, including Surtr and Odr. As the war wound down, Orazio settled into the life of a protector and ruler, acting as leader of the Apollyonic Grand Reserve and King of Apollyon, spreading the influence of the Grand Reserve into the cold north from the capital of Ljustad.As the centuries passed, Orazio was eventually approached by Thrivas Foxgard, Third Oracle of Battle and Mara Magnolia, First Oracle of Souls. Thrivas, seeking to finally rid the continent known as the Barrens of the curse that had plagued it for centuries, explained his plight to the Sparkborn. Orazio eventually agreed to part with the Belt, on the condition that he wouldn't do anything stupid with it. Unfortunately, Thrivas is an idiot. They traveled, alone, to the Barrens in search of the curse.
Months of wandering and battling undead pass before he finds the source: The World Serpent, Jormungandr, has been tainted by the sickening aura of Hela, The Inevitable End. Although the power granted by the Belt was great, their attempt to defeat the serpent was in vain, as Mara was killed, and Thrivas was mortally wounded. He ran, seeking only to live. Jormungandr followed. Their battle continued to rage all across the continent, destroying everything in their path. As the Oracle of Battle grew tired, and seeing no other way, he used the Belt's power to entomb Jormungandr, at the cost of his life. The explosive burst of Aether could be felt all across Valakadyn. In the wake of the explosion, a new mountain was formed from the remains of the World Serpent, along with the city underneath it: Kaz'ad, The Fourth Sister. The center of the city pays tribute to Thrivas' sacrifice, his massive figure solidified in stone, and an enormous representation of the Belt of Vaka decorating it's waist. Campaign One - The Team of Many Things
This is the history you knew. What history didn't account for, however, is the Team of Many Things. After being sent back in time to the Barrens by Karnatis to retrieve the Belt, the Team finds Thrivas and Mara at the beginning of their journey, alongside Gob the Goblin, Mariposa Karavala, Third Oracle of Gravity, and Ergeaux Lyon, The Oracle of Illusion. The Team reveals Thrivas and Mara's fates in their time, and the two vow that it will not happen this time. After the Team finds Jormungandr, they defeat the Titan with ease, changing the course of history. Thrivas promises to leave the Belt where they can find it as they take their leave toward the Karavala Sovereignty and back into the present.
Thrivas and Mara, now free to live the rest of their lives, receive a visit from Karnatis Seradz, The Oracle of Time, who instructs them to keep a low profile in history, or be erased. The two, scared for their lives, agree. Mara wanders the world, eventually passing her power to another, and eventually dying of old age. Thrivas, however, lived luxuriously. He founded the city of Kaz'ad in the place the mountain would have stood, and enjoyed a comfortable life as it's ruler after passing his power off to another. He fathered way too many kids, creating a lineage of vas' that stretches into the present. On his death bed, Thrivas cast one last spell, hiding the Belt of Vaka within the head of the statue of himself at the center of town, accessible only to the Team. 1500 years later, the Team of Many Things returned to present day Kaz'ad, as Ulesis retrieved the Belt, vowing to wield it in the name of vengeance.
Thrivas and Mara, now free to live the rest of their lives, receive a visit from Karnatis Seradz, The Oracle of Time, who instructs them to keep a low profile in history, or be erased. The two, scared for their lives, agree. Mara wanders the world, eventually passing her power to another, and eventually dying of old age. Thrivas, however, lived luxuriously. He founded the city of Kaz'ad in the place the mountain would have stood, and enjoyed a comfortable life as it's ruler after passing his power off to another. He fathered way too many kids, creating a lineage of vas' that stretches into the present. On his death bed, Thrivas cast one last spell, hiding the Belt of Vaka within the head of the statue of himself at the center of town, accessible only to the Team. 1500 years later, the Team of Many Things returned to present day Kaz'ad, as Ulesis retrieved the Belt, vowing to wield it in the name of vengeance.
