Kuroth's Quill
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Kuroth's Quill is a powerful artifact, in the Dungeons & Dragons
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Kuroth is said to have stolen the Quill from the tower of the lich Baalice, who created it. After Kuroth, the Quill passed from hand to hand, including a caravan driver and a merchant named Sharmana, who accidentally used it to turn his daughter into a shambling undead horror.
Some legends suggest that if the Quill copies all of the millions of texts in Gresil
's abyssal library, it will be worn down into a non-magical nub through such continuous usage.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
Kuroth's Quill was first described in the original 1979 Dungeon Master's GuideDungeon Master's Guide
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
Kuroth's Quill was further developed in 1993's Book of ArtifactsBook of Artifacts
The Book of Artifacts is a supplemental sourcebook to the core rules of the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. This book, published by TSR, Inc. in 1993, details 50 different artifacts, special magic items found within the game at the Dungeon Master's...
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Description
Kuroth's Quill is an artifact, a quill pen made from a white feather taken from the wing of a full-grown male griffon, with a writing nib made of gold. The Quill's user can magically read any writing in any language. In an alternate version presented in the Book of Artifacts, the user can alter reality simply by using the Quill to write whatever he wishes to happen on a piece of parchment.Kuroth is said to have stolen the Quill from the tower of the lich Baalice, who created it. After Kuroth, the Quill passed from hand to hand, including a caravan driver and a merchant named Sharmana, who accidentally used it to turn his daughter into a shambling undead horror.
Some legends suggest that if the Quill copies all of the millions of texts in Gresil
Gresil
Gresil, Custodian of Records, is the demon lord of Abyssal lore, in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.-Publication history:Gresil was one of many demon lords that was mentioned only by name in a list in the original Monster Manual II ....
's abyssal library, it will be worn down into a non-magical nub through such continuous usage.