This barnacle-encrusted crystal hums with alien energy. Whispers echo in Deep Speech. Those who carry it dream of drowning — and waking changed.

Lee Norris, Harper agent was the last known holder of the shard, until now.

Curse: The Deep Calls

Each dawn, the attuned creature must succeed a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw, gaining 1 Corruption Point (CP) on a fail. The shard cannot be willingly removed after 2 CP.

1 CP – Subtle Warping

Must drink salt water

Disadvantage on saves vs charm from aquatic creatures

2 CP – Mutagenic Adaptation

Coral-like growths form

Speech becomes gurgled

Disadvantage on Perception in sunlight

3 CP – Aquatic Affinity

Land speed -10 ft

Coughs water every hour on land

Gains Water Breathing (already active)

4 CP – Cracked Will

Suffers short-term madness each rest

Cannot part with shard

Sleep-speaking in Deep Speech

5 CP – Brineborn Emergence

Skin pale & barnacled

Immune to Psychic, Resist Cold

Lose 1 Hit Die permanently

Obeys aboleth’s voice as friend/god

6 CP – Lost Soul

Fully transformed into a Brineborn NPC

Soul is lost to the Whisper unless Wish or True Resurrection is cast

Notes: Resistance: Psychic, Set: Speed (Swimming), Set Base: Darkvision, Language: Deep Speech, “Corrupts player over time — DM controlled transformation.”, Requires Attunement