📜 Banner of the Dawnward

Mythic Wondrous Item

A radiant covenant standard woven from sanctum-thread and bound to Alastra’s Equinox oath.
When unfurled, it radiates a dawn-bright mantle that rallies allies and purifies wounded lands.

Gold-white standard; faint geometric glyphwork woven through the cloth

✅ Passive Effects (While Worn/Carried)

• Allies within 15 ft gain +1 to saving throws

• The bearer gains advantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks with faithful / redeemed individuals

• The banner glows faintly in proximity to corruption or planar instability

✅ Active Abilities

1) Dawnward Planting

Action — Plant the banner in ground
Duration: 10 minutes or until removed

While planted:

• Allies within 30 ft gain +1 AC

• Allies within 30 ft gain advantage on saving throws vs. fear & charm

• Allies regain 1d4 + CHA mod HP at the start of their turns (once per creature per combat)

• Terrain in the radius is treated as sanctified

Once per long rest, when planted:

Purity Front:
All enemies of aberrant, fiendish, or corrupted nature must make a Wis Save (DC 17) or be:

• Turned for 1 minute
  Turned creatures take 2d6 radiant each turn they remain within the aura.

2) Mass Lay on Hands — Covenant Channel

When planted, Alastra may channel the Lay on Hands pool through the banner.

Effects:

• Healing spreads to all chosen creatures within 30 ft

• Alternatively, may be used for mass purification:

  • Remove disease, corruption, poison, domination, curse-like taint

A creature purified this way:

• Gains 1d6 Temp HP

• Gains advantage vs. the same effect for 24 hr

3) Ritual Amplifier

Maris or Alastra performing a ritual within 30 ft of the planted banner gain:

• +2 to relevant spellcasting skill checks (Arcana, Religion)

• Ritual time reduced by half

• If stabilizing corruption → auto-success on minor nodes, advantage vs major

The banner automatically harmonizes with sanctum fields.

4) Aegis Resonance

If Alastra wields the Aegis of the Equinox within 30 ft of a planted banner:

• Aegis gains +1 AC (if shield) or +1 to attack (if blade)

• Equinox Strike deals +1d6 radiant or force

• Half-Light Ward range increases to 60 ft

✅ Channel Abilities

5) Dawnguard Rally (1/day)

Bonus Action —
All allies within 30 ft:

• Gain Temporary HP = 10 + Alastra’s CHA mod

• May immediately move up to 15 ft (not provoking opportunity attacks)

6) Beacon Flare (1/day)

Action —
Release a pulse of dawn-light

• Enemies within 30 ft make a Con save (DC 17)
  Fail → Blinded for 1 minute (repeat save at end of turn)
  Success → Blinded until end of next turn

• Deals 2d8 radiant (half on save) to enemies in range

This also dispels magical darkness of 4th level or lower automatically.

✅ Major Power

7) Dawnward Exaltation (1/week)

Action — lasts 1 minute

• Allies in 60 ft have:

  • Advantage on ALL saving throws

  • +10 ft movement

  • Healing they receive is maximized

  • Immune to charm, fear, and possession

• Undead/fiends that start turn in aura take 3d6 radiant

At end of effect, bearer gains 1 level of exhaustion

✅ Special Interactions

Redeemed

A corrupted or hostile creature purified under the banner:

• Immediately becomes calm

• Loses hostility for 1 minute

• Has advantage on checks to break enchantments controlling them

Sanctum Nodes

Planted banner within a sanctum extends the sanctum’s effect radius by 50%

Notes: Requires attunement by a Paladin or Divine Spellcaster)