Made of glass and enchanted to never break, each bauble is a small, smoothly finished teardrop roughly the length of a thumb and light enough to wear as a pendant, stitch onto a cloak, or simply carry in a pouch. Within the glass lies the image of a rip—a thin, pale fissure that runs through the heart of the teardrop as if the molten sand were pulled sharply apart and then smoothed closed again before it could fully harden. The glass itself is milk-and-bone white, refined so that light passes through it with a faint inner shimmer. When held to the sun it looks almost clear at the edges and in shadow it deepens to the color of old ivory.
This item is passed along by the people who came from a place far across the Astral Sea. They give these baubles to remind people of their deity, a tear in the sky overlooking their distant world. They hold utility spells that seem harmless and can actually be helpful in the right situations. Unknown to those who carry them, every Bauble of Khar’Veyl is a quiet instrument of survey and invitation. The internal rip is not merely decorative. It is a minute, persistent conduit. Each time the glass changes hands—or even rests for a time against a new person’s skin, pack, or bedding—the distant god brushes against that life and retains a faint impression.
The bearer may “store” a single mundane sensation—such as the taste of clean water, the feeling of shade, the sound of a friend’s laugh, the aroma of baking bread—inside the bauble. Later, as an action, they can release it, allowing anyone within 5 feet to experience that sensation clearly for one round no matter their current surroundings. Anyone within 5 feet of the bauble when it releases this sensation has advantage on saving throws to throw off the effects of being Frightened or charmed. The sensation fades from the bauble after this, and a new sensation must be stored within.
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