Forged from a time before written languages, it is eons old. The caldron is 24” across at the mouth with a 1/2” lip bent out wards and 24” deep and shaped like hemisphere. It was hammered out from a ½ inch sheet of copper. The early hammer marks are still visible. There is a 2” wide copper band that is wrapped and riveted just below the lip that holds three thick heavy copper rings that are evenly spaced. The rings can be used to suspend the caldron or to carry it.
The caldron had been used for centuries to collect the blood from sacrifices both human and beast that was then used to craft brews and potions by thousands of shamans and priests. This was a time when early man was just learning how to manipulate the fabric of mana. It had been the center point of thousands of rites and rituals since. Eventually, the caldron was lost in time and was forgotten.
The caldron acts like a ritual focus to aid in making potions and intensifies the final product. Anything that is crafted from the caldron is 25% stronger. Any and all effects from any potion will last 25% longer as well. Be careful of what you make with this ancient artifact.
The caldron was never enchanted and therefore has no direct magical properties, however, does have a magical aura. It is faint but definitely visible. The aura is the residue left over from the thousands of rituals performed over it. When “Identify” is performed on it, the caster is overwhelmed by its age and has to make a DC 10 wisdom save or suffer level 2 exhaustion. The caster will only learn the history of the caldron and get a sense that it is an excellent piece of equipment and will produce potions of great quality.
Also, Dispel magic will not have any effect, because there is no active enchantment or spell bestowed upon it.
If the caldron is smelted the copper would have a +1 effect into whatever it is crafted into, however, it is still just copper and subject to those physical properties.
Notes: Proficiency: Herbalism Kit
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