The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind was an ancient artifact that predated all organized religions active during the reign of Strahd von Zarovich. The common belief was that this holy symbol was given to an ancient paladin Lugdana, one of the first settlers of Barovia, by a giant raven or a divine servant of the gods, that is, an angel who took on the form of a raven. The paladin wielded the magic item in ridding the land of foul vampires until his death. Clergy of Ravenloft adopted the symbol as their own after Lugdana's demise.
The Holy Symbol of Ravenkind held ten charges of powerful divine magic and recovered from five to ten charges daily at dawn. The wielder of the holy symbol could expend one charge to hold a vampire or its spawn in place.
Expending five charges allowed the user to produce true sunlight out of the gem at the amulet's center, which was deadly to the bloodsucking undead. The light shone with a 30 feet (9.1 meters) radius and lasted for up to ten minutes.
The wearer to feel undead creatures within 60 feet and 8 inches (18.5 meters) via concentration and allowed the wearer to harm undead being protected from normal and magical damage.
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