Fashioned by an ancient coastal cult devoted to the relentless power of the deep, The Shark's Visage is an eerie, finely wrought mask resembling a fearsome shark's face. Legends whisper that it was carved from the petrified remains of a colossal, undead shark—its soul forever bound to the artifact. Those who don the mask gain the savage instincts and predatory prowess of the ocean's deadliest hunter, but its curse ensures that the hunger for blood and the call of the depths are never far from their mind.

• Aquatic Adaptation:

  • You can breathe underwater, and your swimming speed increases by 30 feet.

• Keen Instincts:

  • You have advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks and Survival checks when near or in bodies of water, as your senses are sharpened like those of a shark stalking its prey.

  • You gain Blindsense -  30 feet when submerged.

• Savage Awareness:

  • Once per short rest, as a bonus action, you can activate the mask’s latent power. For 1 minute, you gain a +1 bonus to AC, as a spectral aura of primal ferocity surrounds you.

  • Evolve : Adds 1d4 cold damage to every attack for the duration.

• Cursed Obsession:

  • Each time you activate Savage Awareness, you must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become obsessed with water. Until the effect ends, you suffer disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks and must make a DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check at the end of each hour to resist compulsively seeking the nearest body of water.

 This item evolves when near other Artifacts of the same origin.

"To wear the mask is not to command the shark... it is to become the hunger."
— High Priestess Laari of the Drowned Temple, moments before vanishing beneath the waves

Notes: Melee Weapon Attack: Cold, Set: Armor Class, Advantage: Survival, Advantage: Perception, Bonus: Speed (Swimming), Sense: Blindsight, Stay under water for 1 day