Artifact Uncommon

Necklace of Poison Immunity

Also known as: Poison Necklace

Coiled from the shed skin of a Naga elder and strung with hollow fangs of the black-water serpents of the Vethara Marshes, this necklace carries a faint, briny musk that never fully fades. Each fang is etched with the Naga's venom-ward glyphs, pulsing with a sickly green luminescence whenever poison draws near the wearer's flesh.

Artifact Details

Type
Talisman
Rarity
Uncommon
Origin
Forged, or rather, woven, by the Naga venom-shapers of the Vethara Marshes, these necklaces were first crafted during the Age of the Scaled Covenant, when Naga diplomats required safe passage through the poison-laced courts of rival water-kingdoms. A Naga elder named Ssivara the Still-Tongued developed the binding ritual, threading shed elder-skin with hollow fangs and sealing each glyph with a single drop of her own neutralised venom.
Tags
NagaPoisonVethara MarshesProtection

Overview

Necklace of Poison Immunity is a uncommon talisman in Landorya. Its known origin is Forged, or rather, woven, by the Naga venom-shapers of the Vethara Marshes, these necklaces were first crafted during the Age of the Scaled Covenant, when Naga diplomats required safe passage through the poison-laced courts of rival water-kingdoms. A Naga elder named Ssivara the Still-Tongued developed the binding ritual, threading shed elder-skin with hollow fangs and sealing each glyph with a single drop of her own neutralised venom.. Its most cited abilities include Grants the wearer complete immunity to natural poisons, venoms, and toxic miasmas encountered in the wild., Neutralises ingested poisons within moments of consumption, purging them harmlessly from the bloodstream., and Emits a faint green glow when a poisoned creature, surface, or substance comes within ten feet of the wearer, acting as a silent warning.. Accounts also warn of a drawback: Prolonged wearing of the necklace, beyond a full cycle of moons, slowly deadens the wearer's sense of taste and smell, as the body forgets the language of dang…

History

For generations, the Necklace of Poison Immunity was a gift bestowed by Naga emissaries upon trusted allies, most notably the Oceara envoys who navigated the toxic deep-water trenches during the Pact of Tidal Silences. Humans who traded along the Vethara Marshes borderlands eventually began acquiring them through barter, and the craft slowly spread to Naga-sympathetic Gnome artisans who produced cruder imitations. One storied original, said to have been worn by the Ocearan tide-speaker Meraleth during the poisoning of the Sunken Conclave, was lost when her vessel sank in the Abyssal Shallows. Today, authentic Naga-woven examples are traded quietly in the marsh-markets of the Vethara borderlands, while Gnome-made replicas circulate more freely among mercenaries and Desert Scholar expeditions venturing into toxic ruins.

Powers & Abilities

  • Grants the wearer complete immunity to natural poisons, venoms, and toxic miasmas encountered in the wild.
  • Neutralises ingested poisons within moments of consumption, purging them harmlessly from the bloodstream.
  • Emits a faint green glow when a poisoned creature, surface, or substance comes within ten feet of the wearer, acting as a silent warning.
  • Gradually acclimates the wearer's body to alchemical toxins, granting growing resistance (though not full immunity) to synthetic poisons crafted by Desert Scholars or Gnome apothecaries.

Curse or Drawback

Prolonged wearing of the necklace, beyond a full cycle of moons, slowly deadens the wearer's sense of taste and smell, as the body forgets the language of danger. After several months, the wearer may become unable to detect even mundane spoilage or smoke, leaving them blind to threats the necklace itself does not cover.

See also