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lar rusalka (storing her soul if she is slain) and will not work
for anyone else, instead acting and appearing as an ordinary
dagger, though a detect magic spell will indicate that it is magical
in nature. Any female humanoid touching the dagger must
make a Will save (DC 17, 19 for those who have been
possessed before) or be affected by a magic jar spell as
cast by a 10th-level sorcerer; the dagger is the receptacle
for this spell. If the attack succeeds, then the
soul of the rusalka takes over the victim’s body and
the dagger regains its magical properties until such
time as the victim regains control or is slain, whereupon
the rusalka’s soul returns to its place inside
the blade. A female humanoid that successfully
saves is immune to the attacks of the rusalka
blade for a year and a day.
In order to return to her true form
the creature must return to the place
where she was “born” (which may
or may not be where the rusalka
was slain) and drown the
victim. Once dead, the
woman’s body splits open
and the rusalka is reborn.
Destroying the blade before
the rusalka is reborn restores
the woman’s soul to her body and
destroys the creature.
The rusalka blade is usually
made from antler or bone.
The magical poison in
the dagger can be used 3
times per day.
Poison (Ex): Injury,
Fortitude DC 12, initial and
secondary damage 1d6 Con.
A rusalka blade is
a rarity in the open
market due to its
malicious nature and
the limitations of its
magical power.
A collector
of oddities
however, may
be willing to
purchase one
for as much as
7,000 gp.
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Rusalka
Hooks
A gentleman’s daughter has gone missing, and the PCs
are requested to help in the search for her. They are asked to
return with her or at the least with news of her. Of course
what the PCs don’t know is that the lady in question has
been taken over by the soul of a rusalka and is heading
toward her “birthplace.” Can the PCs save the gentleman’s
daughter from the fate that awaits her? Are they
already too late?
Gobber tribes will tell
travelers of rusalka and
other hazards—for a price.
—V P
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