Defenders of the Forest - Liber Fanatica

Aoilym Fruit
The Aoilym fruit (pronounced Ah-wee-lim) grows in a variety
of colours and has an intoxicatingly sweet aroma, although
curiously its flesh has a bitter rich flavour. The pear-shaped fruit
is highly favoured by Asrai, and is sometimes used as bait by
malicious forest spirits to lure foraging Wood Elves into their
clutches. The Elves’ heightened senses and fondness for wild delicacies
requires them to pass a successful Routine (+10%) Will
Power Test to resist the temptation of Aoilym. Eating the fruit
is a feast beyond compare. Humans who consume the Aoilym
fruit have their minds temporarily opened to the Aethyr, gaining
the Magical Sense Skill as a Basic Skill
(i.e. half Will Power) for 1d10 hours.
Humans who already have the Magical
Sense Skill gain a +10 bonus to navigating
magical forests (see Athel Loren,
Paths of Peril pg. 54). Aoilym fruit has
no effect on Elves aside from inducing a
state of sublime fulfilment.
Elven Wine
Fermented from the Aoilym fruit, honeyed Elven wine is a
potent potable like no other. To Elves, it counts as Ale for
purposes of Consume Alcohol Tests (WFRP pg. 115), however
those who become stinking drunk and roll “Sleep…now…”
must pass a Challenging (-10) Will Power Test or suffer a
Minor Chaos Manifestation (see WFRP pg. 143 or RoS pg. 179
& 250). Elves who drink a few glasses of this fine wine gain a
+10% bonus to their Magical Sense skill for 1d10 hours.
Humans who drink even a single glass of Elven wine must pass
a Hard (-20) Toughness Test or have their minds completely
opened to the Aethyr. They feel their spirits rise from their bodies
with the effect of the Project Spirit spell (see RoS pg. 151)
lasting 1d5 hours. Unlike the spell, however, if the spirit does
not return to the body before the effects wear off, the human
will die, as his spirit is lost to the Aethyr forever. Humans drinking
Elven wine gain Magical Sense as a Basic Skill (i.e. half Will
Power) for 1d10 days. Those who already have Magical Sense
gain a +10% bonus to navigating magical forests instead.
He i r l o o m s o f t h e Fo r e s t
Starfire Arrows
Academic Knowledge: History
Powers: When shaped into an arrowhead, the supernatural aura
of a Unicorn’s horn (see OWB pg. 113) gives an arrow the ability
to dispel the Daemonic Aura Talent (see OWB pg. 77) and
imposes a -10% penalty to Daemonic Instability rolls.
History: Starfire Arrowheads can only be crafted from the tip
of a horn that is voluntarily given by a Unicorn. These arrows
are therefore very rare, and are usually in the possession
of Spellsingers or Grail Damsels for safekeeping until a time
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Equipment
of need. It is rumoured amongst the Wood Elves that Unicorns
withdraw to a sacred glade to die, and that they lie down
amongst the bones of their brethren to pass between worlds.
The Rhymer’s Harp
Academic Knowledge: History
Powers: With a successful Performer (Musician) Test you are
able to calm and mesmerise any Forest Spirits, such as Dryads,
Spites, etc. While the harp is being played, Spirits within hearing
distance sway in time to the music. Once the music stops,
the spirits may awaken from their hypnotic states by using a
Half Action. The harp’s player will then receive a +10% bonus
to any Fellowship-based Test with the spirits.
History: Rumoured to have been lost, this magical harp once
belonged to Yimas the Rhymer, a renowned songsmith of Athel
Loren and companion of Naieth
the Prophetess. Together
they journeyed far and wide,
often using the Shadow Walk
while the enchanted notes of
Yimas’s harp granted them safe
passage and sanctuary.
Moonstones of the Hidden Ways
Academic Knowledge: History
Powers: When held in proximity of an elemental fulcrum (see
pg. 34), the moonstone turns to dust and a portal is automatically
opened as though the spell Path Between Worlds had been
cast (see pg. 32). If the bearer is a spellcaster, they also receive
a +10% bonus on their Will Power Test for navigating the
Shadow Walk.
History: These arcane stones come in various types, each one
associated with a natural Asrai element (see pg. 34). Azure
pebbles discovered below the Waterfall Palace of the Naiad
Court are made of crystallised magic washed downriver from the
Tears of Isha. Obsidian shards from Vaul’s Anvil and fossilised
amber resin from the Oak of Ages are also potent Moonstones.
All Moonstones contain sympathetic magic linking Athel Loren
with the Aethyr.