Black Effigy

Aura: Faint Abjuration; CL: 5th

Slot: Slotless; Price: 5,000 gp; Wgt: 3 lbs

Source: FoE, pg. 154

Description: This onyx statuette is crafted to resembled the holy symbol of the Shadow and it is often used as such. Three times per day, the wielder can recite a prayer to the Shadow, as a full round action that does not provoke, to cause the statuette to emit an abjuration field that expands to a 100 foot radius. Any spellcasting, psionic manifesting, spell-like or psi-like abilities initiated within that field require a concentration check, DC 15 + twice the spell level, or fail the attempt. Concentration checks for other purposes made while within the field are at a -5 penalty. Items that expend charges or have limited times per day abilities that are activated within the field cost twice the normal number of charges or uses, making items with only one charge or one use per day unusable.

This field affects everyone equally, even the person that activated it. To deactivate it, the wielder must recite another prayer to the Shadow as a full round action that does not provoke. The Black Effigy can stay active for as long as desired, but turning it on and then off again counts as one use. Multiple Black Effigies do not stack their effects.

Construction Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, Dispel Magic, creator must worship the Shadow

Construction Cost: 2,500 gp