Glorianna Tarly’s Ring
Glorianna Tarly was wedded to Lord Wendel when she was 16. Wendel’s rumored fortune and his building of a fortune. After 4 years of building, her depression was so great and Wendel was desperate. He gifted her with a ring he found in the north. The ring – silver and rubies – was worth a fortune, and possessed some unknown magic that made the rubies sparkle in the moonlight. This is a Notable Item of the Steel Realms.
Ghoulish Transformation: [Originally it was placing the ring on which triggered this.] After a year, once the ring is bonded to the wearer, if it is taken off there is a chance it will permanently and immediately turn its wearer into a Ghoul.
Animation Concealment: To simple undead/dead animations, the wearer appears as one of the dead. They still notice the results of their actions, but sense no life and perceive the wearer as another animation or undead.
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Ghoulish Transformation: DC = 2x the Proficiency Bonus of the ex-wearer.
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About/Chronicle of [Thing]
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
It was cursed. It was theorized that it was a trap, by the Lich Lords, for treasure seekers. After a year, her transformation was complete – into a ghoul. Wendel could not kill the women he loved. He kept her locked in a cell, well fed and looking her best. She was chained and prevented from escaping.
Uncommon Knowledge / Average Difficulty
She tormented Wendel until he sealed himself away in the deepest of caverns. She was forgotten about when Lord Wendel left his people and locked himself away. Eventually the keep fell to ruins, and all left the lands. She escaped her crumbling cell with her feral strength and fed on local animals, regaining a modicum of her psyche. She has wandered the ruins for centuries, unable to move beyond the grounds – still attached to her husband by an abiding love. Her mind has long given up most of its connections to the real world. She still dresses as a Lady of the castle in tattered clothes and insists on treating visitors formally – before she tries to eat them.
Rare Knowledge / Very Hard Difficulty
The few who have reported meeting her in the ruins, say that she engages in conversation. Conversation will consist of how much she misses her Wendel’s visits for many decades now, how she has no new clothes, the beautiful ring he gave her, and a burning thirst she has – right before she attacks!
Obscure Knowledge / Near-Impossible Difficulty
– Geraldine Aelishan had the ring identified properly in the Merchant Cities. The curse was too powerful to be removed, but it could be altered. It was bound to her bloodline.