Eavaros Codex

The Hand of the King in Yellow

Item Campaign 2 · After Skyfire

The mummified left hand of the King in Yellow, the only thing that can end his contracts; Olaf grafted it on and built it into his thunder gauntlet.

The Hand of the King in Yellow

Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)


Attunement. Cut off one of your hands at the wrist and press the artifact to the stump; it grafts on and works as your own. If it is ever removed, you die.

You can't be charmed or frightened.

Your Intelligence increases by 2 (maximum 24); your Charisma becomes 6 unless already lower; your Strength becomes 20 unless already higher.

You have disadvantage on saving throws against poison.

Melee spell attacks made with the hand, and melee weapon attacks with a weapon it holds, deal an extra 2d8 cold damage.

Rot. Over four days your body rots: hair, then fingertips and toe tips, then lips and nose, then ears. Only regenerate restores them; mechanical parts rust and corrode instead.

Any attempt to destroy it seems to work, but it reappears in a hidden place to be found again.

Olaf's gauntlet. Rebuilt with his Armorer's thunder gauntlet, it acts as a greatclub with booming blade.

Homebrew

A mummified, shrivelled left hand, gold-skinned and wound with grave wrappings. It is the only thing that can end The King In Yellow's contracts (see List of Contracts).

Olaf came away from campaign 2 holding it, and used it to tear up the contracts of Heishen, Glix, Glux, Karkos and the Red Bubble. He grafted it on in place of his own hand and later rebuilt it into his Armorer's thunder gauntlet.

Relations

Owned by
Olaf

Connections 20

The Hand of the King in YellowOlafThe Visor of F…ArmisticeClef Neverthir…The King In YellowThekallan The…Ozaris the Pig…List of ContractsHeishen the Deathle…CreatisShards of Obsi…GlixThe Rose KeepSandwater SloughThe Khevasa Wi…The Northern D…CampaignsThe Red WastesCamp AmbitionCamp Harmony
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Connections as a list

Mentioned in 7

Appears in sessions 3

  1. C2The contracts of God Street
  2. C2Tearing the contracts
  3. C2The end of the Broken Bones

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