Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)
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This darkened silvery crown, made of an unknown metal, hovers just above the wearer's head, never fully touching them.
***Veil's Grace.*** Your [[Intelligence]] and [[Charisma]] scores each increase by 4, to a maximum of 24. You are immune to being [[charmed]] or [[frightened]] and gain truesight out to 30 feet.
***Tethered to the Beyond.*** The crown is linked to a force outside reality. While attuned, you can cast the following spells, using Intelligence as your spellcasting ability:
- **[[Detect Thoughts]]** – at will
- **[[Telepathy]]** – 3/day
- **[[Synaptic Static]]** – 2/day
- **[[Contact Other Plane]]** – 1/day
***Reality Fracture.*** As an action, you can tear a rift in the air within 60 feet, causing all creatures in a 20-foot radius make a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, creatures in the area get a glimpse of unknown horrors beyond, becoming stunned and gaining a level of madness. They take 4d10 psychic damage.
On a success, they are not stunned and take half damage. They also don't gain a level of madness.
A creature stunned this way can remake the saving throw at the end of subsequent turns.
This can be used once a day, regaining it's use at midnight of every day.
***Truth Unraveled.*** Each time you complete a long rest while attuned to the Crown, roll a d10. On a 1, you suffer a **Fragment of the Beyond**.
| d6 | Fragment of the Beyond |
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| 1 | You cannot perceive creatures unless they are speaking or moving. |
| 2 | You lose all sense of time; spells with durations behave erratically (DM's discretion). |
| 3 | You perceive the thoughts of everything, including objects. Disadvantage on concentration checks. |
| 4 | You see something watching from behind others' eyes. For 24 hours, you cannot be left alone without becoming frightened. |
| 5 | Your shadow becomes sentient and attempts to act independently during combat (DM controls). |
| 6 | You forget your name and one key memory (DM chooses). It returns after 1d4 days or a remove curse spell. |