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The Selune Splinter is the name given to a number of large gems that were cut from the same nine-foot-long Moonmaiden Crystal meteorite which crashed into central Pteris during 180 BR. The Splinters were separated over time and distributed across the realm, being coveted for their arcane amplifying properties. The most well-known Selune Splinter belonged to the Court of Quartz in Jadenhill, until it fell into possession of the Ruby Court and transformed into the Emerald Splinter.

Appearance

Each Selune Splinter is expertly cut in order to help enhance magic that is refracted through them. Despite being quite large and bulky, they are remarkably lightweight and most people would have little issue carrying one around in their arms. Another strange attribute is that they can be stood upright on their pointed end without falling over and will even return to this position when jostled. They glow with a silvery light whenever the moon is up, even when not in contact with moonlight.

Properties

Description

The Selune Splinter was said to be one of the largest and most beautiful prized possessions of Selune, goddess of the moon's light.

Splinters like these are said to have hailed down on Quelmar during an ancient devastation on the heavens. The Splinter itself holds no innate magic, but functions as an Arcane Amplifier, allowing the range, duration, and other aspects of a spell to be enhanced.

During the duration of a long rest, a spell can be infused into the Splinter, allowing it to become the point of casting. Doing so increases the power of the spell in a number of ways:

If the spell requires concentration, it no longer does so.
Spells with durations of 8 hours or longer become infinite in duration, provided that the Splinter is not moved more than 10 feet from the spell's point of casting.
The range of the spell increases tenfold. A 30 foot spell can cover a range of 300 feet. A spell with a range of touch is not affected by this property.

Optimal Spells

The Selune Splinter works best for amplifying ranged spells which could stand to benefit from an extended range or duration, such as:

Control Weather
Seeming
Leomund's Tiny Hut
Hallucinatory Terrain
Mordenkainen's Sanctum/Mansion
Temple of the Gods
Planar Binding
Antipathy/Sympathy

Trivia

The Selune Splinter was derived from a plot thread in the Brightwater Campaign, during which the adventuring party investigated a "shooting star" that had crashed into the sand dunes and left a glassy crater. Physical contact with the large, glowing meteorite caused the party to experience visions of Selune, so they chose to take it back with them on their desert ship. The eventual fate of the meteorite was left open-ended, except that it was brought back to Brightwater with the rest of the party's haul and later Merca for the Equinox Great Opening celebration.
There are accounts of some early nomadic tribes of Pterish Humans using the Splinters to conceal themselves from monsters whilst wandering the dangerous deserts of Pteris, specifically around Radarap & Irabend.
It is unknown how many Splinters were cut from the original meteorite, nor what would happen if they were brought back together.

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+{{Infobox_character|affilliation=|name={{PAGENAME}}|image=Selune_Splinter.png|caption=The Selune Splinter as it appeared in [[Jadenhill]].|relatives=|languages=|alias=|marital=|birthPlace=|deathDate=|deathPlace=|species=|gender=|height=|weight=|eyes=}}
-The '''{{PAGENAME}} '''(also known as the '''Moonmaiden Crystal Splinter''') is the name given to a number of crystal fragments originating from an ancient lunar meteorite that crashed into central [[Pteris]] during 180 [[BR]]. At some point after it crashed, the 9-foot-long meteorite was broken up into smaller pieces and distributed across the realm for the use of its arcane amplifying properties. The most frequently cited fragment belongs to the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]] in [[Jadenhill]], [[Isonhound]].
+The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the name given to a number of large gems that were cut from the same nine-foot-long [[Merca#Religion|Moonmaiden Crystal]] meteorite which crashed into central [[Pteris]] during 180 [[BR]]. The Splinters were separated over time and distributed across the realm, being coveted for their arcane amplifying properties. The most well-known Selune Splinter belonged to the [[Jadenhill#Court of Quartz|Court of Quartz]] in [[Jadenhill]], until it fell into possession of the [[Sardior#Ruby Court|Ruby Court]] and transformed into the '''Emerald Splinter'''.
-==Description==
+== Appearance ==
+Each Selune Splinter is expertly cut in order to help enhance magic that is refracted through them. Despite being quite large and bulky, they are remarkably lightweight and most people would have little issue carrying one around in their arms. Another strange attribute is that they can be stood upright on their pointed end without falling over and will even return to this position when jostled. They glow with a silvery light whenever the moon is up, even when not in contact with moonlight.
+== Properties ==
+=== Description ===
 The Selune Splinter was said to be one of the largest and most beautiful prized possessions of Selune, goddess of the moon's light.
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 * The range of the spell increases tenfold. A 30 foot spell can cover a range of 300 feet. A spell with a range of touch is not affected by this property.
-==Optimal Spells==
+=== Optimal Spells ===
 The Selune Splinter works best for amplifying ranged spells which could stand to benefit from an extended range or duration, such as:
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 ==Trivia==
-* The Selune Splinter was derived from a plot thread that was left unsettled during the [[Brightwater Campaign]], during which the adventuring party explored a "shooting star" that crashed into the dunes and created a glassy crater. Physical contact with the large glowing meteorite caused the party to experience visions of Selune, so they chose to take it back with them on their desert ship. The meteorite remained untouched for the rest of the campaign, but was supposedly brought back to [[Brightwater]] with the rest of the party's haul.
+* The Selune Splinter was derived from a plot thread in the [[Brightwater Campaign]], during which the adventuring party investigated a "shooting star" that had crashed into the sand dunes and left a glassy crater. Physical contact with the large, glowing meteorite caused the party to experience visions of Selune, so they chose to take it back with them on their desert ship. The eventual fate of the meteorite was left open-ended, except that it was brought back to [[Brightwater]] with the rest of the party's haul and later [[Merca]] for the Equinox Great Opening celebration.
-*The original meteorite carried hallucinatory magic. It is not yet established whether this was due to a one-time imbuing from a higher power, or if it carried some form of innate magic before being broken up.
-* It remains unknown precisely how many fragments the original meteorite was broken into. From what records we do have of the fragments, they traveled around [[Pteris]] for quite a while before some of them made their way to other continents such as [[Isonhound]].
 * There are accounts of some early nomadic tribes of [[Human#Pterish Humans|Pterish Humans]] using the Splinters to conceal themselves from monsters whilst wandering the dangerous deserts of [[Pteris]], specifically around [[Radarap & Irabend]].
-*There is no precedent for what, if anything, would happen if the meteorite fragments were brought back together.
+*It is unknown how many Splinters were cut from the original meteorite, nor what would happen if they were brought back together.
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