Crenshinibon

Item from Icewind Dale by R.A. Salvatore / Wizards of the Coast / Black Isle Studios

The Crystal Shard — a sentient artifact of immense power that seduces its wielder with visions of conquest, raises crystal towers from nothing, and ultimately devours every mind it touches.

Also known as: Crenshinibon, the Crystal Shard, the Shard

What They Know

• Created by a conclave of seven liches who poured their combined power into a single weapon of domination
• Draws power from sunlight — under open sky during the day, its abilities are vastly amplified; underground or at night, it is diminished but never inert
• Can raise Cryshal-Tirith, a crystalline fortress tower, from bare ground in minutes, serving as both stronghold and focus for the Shard's power
• Communicates telepathically with its wielder, beginning with subtle suggestions and escalating to overwhelming psychic compulsion over days or weeks
• Akar Kessell used it to unite goblinoid armies and nearly destroy Ten-Towns before being defeated at the base of Kelvin's Cairn
• The demon Errtu sought Crenshinibon across planes, willing to wage war on the mortal world to possess it
• Was carried by Artemis Entreri and then Jarlaxle — the drow mercenary's mental discipline allowed him to resist its influence longer than any previous wielder
• Ultimately destroyed when exposed to the combined breath of two dragons: one shadow and one red — the conflicting energies shattered its matrix

Connections

• was wielded by — akar_kessell
• was coveted by — errtu
• was carried by — entreri
• was carried by — jarlaxle
• created — cryshal_tirith

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