Cauthooj Bagpipes

The main portion of this set of bagpipes is fashioned from the dried skin of a cauthooj, with the feathers still attached. The bird's vocal cords are crafted into the instrument's reeds. The pipes grant a +2 item bonus to Performance checks while playing music with them.

Activate—Disorienting Fugue ◆◆ (auditory, incapacitation, manipulation, mental)

Frequency once per hour

Effect You play several notes on the pipes, quickly altering their pitch and tone. Each creature within a 20-foot area must attempt a DC 31 will save to resist the song. Creatures that attempt this save become temporarily immune to Disorienting Fugue for 1 minute.

Critical Success The target is unaffected and its temporary immunity to Disorienting Fugue increases to 1 hour.

Success The target is unaffected.

Failure The target is Confused for 1 round.

Critical Failure The target is confused for 1 round and immediately attacks itself (in the normal fashion for attacking oneself while confused). This Strike doesn't give the creature a flat check to recover from the confusion.

Activate—Throw Song ↺ (auditory, mental)

Trigger A creature within 30 feet attempts a melee Strike against you or an ally

Effect You let loose a staccato chirp from the pipes that appears to come from somewhere else. The triggering creature must attempt a DC 31 will save. On a failure, the creature redirects the Strike to another creature of your choice within reach of the melee Strike. If no other creatures are within range, the affected creature instead takes a –2 penalty to the Strike.

Craft Requirements The initial raw materials must include the skin and vocal cords of a cauthooj.