Empowered Turbulent Koi Egg
Level 8Hazard (Complex)HazardMediumRemaster
AC
10
HP
1
Speed
0 ft.
Perception
+0
Fort
+10
Ref
+0
Will
+10
Stealth
+23
Recall Knowledge DC 24 (arcana)
Disable DC 28 arcana, DC 28 religion, DC 28 nature, or DC 28 occultism to purify the magic corrupting the ascension ritual, or DC 31 diplomacy or DC 31 performance to soothe the spirit within the koi egg and give it the strength to fight off the corruption itself; four total successes are required to purify the ritual, each of the first three successes purifying one ring of water and the final one halting the ritual itself. If the cursed comb has not been removed from the ritual site, then succeeding on this final check merely halts the ritual; if the cursed comb has been removed from the ritual site, then succeeding on this final check completes the ascension ritual.
A raging storm covers the mountain lake as spring water levitates from the lake to fall back down in a driving spiral of steaming rain. In the depths of the storm, barely visible, is a tiny koi egg surrounded by three bands of water.