Apparatus of the Crab
Wondrous Item · Common
Apparatus of the Crab sits in the wondrous item list at 95000 gp, no attunement. A sealed iron barrel ten feet long that, with the right sequence of levers, unfolds into a massive crustacean-shaped vessel piloted from within.
Item Details
- Type
- Wondrous Item
- Rarity
- —
- Price
- —
- Attunement
- No
Description
A sealed iron barrel ten feet long that, with the right sequence of levers, unfolds into a massive crustacean-shaped vessel piloted from within. It walks the ocean floor, swims open seas, and shrugs off pressure that would crush lesser submersibles. Two crew may operate ten internal levers controlling locomotion, claws, and viewports. The hull is airtight for an hour before the air must be refreshed at the surface. Its mechanical genius is so far beyond contemporary smithing that scholars debate whether it was ever truly built or simply found, complete and waiting.