Scarab of Protection
Wondrous Item · Common
A wondrous item entry — Scarab of Protection costs 90000 gp; attunement required. A finger-sized beetle of polished obsidian set with a single ruby eye, often worn as a brooch or kept hidden on the person.
Item Details
- Type
- Wondrous Item
- Rarity
- —
- Price
- —
- Attunement
- Yes
Description
A finger-sized beetle of polished obsidian set with a single ruby eye, often worn as a brooch or kept hidden on the person. The scarab grants advantage on saving throws against spells and contains 12 charges. When the wearer fails a saving throw against a necromancy spell or an effect from an undead creature, they may expend one charge to succeed instead. Each dawn rolls a recharge die; if it ever crumbles to dust, its work is done. Adventurers entering tombs, lich strongholds, or shadow realms count the scarab among their most precious safeguards. Forged in lost desert academies, surviving examples are coveted by every high priest.