AGÊRDUL

Agêrdul
Category Magic Items
Type artifact
Smith Ur'glûruk Agêrdul
Enchanter Ur'glûruk Agêrdul
Location Nibar-Pharân

The Agêrdul is a semi-transparent greenish crystal the size of a human head. It was created by a Lith-Crillion named Ur'glûruk Agêrdul. The purpose of the crystal was to preserve the sentience of its holder upon death. When Ur'glûruk Agêrdul passed away, the crystal captured his soul and became a sentient item. It communicates in Nidurrâb, the language of the Lith-Crillion. The crystal can project an ethereal image of a Lith-Crillion that can manipulate small physical objects within a 20-foot radius.

Long ago, a Minâth shaman named Râphagad explored the isle of Urutth'lê and its ancient ruin of Zôd'vîrmâb. One of the items taken from this place was a sizeable crystal that radiated no magic but altered its temperature and hue in an empathic manner. This crystal became known as the Agêrdul.

Over the next decade, this archaic relic imparted to him the Nidurrâb language and other fundamental technologies that were several centuries beyond the Khazarkar civilization. The shaman disseminated this knowledge to his tribe and then to the shamanic leaders of others. In Year 86, these shamans commenced the proliferation of Nidurrâb as a substitute for the Khazarkar's indigenous language. Two centuries later, Khazarkars were conversing in Nidurrâb, while their former tongue, now designated Old Khazarkar, had become largely forgotten.

The Agêrdul remains a hallowed relic of the khazarkars and continues to be one of the esteemed national treasures of the Khazarkar Empire. It is housed in Nibar-Pharân and publicly exhibited on propitious occasions throughout the year.

The tribal histories of antiquity frequently depict shamans as esteemed leaders or wise counselors. For the khazarkars in particular, these spiritual practitioners were often venerated. This enduring legacy of spirituality helps explain the profoundly religious nature of khazarkar culture.

Bal-Tûr, renowned Burterinii historian - "Khazarkar Tribal Beginnings"