Party Magic Items and Unusual Equipment

This page tracks current custody. Communal loot is available to the party even when one character physically carries it.

Communal loot

Item	Custodian	Known effect or significance
Darkon Talisman	Carver	Guides its bearer through the Mists back to Darkon
Second vial of corpse ash	Communal inventory; custodian unrecorded	Intended to serve as another Darkon Talisman; not yet tested
Alien Garden Heart	Carver	Unidentified remnant of the Lamordian blight
Gray Bag of Tricks	Carver	Produces creatures from fuzzy objects; exact table and remaining uses follow the item’s normal properties unless established otherwise
Black-Scaled Rose	Communal inventory	Unidentified token from a mysterious jester
Silvered crossbow bolts	Carver	Communal ammunition from Van Richten’s armory; quantity not recorded
Pouch of silver dust	Carver	Communal material from Van Richten’s armory; quantity not recorded
Scroll of dispel evil and good	Carver	Communal spell scroll recovered from Van Richten’s armory
13 silver bullets	Communal inventory	Vampire-hunting ammunition recovered from Richten House; no compatible weapon or custodian recorded
Sunburst holy symbol	Communal inventory	Religious object recovered from a glass case in Richten House; faith and properties unknown
2 vials of holy water	Communal inventory	Recovered from Van Richten’s vampire-hunting collection
Wooden stake	Communal inventory	Recovered from Van Richten’s vampire-hunting collection
Healer’s kit	Communal inventory	Assembled from supplies recovered in Richten House
Unidentified poison	Custodian unrecorded	Supplied by Black Lily for use against High Sentinel Ablander
Key to Ablander’s room	Custodian unrecorded	Supplied by Black Lily and used successfully during the assassination; current custody unrecorded
Ablander’s Blood Vial	Carver	Taken from Ablander’s desk; caused the plague growth on Rage’s hand to flare with pain
Leather armor from the marsh-road travelers	Communal inventory	Mundane armor recovered after the party concealed the bodies
Books from Van Richten’s library	Ignatius	Selected research volumes taken from Richten House for continued study; titles unrecorded
Barovia Mist Talisman	Communal inventory; custodian unrecorded	Lapel pin resembling the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind; guides travel through the Mists to Barovia
Bag of Holding	Carver	Communal storage recovered from Black Lily’s coach; Carver generally carries it and much of the party loot within
Immense Castle Avernus treasury haul, including thousands of gp, 11 assorted gems, jewelry worth roughly 1,200 gp, and 1,200 gp from Black Lily’s remaining goods	Carver, in the Bag of Holding	Communal treasure recovered across Sessions 15–16 and added to after Black Lily’s manor was looted in Session 21; treated as a large shared fortune rather than a precise running ledger
2 Boom Sticks	Communal inventory, generally stored with Carver	Iron tubes packed with explosives and fitted with fuses; one of the original three was detonated against the bone beast beneath Castle Avernus
2 scrolls of detect magic	Communal inventory, generally stored with Carver	Recovered from Black Lily’s coach
1 remaining scroll of raise dead	Custodian unrecorded	The party once held two separately recorded raise dead scrolls. One was consumed by Carver to restore Fling in Session 20; the notes do not identify which source remains.
Scroll of resurrection	Custodian unrecorded	Recovered from Castle Avernus’s treasury
Grave-Elemental Crystal	Carver	Created by completing Azalin’s four elemental trials; calls the grave elemental Pearl, whose keeper is Carver
Construct scimitar	Ignatius, provisionally	Recovered from a Castle Avernus guardian; final custody needs confirmation
2 riding horses	Party	Retained after the coach was abandoned while fleeing the Shroud
1 potion of greater healing	Carver, with communal loot	Recovered from Castle Avernus’s lower laboratory; Rage drank the other before the brazier battle
Sanguine Solution	Carver, with communal loot	Thick green paste in a labeled bottle recovered from Castle Avernus’s lower laboratory; properties unknown
Laboratory spellbook and cryptic writings	Carver, with communal loot	Recovered from Castle Avernus’s lower laboratory; contents not yet understood
2 vials of unicorn blood	Communal inventory	Gifts from a wounded unicorn; each functions as a greater healing potion
Walloping Ammunition	Carver	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20; quantity unrecorded
Potion of greater healing	Carver or communal inventory	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20; exact custody unrecorded
Reagents for a healing wand	Carver	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20; intended to create a wand functioning like an enspelled staff
2 suits of chainmail and several swords	Communal inventory; custody unrecorded	Taken from a defeated Martira Bay guard patrol in Session 22; exact sword count is unrecorded

Personal equipment and gifts

Item	Bearer	Known effect or significance
Infused greataxe	Rage	Currently functions as a +1 weapon through Carver’s artificer infusion
Infused handwraps	Ignatius	+1 handwraps that harden when an unarmed strike lands; active alongside Rage’s greataxe infusion
Oil-treated greataxe	Rage	Flavorful claim of indestructibility; no separate mechanical effect known
Brown root	Ignatius	Single-use item that casts create homunculus
Orange leathery leaf	Carver	Single-use item that casts protection from poison
Two silvered shortswords	Ignatius	Weapons recovered from Van Richten’s armory
House Mist Talisman	Ignatius	Silver nugget that guides the party through the Mists to Richten House
Ingrid van Richten’s Urn	Carver	Ivory urn taken from Richten House
Screaming Cheese serving	Rage	Produces laughter, euphoria, and visions; one serving retained
Screaming Cheese sample	Carver	Hidden under his hat during the creamery tour
Breastplate	Carver	Purchased from Ivor Stonebraid in Martira Bay for 200 gp
2 healing potions	Rage	Purchased in Martira Bay
Keeper’s black feather	Ignatius	Marks membership in the Keepers of the Feather; commands one raven per day, excluding King’s Ravens
Keeper’s black feather	Rage	Marks membership in the Keepers of the Feather; commands one raven per day, excluding King’s Ravens
Keeper’s black feather	Carver	Marks membership in the Keepers of the Feather; commands one raven per day, excluding King’s Ravens
Veteran’s Cane	Carver	Walking cane gifted by Vidic that transforms into a longsword
Portrait cape	Rage	Crude canvas cape cut from a Castle Avernus painting of two unidentified, detective-like humans, one using a wheelchair
Ring of Protection	Carver	Recovered from Castle Avernus’s lower laboratory
Red-Tinted Sun Blade	Rage	Perfectly formed Sun Blade recovered from Castle Avernus’s lower laboratory; its faint red tint is unexplained
Bracers of Defense	Ignatius	Recovered from Castle Avernus’s lower laboratory and worn as shin guards
Gleaming armor shirt	Rage	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20; exact armor subtype unrecorded
Instrument of Illusions	Rage	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20; used to startle rats and distract nearby guards
Shield of Expression	Rage	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20
Potion of climbing	Rage	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20
Insignia of Claws	Ignatius	Purchased in Martira Bay during Session 20
Pistol	Carver	Taken from a defeated Martira Bay guard patrol in Session 22; ammunition and properties are unknown

Related sessions

• Session 1
• Session 2
• Session 3
• Session 4
• Session 5
• Session 6
• Session 7
• Session 8
• Session 9
• Session 10
• Session 11
• Session 12
• Session 13
• Session 14
• Session 15
• Session 16
• Session 17
• Session 19
• Session 20
• Session 21
• Session 22