The Covetous Quill

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One Lizard-Kin held an unique position among the rest, to transcribe the magic knowledge the God wished forgotten. This lizard-kin, Zallja, had to hold the power of magic to transcribe it true and has to have knowledge of the curing of magic inks, knowledge held by one and only passed on to one in the Bog. However, hungry to keep the knowledge Zallja gained, Zallja created a special quill of bone, cartilage and sacred stone. Zallja would forget the spell but the Quill would remember. When the Temple of the Tomes was brought to the ground by those seeking what’s it hid, Zallja and The Covetous Quill could not be found, nor could the personal spell-book of the God of Enigmatic Decay.

Stats

Covetous Quill

Spellcasting focus (Magic, Wand)
Legendary item
Invaluable

D&D stats

Covetous Quill

Spellcasting focus (Magic, Wand)
Item rarity: Legendary
Properties: Attunement required

Once per day, As an action, the holder of The Covetous Quill can trace a spell inscribed in a spell book. That spell is contained in the quill until it is used, or the end of a long rest. The quill casts the contained spell at its base level and the holder must make a DC10 + the spell level intelligence (Arcana) check to cast the spell.

As a reaction the holder of can cast Counterspell at a level of the contained spell if it is level 3 or higher. This depletes the use of the spell. If a spell is successful countered this way, the quill absorbed the spell and it can be cast or transcribed into a spell-book with the required amount of ink and time.

Once used this feature can not be used until after a long rest.