Heaven’s Thorn
Heaven’s Thorn
Book of Vile Darkness 3.5
By Monte Cook
At a Glance
Heaven’s Thorn is a brittle, dagger-sized dark green thorn made to harm good-aligned outsiders. It is too fragile to function well as an ordinary weapon.
Legacy Rules
If the thorn is broken against the flesh of a good-aligned outsider, requiring a touch attack, it releases a burst of energy that stuns the target for 1d4 rounds. There is no saving throw, but Spell Resistance applies.
Using the Item
The thorn is effectively consumed when broken to trigger its power. Its narrow target condition makes it a specialised tool rather than a general-purpose weapon.
Edition Note
This page preserves a D&D 3.5e-era item. Alignment, spell resistance and stun mechanics should be read through the legacy rules rather than silently converted.
Caster Level: 7th; Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, power word stun, creator must be evil; Market Price: 4,550 gp; Weight: 1 lb.
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