Enc.:	IS:	-	Aura:	GP: 112,500
Artifacts & Relics	-	<8Magic Items8>	-	DMG

The origin of this artifact is unknown,
although the Mage Mordenkainen is reported to have asserted
that the Nightingale wos made by Xagy and the goddess of volcanic
activity, Joramy, some 17 centuries ago. Queen Ehlissa bent oll to her will
with the enchantments of the device, and throughout her reign of several
centuries the Nightingale never escaped its confinement. This bejeweled
songbird seems to actually spring to life when its mechanism is activated.
The creature is held within a fine mesh of golden wires, much like the
cage of a real bird, and when set in motion the Nightingale opens i t s
glittering wings, hops to the highest perch in the cage and performs. It is
rumored that the eyes of this artifact can shoot forth scintillating rays of
brilliant color, each color having a different effect; its songs likewise are
able to work magical wonders, and if the rays and songs are directed in
combination highly powerful spells are supposedly woven. It is known that
the device throws forth a protective sphere, preventing detection or
magical (or psionic) intrusion in a 30' radius. Those within this sphere are
reported to neither hunger nor thirst as long as they remain within. The
Marvelous Nightingale also has these powers and effects:
 

4 x I	*	*	*	*
2 x II	**	**	-	-
1 x III	***	-	-	-
1 x IV	****	-	-	-
1 x V	*****	-	-	-
1 x VI	******	-	-	-

Notes:

Author:

Dispel Confusion +

Barrataria wrote:
Sir: I was reading the DMG the other night and noticed in the description of this item that it was "made by Xagy and "Joramy 17 centuries ago". Was there some real-life object or gift that inspired this item? Or was it just a case of needing some names to fill out the stories? Same question re Recorder of Ye'Cind and Johydee's Mask...

Have a nice weekend and thanks in advance. Too bad you couldn't come out to watch the Bears pound the Raiders last week... twas a very nice day in these parts.

BB

Nothing special in regards those names. Just an author using an opportunity to slip in some references to his family.

The nightengale was inspired by a fairy tale I happened to enjoy as a youngster...but darned if I can recall much about it now after all these years.
At the time I wrote about the magical device my daughter Elise was age 17, and now her oldest son is well past that age 

Cheerio,
Gary