Priest's Circlet

Item · 10 gp · Weight 0

As you pick it up, you sense an echo of an ancient memory... "It would seem that my self-proclaimed servants have utterly forgotten who is serving whom. All I keep hearing is give, give, give. Send me a spell, grant me the power to channel energy, raise this one from the dead, incinerate that one... And what do I get in return? A paltry trickle of offerings? I was quite capable of filling my treasure house on my own. Servile flattery? A fool's delectation — I don't need anyone's praise to see the extent of my greatness. What am I squandering my power on? Their latest stunt was the last straw. Of their own volition, without asking me, they raided a temple of Abadar. True, their spoils were glorious. It was a sight to behold, watching my Archpriest tremble as he placed upon my altar a fine bauble — the gold circlet of the temple's prior, adorned both with blue diamonds and fresh spatters of sacerdotal blood and brains. Oh yes, I was delighted by the offering. But then what? A war with a deity? He is no demon lord or angel, he is one of the mightiest beings in all creation. As much as I would enjoy dipping my hands into the First Vault, I must be reasonable — that prize is beyond my reach for now. What if, because of mortal foolishness, I am assailed by legions of axiomites — and I don't have the strength to fight back because I have wasted all my powers on those insatiable leeches?"