Unholy Symbol of Nahyndri

Item · 10 gp · Weight 0

As you pick it up, you sense an echo of an ancient memory... "My servants are trying my patience. They are diligent in their sacrifices, and it does please me — but they are also asking me for more and more spells. As if I have nothing better to do than answer their foolish prayers. And that's not all — a particularly pestilent individual among them nagged me for so long that I deigned to pay him a personal visit. At first my intention was to squash him like an annoying fly, but he had prepared such exuberant offerings and such skillful flattery that I ended up sparing him — even naming him my Archpriest. Strange. No one had ever looked at me the way he did. I am used to servants and prisoners gazing at me with hatred, with fear, with the dull docility of a crushed spirit. But what I saw in that mortal's eyes was fascination. Adoration. Awe. It is certainly gratifying, yet also concerning. Is it wise to let a servant retain free will, even though his only current desire is to serve you? Goodwill is a flimsy collar. The whole point of shackles is that the one wearing them does not get to choose when they are put on or removed. What good is a servant who can simply change his mind?"