Ioun Stones
These crystalline stones always float in the air and must be within 3 feet of their owner to be of any use. When a character first acquires a stone, she must hold it and then release it, whereupon it takes up a circling orbit 1d3 feet from her head. Thereafter, a stone must be grasped or netted to separate it from its owner. The owner may voluntarily seize and stow a stone (to keep it safe while she is sleeping, for example), but she loses the benefits of the stone during that time. Ioun stones have AC 24, 10 hit points, and hardness 5.
Color | Shape | Effect | Market Price |
|---|---|---|---|
Clear | Spindle | Sustains creature without food or water | 4,000 gp |
Dusty rose | Prism | +1 insight bonus to AC | 5,000 gp |
Deep red | Sphere | +2 enhancement bonus to Dexterity | 8,000 gp |
Incandescent blue | Sphere | +2 enhancement bonus to Wisdom | 8,000 gp |
Pale blue | Rhomboid | +2 enhancement bonus to Strength | 8,000 gp |
Pink | Rhomboid | +2 enhancement bonus to Constitution | 8,000 gp |
Pink and green | Sphere | +2 enhancement bonus to Charisma | 8,000 gp |
Scarlet and blue | Sphere | +2 enhancement bonus to Intelligence | 8,000 gp |
Dark blue | Rhomboid | Alertness (as the feat) | 10,000 gp |
Vibrant purple | Prism | Stores three levels of spells, as a ring of spell storing | 36,000 gp |
Iridescent | Spindle | Sustains creature without air | 18,000 gp |
Pale lavender | Ellipsoid | Absorbs spells of 4th level or lower 1 | 20,000 gp |
Pearly white | Spindle | Regenerate 1 point of damage per hour | 20,000 gp |
Pale green | Prism | +1 competence bonus on attack rolls, saves, skill checks, and ability checks | 30,000 gp |
Orange | Prism | +1 caster level | 30,000 gp |
Lavender and green | Ellipsoid | Absorbs spells of 8th level or lower 2 | 40,000 gp |
1After absorbing twenty spell levels, the stone burns out and turns to dull gray, forever useless. | |||
Regeneration from the pearly white ioun stone works like a ring of regeneration. (It only cures damage taken while the character is using the stone.) The pale lavender and lavender and green stones work like a rod of absorption, but absorbing a spell requires a readied action, and these stones cannot be used to empower spells. Stored spells in the vibrant purple stone must be placed by a spellcaster but can be used by anyone (see ring of minor spell storing).
Creation
Prerequisites
Feats: Craft Wondrous Item
Special: creator must be 12th level