Hawthorn Mask
Added 2025-10-22 18:11:02 +0000 UTCWondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement)
A gnarled mask formed from hawthorn roots bursting from a fractured skull. Its empty eye socket glows with a pinprick of light.
Eyes of the Woods. While wearing this mask, you know the location of bloodied creatures within 60 feet of you, as well as creatures that have been damaged since the beginning of your last turn.
Root and Flesh. You can use a bonus action to spend a number of your hit dice up to your proficiency bonus, then roll them. You gain temporary hit points equal to the number rolled, as protective roots engulf your form. While you have these temporary hit points, you gain the following features:
You gain a +2 bonus to your AC.
You cannot be moved against your will.
You have advantage on Strength (Athletics) checks.
There once was a man named Jack Hawthorn who lived in the woods with his family, running a lumber mill nearby. One day, bandits arrived at their home seeking to steal from Jack's coffers, but found the inhabitants on their evening break. Jack fought to protect his family, taking up his trusted axe, but every one of them were cut down by the ruthless thieves. The bandits buried the bodies in the woods, hoping the nearby town would think the home had simply been abandoned. As roots grew around Jack’s body, the anger in his soul festered. His lifeless corpse dug its way out of its shallow grave, and his spirit swore vengeance against all trespassers who found their way into the dark woods he once, and still, calls home.
