Item: Kora of the Unending Story
This 21-stringed instrument symbolizes connectivity with the past, present, and future. The kora grants a +2 item bonus to Performance checks made to tell stories when used to accompany song or speech.
The kora of the unending story is a coda instrument—an item that functions like a staff but in the form of a musical instrument.
Activate Cast a Spell
Effect You expend a number of charges from the kora to cast a spell from its list.
- Cantrip Read Aura
- 1st Object Reading
- 2nd Augury
- 3rd Mind Reading
- 4th Read Omens
- 5th Vision Of Death
- 6th Object Reading
Trait Effects
Coda: Instruments with the coda trait work mostly like staves and have the staff trait. There are two differences: Coda instruments are in the form of musical instruments, and they can be prepared only by bards. Because they're not physically staves, you can't attack with a coda instrument, nor can you etch it with weapon runes. The process of preparing a coda instrument involves playing significant portions of songs related to the spells within the instrument—either old standards or ones of your own creation. This leaves magical reverberations within the instrument that allow you to complete the songs by playing their coda later in the day.
Occult: This magic comes from the occult tradition, calling upon bizarre and ephemeral mysteries. Anything with this trait is magical. A creature with this trait is primarily constituted of or has a strong connection to occult magic.
Staff: This magic item holds spells of a particular theme and allows a spellcaster to cast additional spells by preparing the staff.
Related Items
| Name | Level | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Bagpipes of Turmoil (Major) | 12 | Common |
| Drums of War (Major) | 12 | Common |
| Entertainer's Lute (Major) | 12 | Common |
| Fiddle of the Maestro | 16 | Rare |
| Pipes of Compulsion (Major) | 12 | Uncommon |
| Seer's Flute (Major) | 12 | Uncommon |
| Trickster's Mandolin (Major) | 12 | Common |
| Bagpipes of Turmoil (Greater) | 8 | Common |
| Drums of War (Greater) | 8 | Common |
| Entertainer's Lute (Greater) | 8 | Common |
| Pipes of Compulsion (Greater) | 8 | Uncommon |
| Seer's Flute (Greater) | 8 | Uncommon |
| Trickster's Mandolin (Greater) | 8 | Common |
| Bagpipes of Turmoil | 4 | Common |
| Drums of War | 4 | Common |
| Entertainer's Lute | 4 | Common |
| Pipes of Compulsion | 4 | Uncommon |
| Seer's Flute | 4 | Uncommon |
| Trickster's Mandolin | 4 | Common |
| Gasping Lament | 12 | Rare |