This magic weapon can be crafted from a wardrake horn by any character who has the appropriate materials, recipe, and tool proficiency.
Recipe. A character proficient in Arcana or Nature can discover the recipe by spending a downtime activity workweek studying a harvested wardrake horn.
Materials and Crafting. A character with proficiency in Smith’s tools, the recipe, a harvested wardrake horn, and 200 gp in other materials can spend 2 workweeks of downtime to craft the wardrake horn blade.
Wardrake Horn Blade
Weapon (Shortsword), Uncommon (Requires Attunement)
The blade of this shortsword is fashioned from the sharpened and enchanted horn of a wardrake.
Tongue Whip. If you are wielding this sword, as an action you can cause a spectral tongue to lash out at a creature within 30 feet of you. That creature must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw taking 4d6 bludgeoning damage on a failed save, and if the creature is Large or smaller, you pull that creature up to 10 feet closer to you. On a successful save the creature takes half as much damage and is not pulled.
Once you use the Tongue Whip effect, you can’t use it again until the next dawn.
Whenever you use the Tongue Whip effect roll a 1d4 and consult the Side Effect table.
| 1d4 | Side Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | The weapon emanates a roaring sound that can be heard up to 120 feet away. |
| 2 | A ghostly image of a wardrake appears and follows you for 10 minutes before disappearing. It sheds dim light in a 60-foot radius. |
| 3 | Your voice becomes rough and bestial until the next dawn. During this time, you have disadvantage on Charisma ability checks. |
| 4 | You become ravenously hungry. Until you eat a full meal, you have disadvantage on Wisdom and Intelligence ability checks. If you do not need to eat, this condition lasts for 4 hours. |
