The Demon Owl of the Spire

Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.... Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another's speech.”

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The Spire

The Ancient Spire was a magical structure of grandiose architecture and searing with the ambition of mortals and their desire to equal the Gods. The gods therefore sought the tower's destruction and they devided the tongues of mortals in order to prevent any threats to their power. The tower was destroyed and peoples of all races dispersed, never again to attempt to equal their slavemasters. A winged monstrosity has emerged to free mortals from the grips of the slavemasters they call gods, and rebuild the Spire to topple their reign over all mortals that they may live together in paradise.

The Demon Owl

The winged demon of the tower demands tribute every day in either resources or academic devotion to the art of the tongues. Meditate on a language or offer up building material and other resources to the demon. The demon takes the form of a verdant owl that seeks to terrify even the hardest of warriors and unnerve the steeliest of wills. You see it in your dreams as well as your nightmares. It is in your vision, and will only cease once you have made your daily tribute. Otherwise, its apparition consumes your senses and it will be the only thing you see or hear until tribute is paid. Pay tribute or lose his patronage.

Expanded Spell List

The Owl's vindictive power allows you to draw upon his proficiency with tongues as well as other spells that disembowel the order that the gods have put in place to keep mortals powerless. The following spells have been added to your warlock spell list.

Expanded Spell List

Spell Level Name Spell School Cantrip Thaumaturgy Transmutation 1st Comprehend Languages, Command Divination, Enchantment 2nd Barkskin, Crown of Madness Transmutation, Enchantment 3rd Bestow Curse, Speak with Dead, Tongues Necromancy, Divination 5th Immolation Evocation 8th Clone Necromancy

Pact Boon

Upon recieving your pact boon at third level, the Verdant Owl Demon Provides you with a specific reward.

Pact of the Chain

You are rewarded with an Owl Servant Egg that will hatch after 2 days of continued tribute to the Verdant Owl Demon and will mature after two days. If the Egg is lost or the Owl dies, perform a 1 hour ceremony to recieve a new Egg. Details on the Owl servant are available on the last page of this entry.

Pact of the Blade

You are rewarded with the ability to summon a magic feathered Yklwa that, once per long rest, can home in on the enemy with the lowest wisdom modifier and strike it without fail, then at the end of their turn, return to the owner's hand. The owner is also rewarded with proficiency with Yklwas and a +1 to their dexterity score while wielding it. It will channel any messages the Verdant Owl Demon has for you

Pact of the Tome

You are rewarded with a weightless clay tablet that while in your hand will allow you to compound the effects (but not the cost) of Detect Thoughts onto your casting of Crown of Madness, and will allow you to choose which effect takes place first, in addition to the three cantrips Pact of the Tome Normally allows you. It will channel any messages the Verdant Owl Demon has for you.