Tempestes’ Girdle – New Magic Item / A to Z Blogging Challenge [T]

Tempestes at Play

While the storm roiled and lightning flared, the young woman stood and watched.  She had no fear of the storm and welcomed it, letting the rain wash over her.  A flash of lightning  showed that she was not alone.   Three men, bedraggled by the rain, moved to surround her.

In the echoes of the peel of thunder, they could hear her laughter and she leapt into the sky and was gone, carried to safety by the storm’s winds.

Tempestes’ Girdle

This girdle is made of dense black silk woven through with gold.  When it is not worn, it occasionally sparks with static electricity.  While worn, it crackles with electricity when the wearer is experiencing extreme emotion.

The Girdle provides its wearer with a +5 competence bonus to Intimidate check and gains Resistance to Electricity equal to their level plus Charisma modifier (minimum +0), this is increased by 10 against natural lightning.

The greatest powers of the girdle can only be used during a storm, during a storm the wearer is not effected or impeded by wind or rain, seeing through rain as needed and the wearer can fly at 180′ with perfect maneuverability.

Aura strong abjuration and transmutation; CL 13th
Slot belt; Price 37,500; Weight 1 lb
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, chain lightning, control weather, eagle’s splendor, fly, protection from energy, creator must have been struck by lightning; Cost 18,750 (+1,500 xp for D&D)

Notes:  As you have no doubt worked out, Tempestes was the goddess of storms.  A girdle, in the classical sense, was a strip of cloth tied under the breasts.

Photo by benjgibbs and used under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.