Item: Gift of the Gods

The Gate of the Heavens is the end product of the Gift of the Gods. Made to help the mortals of Martapa, the Gift of the Gods comes in three major parts.

The first is the Staff of Veo. Originally called the Staff o the Elves, this staff is six feet tall and made of pure platinum. The top is crowned with a dragon, its forearms out stretched, its wings flared. Atop this would sit a fist size gem.

The second part is a gold circlet with two dragons facing each other, each with a single clawed hand on a gem socket. At one time this was referred to as the Circlet of the Humans, but by the time of the Chosen, Amber Blackwolf simply refers to it as "the circlet".

The last part is two gems, one fist size, one thumb size. The color depends on the viewer, lighter the color the more good leaning the viewer. These were once called the Gems of the Dwarves, but the name, like the others, were lost over time.

Words of power, inscribed upon the walls of the Temple of the Gods, are spoken by the person wearing the circlet and baring the staff. The person's soul is the conduit for the magic which will rise up and call forth the Gate Dragons. The dragons, bound by the magic of the Gift, create the Gate which will allow the Gods to enter the mortal plane with all their powers intact.

The user will most likely die in the process and must be a very strong magic user to do so. The death can be averted by someone willingly giving their live for the user or be granted by Lokar the gift of life. Lokar will grant one life to the user for doing this great feat, thus the user's life could be spared. The user could use it upon someone else, however, which Amber tried to do after she used the Gift.

This is a game ender. If your campaign requires the Gods to be called forth by your PC's you messed up somewhere. That said, if they are aiding the High King in finding the Gift (not to use, just to protect) or stopping an evil form taking the Gift that should be fine. Think hard on bringing this in as anything as background, though, since this is a relic of the highest magnitude.