Arrowhead Shard

Story, legendary

Price: none | no sentimentality

This metal shard appears to be part of an arrowhead.

It hums with divine energy. You guess there are four other such shards in existence, assuming the other shards are similar sizes. The first time you touch the shard, you hear maniacal laughter in your head and must succeed a DC 16 Charisma saving throw or suffer a short-term madness effect (see “Madness” in DMG chapter 8).

Paid

Upon further investigation, you realize this shard belongs to the arrowhead that slew Xenagos, god of revels. The arrowhead is said to have shattered into countless pieces, but it is clearly reforming, perhaps under the influence of what essence remains of Xenagos. Should all the pieces reassemble, the arrowhead could be used as the focus of a revelrous ceremony that resurrects the fallen god. Remaining adherents of Xenagos or creatures seeking to overthrow the current pantheon would go to any length to recover it from you. If you attempt to reassemble the arrowhead, you’ll become the enemy of every Theran god except Kruphix, Erebos, Athreos, and Mogis. If you attempt to destroy the arrowhead for good, you will find allies in Nylea and Purphoros, but Heliod will fear you and distrust your intentions.

Overpaid

Klothys, god of destiny, whispers a warning in your ear—bring the shard to her or she’ll arrange for you to join her permanently in the Underworld. You realize that a god of destiny wouldn’t need to threaten you if she still controlled your fate. Perhaps because Xenagos was a god, what you do with this arrowhead is beyond her reach. and Cape

Source: The Gray Merchant of Asphodel