A Chromatic Rose is a magical flower suffused with the energy of a particular element.
Description[]
Anyone that holds a Chromatic Rose gains resistance to the damage type it's associated with. If they take 10 or more damage after applying resistance, they instead take no damage and the rose is destroyed.[1]
The rose's holder can also use an action to blow away the rose's petals, destroying the flower, to produce a 20-foot cone of energy. Creatures in the cone must make a DC 15 Dexterity save or take 3d10 damage of the rose's associated type, taking half as much damage on a success.[1]
Types of roses[]
There are five types of Chromatic Roses:[1]
- Black rose, dripping acid.
- Blue rose, crackling with lightning.
- Green rose, issuing poison gas.
- Red rose, wreathed in flame.
- White rose, covered in frost.
History[]
While traveling the Honored Trails of the Oderan Wilds to Heartmoor Hamlet, Bells Hells saw a tree get struck by lightning during a storm. When he inspected the tree, Orym found a blue Chromatic Rose growing in the tree's center. He cut the rose, taking minor lightning damage. After it was Identified by Fresh Cut Grass, Orym tucked the rose into his belt.[2] Much later, he used it to cast a lightning cone on the driver of the Paragon's Call skirmish crawler, killing him but destroying the rose.[3]
Trivia[]
The elements of each colored rose match the elements of the chromatic dragons.
References[]
Art:
- ↑ Official art of a blue chromatic rose, by Shaun Ellis (source). This file is a copyrighted work. Its use in this article is asserted to qualify as fair use of the material under United States copyright law.