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society, and only the prospect of discovering more can
distract them from their enigmatic tasks.
Wizard’s shackles latched onto hosts will sometimes
form a social group, like a mage’s guild composed
solely of dominated spellcasters. These collectives
tend to work toward goals just as incomprehensible,
if not more so, than an individual wizard’s shackle.
Such goals might include spending a week dedicated
to cleaning all the city’s fountains until they shine or
building an obelisk made of hollow copper.
A typical wizard’s shackle measures a mere foot in

Archwizard’s Shackle
Rarely, a wizard’s shackle that learns enough about
the world manages to establish a personality that it
maintains even without a host. Archwizard’s shackles
are often less disruptive and dangerous than their lesser
kindred, as they understand that they are enslaving
another being’s mind. Many learn to work together
with a host instead of taking full control, but evil
archwizard’s shackles are a much more significant
threat. Archwizard’s shackles advance by class levels.

length and weighs about 2 pounds.

And through this revolting graveyard of the universe the muffled, maddening beating
of drums, and thin, monotonous whine of blasphemous flutes from inconceivable,
unlighted chambers beyond Time; the detestable pounding and piping whereunto
dance slowly, awkwardly, and absurdly the gigantic, tenebrous ultimate gods
— the blind, voiceless, mindless gargoyles whose soul is Nyarlathotep.

—H. P. Lovecraft, Nyarlathotep

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