Garmok's Flail
Garmok's Flail
Garmok's Flail is a legendary weapon wielded by Garmok the Chainbearer, the orc hero who used it to seal an infernal rift beneath the Mere of Dead Men centuries ago.
Description
The flail was Garmok's signature weapon and the instrument of his ultimate sacrifice. When the orc hero threw it into the maw of an infernal rift to seal the breach, the flail pulled him in chains and all, but succeeded in preventing a devil invasion.
For centuries, the flail remained with Garmok's ghost as he used spectral chains to bind a horned devil, continuing to protect the Material Plane even in death.
Properties
The weapon's inscription, read aloud on its recovery:
- "Forged for Garmok the Chainbearer, this dented iron flail hums with the vigilance of orc champions who fell defending their kin. You feel their presence coil in the links of cold steel around your wrists when battle is joined."
Mechanically the flail:
- Grants +2 to attack and damage rolls
- Has a reach of 10 feet
- Deals an extra 1d6 psychic damage on each hit
- Requires no attunement
It also carries a Restraining Ward reaction — spectral chains that lash out and force a target to make a Strength save or be bound. This ability and the ancestral "chains" power Xanphina inherited are one and the same working — "it's kind of tied to the flail, but it's tied to Garmok's spirit" — and are treated as a single effect.
Acquisition
In Session 44, when Deez Nuts and the Bronze Blades permanently destroyed the horned devil that Garmok had been restraining, the orc hero's spirit finally faded away, his duty complete. The flail materialized near his ancient corpse.
Xanphina picked up Garmok's flail and immediately used it to attack Voaraghamanthar the black dragon in the subsequent battle.
Campaign Use
Xanphina now wields Garmok's flail, connecting her to her orcish ancestry and the Skarhald Clan's heroic traditions. The weapon has been empowering her as she grew closer to discovering Garmok's resting place.
Appearances
- Session 44 - Recovered by Xanphina