Soulbound Wheel

#wondrous-item #very-rare

---

This ornately carved wheel harbors the soul and of an experienced mariner. The wheel is affixed to a ship with a successful DC 15 Dexterity check using carpenter's tools made over the course of 1 hour, binding the soul to the ship.

Sentience. The wheel is a sentient magic item with an Intelligence of 13, a Wisdom of 17, and a Charisma of 13. It retains the same alignment of the soul bound to it in life. The wheel has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet, and can see normally beyond this range.

The wheel can speak, read, and understand Common, and can communicate telepathically with any creature within 120 feet of it, with the same voice it had in life.

While it is bound to a ship, the wheel can steer and navigate the ship automatically. When it makes a Wisdom (Survival) check pertaining to navigating the open seas, it makes the check with a bonus of +7.

Personality. The wheel is gruff and abrasive. With such a vast wealth of knowledge pertaining to the seas, ships, and navigation, it tends to butt words with those it perceives as being unworthy of command. To earn the wheel's respect, a captain must demonstrate powerful command, as well as both the respect of their crew and a deep compassion for them.