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Wondrous Item, Rare (Requires Attunement)

Though some doubt their efficacy, many seafarers would swear that their tattoos help them survive at sea. Special inking needles such as this can be used to imbue oneself with magical properties.

Tattoo Attunement. To attune to this item, you hold the needle to your skin where you want the tattoo to appear, pressing the needle there throughout the attunement process. When the attunement is complete, the needle turns into the ink that becomes the tattoo, which appears on the skin as one of the following options (your choice) and you gain its properties:

Kraken. Creatures have disadvantage on ability checks to escape your grapple. 

Leviathan. Your reach increases by 5 feet. 

Siren. You have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened. 

If your attunement to the tattoo ends, the tattoo vanishes, and the needle reappears in your space.

The patterns decorating a sailor’s flesh tell of their adventures at sea. The waters braved, the treasures found, the monsters fought. With each tattoo comes a tale, one that pushes them back towards the ocean and its many mysteries.