Volo's Ersatz Eye

Volo's Ersatz Eye is a story item that can be used to permanently increase a character's Charisma score by 1 and also permanently decrease Intelligence by 1.

A hollow bead of white glass, carefully painted to resemble a realistic eye. Its tarnished brass fittings hum with a tinge of magic.

Properties

• Miscellaneous Items
• Rarity: Story Item
•  Weight: 0.2 kg / 0.4 lb
• Price: 1 gp

Effect

• While the ersatz eye is embedded in your eye socket, you can see through the tiny orb as though it were a normal eye. Can't be removed once inserted.
• When used, the eye has the following Permanent effects:
  • Charisma +1
  • Intelligence -1
  • (Note: The eye will remain in your inventory after being used.)

Where to find

• Can be pickpocketed from Volo in the Druid Grove (during first visit only).
• Can also be pickpocketed from him later in the Goblin Camp, before resolving the Druid Grove/Goblin Camp conflict.
• If Volo is alive during the celebration (after resolving the conflict), he can attempt to remove the player's tadpole via an experimental operation.
  • Needless to say - because Volo is a bumbling fool - this operation is unsuccessful and leaves the player character permanently blind in one eye and debuffed (-1 to Intelligence, Disadvantage on Perception checks, and cannot make Critical Hits).
  • Volo gives you the ersatz eye (if not already pickpocketed from him), which will negate all the downsides of this debuff except the Intelligence reduction.