Essence of theTriforce

This is a faintly glowing vial of clear water, marked with the symbol of the Triforce. If you are in balance, it has no taste. Should your heart not be in balance between wisdom, courage, and power, it's taste depends on which force dominates your heart. To those ruled by power, the taste is heavy and redolent of strawberries. To those ruled by wisdom, it has rich notes of leather and smoke. And to those ruled by courage, it has a light flavor, reminiscent of the smell that comes just after a rainstorm.

• A person with a balanced heart, or one who has obtained the other two essence fragments should the essence have split, has the abilities of all three shards as well as gaining one wish granted by the power of the triforce. The wish is limited to affecting a single world, is often fulfilled in subtle ways that are not obvious, and can't directly conflict with the will of powerful divine beings.

• Should the person's heart not be in balance, this essence will split into three fragments. The drinker will obtain the abilities of the force that rules their heart, and the other two fragments will seek out welders aligned with their own forces.

• The wielder of Courage gains the following abilities:

• A truly unflagging heart, able to face the wise and the powerful unflinching in pursuit of their goals, as well as any lesser obstacles that may stand in your way.

• The ability to quickly master at least the basics of any weapon or other adventuring equipment that you might come across. Oddly, you have amazing luck in finding such gear, as well as magical knacks, especially when it’s needed to solve a specific problem that’s blocking your way forward. Should you find a teacher that exceeds your skill in something you own, you will quickly master his lessons.

• Those who would mentor heroes are attracted to you, and recognize you as a true hero. Though they may be annoying at times, their guidance will be invaluable as you seek to accomplish your goals.

• As you adventure, your resilience and endurance both increase as you overcome challenges.

• The wielder of Wisdom gains the following abilities:

• A general boost to your intelligence.

• If you are completely non-magical, you gain a respectable amount of magic.

• You gain an absurd talent for casting magic. No spell, ritual, or enchantment is beyond you with little study, and you are capable of stretching your magic further than should be possible.

• You gain a sense of what is to come. It is not specific, but you can sense the general flows of destiny around you.

• The wielder of Power gains the following abilities:

• Power! UNLIMITED POWER!

• Your physical strength, health, and reserves of magic gain a massive boost.

• You can manifest magical effects through brute force, even if you do not understand how such an effect would normally be cast. This does consume much more of your magical power than if you had properly studied how to produce the effect.

• You can also cast your influence over an area that you rule. Your nature will come to dominate this place, in both obvious and subtle ways.

• A split Essence can be reunited by capturing or killing the other wielders, personally.