Periapt of Foul Rotting

This engraved gem appears to be of little value. If any character keeps the periapt in her possession for more than 24 hours, she contracts a terrible rotting affliction that permanently drains 1 point of Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma every week. The periapt (and the affliction) can be removed only by application of a remove curse spell followed by a remove disease and then a heal, miracle, limited wish, or wish spell. The rotting can also be countered by crushing a periapt of health and sprinkling its dust upon the afflicted character (a full-round action), whereupon the periapt of foul rotting likewise crumbles to dust.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, contagion.

Cost to Create: 8,500 gp, 680 XP, 17 days.

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide (version 3.5), page 276. Corrected cure disease to remove disease in the descriptive text.