Novgor

Dagger of Kulchek the Wanderer, now carried by Inza.

Novgor is first mentioned in Knight of the Black Rose, wherein Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich recounts the tale of how her ancestor Kulchek used the dagger to carve the magical club Gard from the "tree at the top of the world" and perform other amazing feats. By Magda's account, Novgor was forever sharp, and the only thing capable of cutting the wood of the "tree at the top of the world".

Novgor physically appears during the story of Spectre of the Black Rose. Inza acquires the magical dagger from Azrael Dak in exchange for the enslaved giant Nabon. Azrael had been given the dagger by Malocchio Aderre in exchange for a military alliance, though it is unknown how Malocchio had acquired it.

Magda Ilyanova Kulchevich, already the wielder of Gard and herself a descendant of Kulchek, had long sought Novgor as an artefact of Kulchek, and in her dreams divined that a Vistana of Kulchek's blood who wielded the dagger would carve a remarkable destiny for herself, even altering the history of the Dark Domains.

Inza, daughter of Magda, used the dagger to notch and damage Gard, causing it to break in battle against salt shadows and resulting in the death of Magda.

According to Ravenloft Gazetteer IV, Novgor is still with Inza, as it was still on her person when she plunged into the Great Rift around Nedragaard Keep. With the destruction of Gard, the dagger is now the only known remaining artefact heirloom of Kulchek the Wanderer.

Statistics

2nd Edition

Novgor is a +4 Dagger. A Vistani Thief gains a +10% to any open locks skill while using it. Novgor never dulls and always seems bright and polished. In the hands of a descendant of Kulchek, the dagger also has the following properties: It can cast Color Spray at will provided there is a light source larger then a candle within 5 yards of it. Once per week the dagger can be used to cast advanced illusion at 12th level at a duration of 1 hour/per level. This ability exhausts the user, reducing their strength and Con Score by half for 24 hours. Novgor likely possess other properties, but nobody has learned of them.

3rd Edition

Novgor is a +4 Dagger of Wounding that can be used by any pure blooded Vistani as a masterwork lockpick. Novgor never dulls and always seems bright and polished. In the hands of a descendant of Kulchek, the dagger also has the following properties: It can cast Color Spray at will provided there is a light source larger then a candle within 5 yards of it. Once per week the dagger can be used to cast major image at a duration of 1 hour/level. This ability exhausts the user, reducing their strength and Con Score by half for 24 hours. (All spells are cast as by a 12th-level sorcerer and have a save DC of 16, where applicable.)

Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue

		Heroes of Light
		Heroes of Light - pp92-93