Solace Codex
The Solace Codex was transcribed by a battlefield healer named Eravel Dawnmark, who grew weary of watching allies fall while spells ran dry. She spent seven years distilling every prayer and mending technique she knew into a single radiant volume, its pages warm to the touch and faintly luminous even in pitch darkness. The book passed through many hands after her death at the Siege of Thornwall, but those who open it claim they can still hear a quiet, calm voice narrating each page in a tone that refuses to panic.
Mechanics
A radiant tome that stores healing energy and can distribute it in a burst, and shields allies from the worst of incoming blows.
Wellspring of Mending — 5 charges, recharge 1d4+1 at dawn
The Solace Codex holds up to 5 charges of stored healing. As a bonus action, you may expend 1 or more charges to restore hit points to a creature you can see within 30 feet. Each charge restores 2d6 hit points to the target. You may split the charges across multiple targets in a single bonus action, choosing how many charges each target receives before rolling. A single target may receive no more than 3 charges from a single use of this ability.
Radiant Intercession
When a creature you can see within 30 feet is reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you may use your reaction and expend 2 charges to stabilize that creature and grant it 1 hit point instead of leaving it unconscious. The creature immediately stands (no action required) and its speed is reduced by 10 feet until the start of your next turn as its body adjusts to the sudden surge of healing energy. This ability has no effect on constructs or undead.
Chorus of Endurance
Once per dawn, as an action, you open the Solace Codex and speak aloud a passage from its glowing pages. Each creature of your choice within 20 feet gains temporary hit points equal to 2d8 + your proficiency bonus. These temporary hit points last for 1 hour. A creature cannot benefit from this ability again until it finishes a long rest.
5 charges
Recharges 1d4+1 at dawn
DM Notes
The Solace Codex is intentionally designed to support a non-healer in a healing role, or to give a dedicated healer meaningful action economy tools. The bonus action cost on Wellspring of Mending is the primary balance lever — it does not compete with spellcasting on the healer's action, but it does burn a resource shared by Radiant Intercession. At 5 charges recharging 1d4+1 per dawn, the party should expect roughly 3–4 reliable uses per day with occasional windfalls. DMs should note that Radiant Intercession can feel very powerful in low-hit-point combats against skirmisher enemies — if the party is frequently fighting swarms, consider whether this ability trivializes too many fights. Chorus of Endurance is the strongest ability but its once-per-dawn limit and action cost keep it from dominating. The temporary HP ceiling of roughly 19 at typical levels is meaningful but not overwhelming. This item pairs well as a secondary option for a Paladin, Artificer, or Bard who wants flexible healing without burning their primary resources. Avoid placing this in the hands of a Cleric who already has abundant healing — the redundancy reduces its interest significantly.
Generated with: Level 5 · Healing or support focused · Heroic · Rare