As the stone slides into the socket, there is a flash of coppery light, and the stone fuses with the shard, taking on the same appearance as the metal of the shard. As it does so, the strange feelings of megalomania fade, although Eclipse will still feel the benefits of the stone, taking effect. (+2 Int Ioun Stone, related skill: Know: History.)<br/><br/>“What you have found, my friends, is nothing short of a miracle. Varisia has seen its share of miracles of late—the discovery of Xin-Shalast and the defeat of Runelord Karzoug, or Korvosa’s release from mad Ileosa’s rule come to mind—but this discovery will soon be remembered as an equal to those events. This is a powerful Thassilonian artifact, a fragment of horacalcum and a portion of the Shattered Star of Xin: to be precise, the Shard of Pride. I suspect that the shard’s current carrier already knows more about it than I do, in fact...”<br/><br/>Eclipse is now aware of the full powers of the shard; As long as the Shard of Pride is carried, its owner can use<em>major image</em>as a spell-like ability once per day, gains a +2 insight bonus on saves versus illusion spells, and gains a +2 insight bonus on all skill checks.<br/><br/>"I imagine you both must have many questions now, hmm?"