Crystal Ball of Thieving

Crystal Ball of Thieving
Wondrous item, legendary (requires attunement)

This crystal ball is about 6 inches in diameter. While touching it, you can cast the scrying spell (save DC 17) with it.

You can use an action to cast the mage hand spell while you are scrying with the crystal ball, the spectral hand appearing within 30 feet of the spell's sensor. When cast in this way you can make the spectral hand invisible. When the scrying ends, so does the spell, and any object held by the spectral hand is teleported into your open hand or to an unoccupied space at your feet. Teleporting an object via this method is unreliable and has a chance to fail. Roll a d20 to determine if you are successful. If you have had physical contact with the object before add 5 to your roll. If the object has spent more than 24 hours in your possession, add 10. The DC is 15. On a failure, the object reappears in the space that it occupied before the spectral hand interacted with it, or in the nearest unoccupied space if that space is now occupied. Once used, the thieving power of the crystal ball can't be used again until the next dawn.

Curse. Each time you successfully steal an item using this crystal ball, the owner of the item immediately sees an image of your face and hears your name in their mind. They don’t necessarily know the context, but if your theft arouses suspicion, it’s a likely deduction that you are related to the disappearance of their possession.

Krandle may have lived his life in prison, but he certainly lived a life of luxury. Mysteriously, despite never leaving his cell, Krandle managed to slowly accumulate a veritable treasure trove of priceless artifacts. “Gifts from my admirers” he’d say slyly to the inquisitive guards. They didn’t mind, as long as they got their cut. He even managed to buy a wing of the prison, which he converted into his personal dwelling. The situation worked out perfectly for him. It was too hard for raccoons or the Highway Hustlers to get him in here, and once he acquired a few wizardly manuals and implements, he could take frequent planar vacations and return just in time for dinner without arousing suspicion.