Sand Maiden
Armor (padded), very rare (requires attunement)
This padded armor is a billowing assemblage of earth-colored cloth that seems to flow with the wind as if made of sand itself. You have a +1 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. Padded armor normally imposes disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks, this armor doesn’t.
Additionally, you have advantage on saving throws you make against exhaustion effects due to extreme heat. You gain the ability to glide across the desert, while you are on sand you ignore difficult terrain.
As an action you can transform into the aspect of the sand maiden. For 1 minute, or until you end this transformation with a bonus action, your skin glimmers like a mirage and you move like a swirling sandstorm. While in this state you gain the following benefits:
The armor can't be used this way again until the next dawn.
The Sand Maiden was the ruler of the dunes. Her shifting visage was stunning to behold, appearing to embody the form most desirous to a desperate onlooker. Those who had tested themselves against the vast expanse of her domain and failed would be visited by her in their final moments. Only those who have survived this encounter know what pact is offered in exchange for mercy.
This cloth armor was woven from loose strands of her hair found drifting across the desert contour. Dunefolk treasure this material for its magical properties that bestow a fraction of the maiden’s power upon the wearer.