Random Magic Wondrous Item

Instrument of the bards (Canaith Mandolin)

A wise and powerful hard in the Moonshaes named Falataer created the first of these instruments, using them to test and reward the students of his bardic college (which was divided into seven levels of skill). Others have since copied the designs, keeping the names Falataer gave them to honor him.
This eight-stringed masterwork mandolin (+2 circumstance bonus on Perform [mandolin] checks) bestows one negative level on any character that does not have at least 8 ranks in Perform (mandolin). The negative level remains as long as the harp is carried and disappears when it is no longer carried. This negative level never results in actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration spells) while the instrument is carried. A character with 8 ranks in Perform (mandolin) can use the instrument to cast cure serious wounds, dispel magic, or summon monster III once per day. It gives a +4 competence bonus on a bard's bardic music checks for countersong, fascinate, and suggestion.
Caster Level: 8th
Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, cure serious wounds, dispel magic, summon monster III, creator must be a bard
Market Price: 23,400 gp; Weight: 3 lb.