Description

A little wand encrusted with precious stones.

Properties

• Gives a bonus to the Words of Withering path of magic.

Original Location Found

In Ramasi's lab in Kali.

Carried by Recnam.

Description

Heavy black cuirasse covering the front and back torso.

Properties

DR10 - Heavy, but still really light for such a powerful protection.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Owned and equipped by Rufus.

Description

Set of black bracers wore on the arms.

Properties

Provides the wearer with a DR2 (Cosmic) Force Shield. Any hit on the arm has a 50% of hitting the bracers, which then provides an additional DR6.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Owned and equipped by Vinz.

Description

Set of black, hardened chainmail that can be wear under heavy clothes.

Properties

• DR5 against any type of attack.
• Does not count when computing encumbrance level penalty when using Stealth.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Owned and equipped by Recnam.

Description

A black belt that can hold up to six weapons.

Properties

When sheated, the weapons are NEVER in the way of the wearer. Also, on a mental command, the weapons will unsheat themselves and jump into the hand of the wearer, whatever his/her position.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Owned and equipped by Mushamee.

Description

A magnificent black and powerful bow.

Properties

• Automatically adapts to the ST of the archer.
• Each second of aim adds +2 to the effective ST of the archer, up to 2 times his own ST.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Owned and equipped by Leif.

Description

Big black shield.

Properties

Acts like a normal medium shield against melee attack (+2 DB), but makes his wielder practically immune to ranged attacks (+5 DB (Cosmic)).

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Owned and equipped by Rufus.

Description

A set of 6 ornamented arrows.

Properties

Any dispellable item hit by an arrow is immediately dispelled. Each arrow is one hit only. If the object or creature in question is of Divine origin, the dispelling is only temporary.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

All the six arrows have been used at one time or another.

Description

A portable, 20-lbs black box.

Properties

The box is in fact a portable dimension in itself. When opened, it reveals a complete forge with all the necessary tools.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

If you have to ask, you haven't been following our adventures.

Description

A long, white candle that consumes itself in one hour.

Properties

After one hour of meditation, allows a priest to contact his Deity from any time/space/dimension. One use only.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Used by Recnam to contact Necros while in the frozen pocket dimension in Frigidia.

Description

A typical magical scroll that provides the reader and his entourage with a one-time powerful shield that can also go through powerful protections. Can only be used by a magic- user.

Properties

• Modified version of a level 20 Pentagram spell that moves with the reader.
• 2 yards area effect.
• One-time use.
• Costs one fatigue per minute to the reader. Is active as long as the reader pays the fatigue cost. Afterward, it is consumed and disappears.

Original Location Found

Obtained from the Majordomo of Su in exchange for some of our old equipment.

Used by Recnam to neutralize the purple spheres of the 400 warlocks we had to kill in Indistan.

Description

Spirit knives are long knives also usable as shortswords. Made in part from the spirit of their wielders, they are considered part of them.

Properties

• When not held, the Spirit Knives are kept into another pocket dimension. A Ready maneuver or a Fast-Draw summons them in our hands.
• Very Fine long knives (+2 damage), almost unbreakable.
• Armor Divisor (2).
• Fully affects ghosts and spirits.
• Can be used to cut yourself out of some dimensions and return to your own.

Original Location Found

In the pocket dimension accessible by the book-gate.

Each one of us has his own Spirit Knife.

Description

Paut is a silver magical liquid made of the essence of magic.

Properties

Paut instantly gives back fatigue points to the drinker. Additionally, it can be drank in advance to cast a much bigger spell than possible normally.

Original Location Found

In the pocket dimension accessible by the book-gate.

Our reserves of Paut is pretty much depleted. A lot of it is still in the pocket dimension, inside the book-gate posseded by the Liches.

Description

The book-gate is a false book that, when manipulated by someone with divine powers, unfolds into a human-sized gate.

Properties

Gives access to a special pocket dimension holding great secrets of magic, including the Paut, the Spirit Knives and six paths of magic.

Original Location Found

In the secret Imperial library in Kapital, on our second trip there.

It was stolen from us by the Liches.

Description

A set of plate armor made out of Dragon scales.

Properties

Light set of armor that gives DR 7 everywhere. Also makes the wearer immune to acid.

Original Location Found

Made by Kaeso using the scales of the first (and to date, only) dragon we have met and killed.

Owned and equipped by Kaeso.

Description

A beautiful set of golden metal armor and shield.

Properties

Gives DR 6 everywhere, but still weighs less than 15 pounds. Shield gives only DB 2, but is practically indestructible.

Original Location Found

Given to Mushamee by Queen Hyppolite as a wedding gift.

Owned and equipped by Mushamee.

Description

A slender crystal wand that constantly swirls with stars and darkness.

Properties

Gives +3 with the *entire* Path of Summoner's Lore.

Original Location Found

Found in the Temple of Evil

Owned and carried by Recnam.

Description

A beautiful thread of red and gold silk, untouched by its great age.

Properties

Affixed to a weapon like any ornamental tassel, this cosmic artifact empowers the weapon to inflict +3 damage on demons! Once tied to a weapon, it must remain there until the weapon decays or is destroyed. It is itself indestructible.

Original Location Found

Found in the Temple of Evil

Put on Mushamee's Bane of Demon.

Description

A ruby amulet carved in the shape of a stylized salamander and imbued with permanent alchemical power.

Properties

Grants total immunity to ordinary flame, fiery weapons, Tenosian fire, fire magic, etc. for as long as it's worn.

Original Location Found

Found in the Temple of Evil

Owned and carried by Rufus.

Description

An intricately worked full-face helmet of impossibly hard, light black metal. Resembles a grotesque demon visage with horns and bared teeth. Ruby lenses protect the eyes.

Properties

Gives +1 on all rolls concerned with resisting demonic abilities or influencing demons. DR 6; DB 1 (yes, this means that the wearer has a force field around him that works a lot like the Shield spell). The rubies allow normal vision, but make the eyes gleam and give everything a rosy cast, giving -1 to rolls where color matters (Artist, Tracking, etc.).

Original Location Found

Found in the Temple of Evil

Owned and carried by Leif.

Description

An oddly carved stone radiating some of the strongest magic that we've encountered yet.

Properties

A reservoir of magical energy, holding 10 Fatigue Points for a wizard to use for spellcasting. Once emptied, it slowly recharges on its own -- although there are some rumors of rituals that can recharge it more quickly. Negligible weight.

Original Location Found

Found in the Temple of Evil

Owned and carried by Vinz.

Description

A simple black leather mask covering the entire head.

• +3 to Intidimation
• Similar bonus to the Power of Necros power

Temple of Necros in Roma, in an old library reserved for high officials.

Owned by Recnam.

Description

A beautiful golden short sword made from mixing a Sword of Su and a Golden Spear of the Sun.

• Very fine sword (+2 damage)
• +2 to damage against Undeads and Demons
• Full damage against spirits
• Brilliant as a torch
• Each sword has a particular side effect

Made by Kaeso using Weird Science and Alchemy.

Destroyed by Kaeso to get rid of the Guardian.

Description

A beautiful, gleaming spear made of gold.

• +2 to hit and damage against Undeads and Demons
• Brilliant as a torch
• Any corrupted person killed by it is immediately freed of the curse and sent to Necros.

Found in the corrupted Sun Temple in Kapital.

Recnam, Kaeso and Leif.

Description

A beautiful, complete suit of golden mail.

• Fortify +1 (DR 5/3)
• Ligthen 50%

Found in the corrupted Sun Temple in Kapital.

Vinz and Recnam exchanged theirs for other artifacts at the Temple of Su. Rufus still has one, which he temporarily lended to Vinz. Three others are in the hands of Mushamee's High Imperial Guards allies.

Description

The Great Tome of Power is possibly the greatest depot of magical knowledge in the world. It consists of a set of scrolls written in a forgotten language in used 1000 years ago, kept together by two stone tablets. According to many sources (including the Six Inquisitors and the Serpent Queen), it contains the complete description of a ritual designed to open the gates of magic (and the gates of chaos).

The Tome of Power is NOT a book at all, but more of a big scroll , i.e. it is magical in nature and can only be used once. Contrary to a scroll, the magic it contains seems to be generic and usable for more than one thing.

For the last hundreds of years, it was kept in an unused section of the Imperial Library in Kapital, guarded by a fire-breathing demon wolf and some undeads. Our little group procured it just before the Zhasev festival in the year 1000 (see chapters 18 and 19).

Destroyed when the ritual was performed by Ruinas in chapter 91.

Description

One of the four Elemental Artifacts. The Tablet of Elder Stone is a medium-sized stone tablets of un-noteworthy appearance. It is 1/3rd the lenght, and the same width, as an altar stone.

Unknown.

In the most Holy Temple in Teclá, where it was acting as one third of an altar stone.

After the performing of the ritual by Ruinas, was given back to the Earth Elementals near Kapital.

Description

One of the four Elemental Artifacts. A small blue water sphere constantly surrounded by water flames.

When someone concentrates on it, it will call on a storm that will grow with time. Water will come out of the wielder's orifices in astronomical quantity. He will then slowly start rotating on himself, then gradually gain speed.

Using this artifact is really dangerous because not only will the wielder attract lightning on him, but the flowing of water out of his body causes important damage over time. The process is not suffocating, however, but no speech is possible.

In a cave on the Island At The End Of The World, guarded by a 150 feet long water snake.

After the performing of the ritual by Ruinas, Kherim Khan gave it to the Water Elementals in exchange for the Vortex of Thunder.

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Description

One of the four Elemental Artifacts. A tiny whirlwind someone can carry in his/her hand.

Unknown, related to air magic.

Found on the Isle of Urviks, inside the body of an enormous jellyfish.

Given to Kerim Khan so that he gave the Heart of Ice back to the Water Elementals.

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Description

One of the four Elemental Artifacts. A small flame that burns without being hot to the touch, and can be handled like a material object.

Unknown.

The Amazon dimension, where it served as the sun. This dimension was available through a drowned city in the island at the south-east extremity of the world.

After taking control of Tenosia, Queen Hyppolite gave it back to the Fire Elementals to thank them for their help.

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Description

A set of six black shortswords of fine quality reputed to be able to cut through armor. They were part of the 114 artifacts made for Su.

• +2 to damage
• When killing someone, part of the wielder's wounds are healed. Problem is, the energy used for this is taken directly from the dimension of Mad Things, thus slowly transforming the wielder into a demon. Eventually, the wielder is not capable to live without the sword. Killing a demon with those weapons is even worse, as the demonic energy transferred to the wielder is ten times more important.

The Temple of Su in Mahash, used to create mindless guardians. Given to us as a gift by the Six Inquisitors, who (probably) didn't know about their properties.

All were destroyed by Kaeso when he fought the Guardian.

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Description

Incredibly sharp bronze shortsword lined with silver. Made even more powerful with the addition of the Tassels of Su.

+2 Damage, +8 against demons.

Made when Leif put the badge he won by killing the demon in the Circus of Death on Mushamee's already magical shortsword. Completed by adding the Tassels of Su.

Owned by Mushamee.

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Description

Big two-handed swords with icy white blades.

+2 Damage, +2 additional cold damage if the sword penetrates armor.

Taken from the wraiths on the Isle of Sorcery.

Both have been exchanged for other artifacts at the Temple of Su.

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Description

Normal-looking fine bronze shortswords enchanted with Puissance.

+2 Damage

Taken from the wraiths on the Isle of Sorcery.

One was exchanged by Vinz for another artifact at the Temple of Su. Another belonged to Mushamee and was transformed into "Bane of the Demon" by Leif.

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Description

A product of the Age of Blood and Iron, the Blood Wand is a small red wand, approximately one foot long.

Allows a mage to burn more energy on a spell by spending hit points at a ratio of 1:1, without incurring any penalty to skill level. According to the Serpent Queen, this is simply a tool and there is no side-effects to its use (unlike the Swords of Su).

Embedded as it is now in Vinz's body, the wand has acquired new functionalities. Now, if ever Vinz misses a spell roll because of some penalty, the wand will automatically sacrifices enough of his hit points to make the spell succeed, at a ratio of two HP for +1 to spell. For example, say Vinz has Lockmaster at 13 and wants to unlock a door, and the lock is so complex it entails a -5 penalty to the spell. He rolls 11. Having missed by 3 because of the penalty, the wand would sacrifice six of his hit points for a +3 bonus, thus succeeding by 5 and unlocking the door. If Vinz had rolled 8 or less, no sacrifice would need to take place. If he had rolled more than his base skill level, i.e. 14 or more, the spell would simply fail, with no sacrifice taking place. The sacrifice is automatic and happens whether Vinz wants it or not.

Original Location Found

Found by Recnam's two zombies in a river on the Island At The End Of The World.

Is now permanently embedded in Vinz's body in lieu of his heart.

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Description

A giant-sized, 5 lbs grey and blue amulet.

Protects its owner from most, if not all, lightning and electrical damage.

Found on the corpse of an undead giant we killed on the Crazy Barbarian Island.

Exchanged by Vinz for another artifact at the Temple of Su.

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Description

A human-sized sash with barbarian motifs on it.

When worn on a wound, stops any bleeding from happening.

Given to Leif by his father when we went to his village.

Owned and carried by Leif.

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Description

A beautiful, gleaming short sword made of silver.