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Thanks, and happy Arena'ing! - Fiona K. Jenkins
PS - The Ebony Mail and the Lord's Mail are items that can only be used by Warrior types as it is Plate Armour. I believe that Spell Breaker is a Tower shield, so the same restriction applies. As far as I know, all other items can be used by all other race/class combinations (with normal class restrictions (i.e. mages can't use the Ebony Blade - a katana)). FKJ
Artifacts Summary
AURIEL'S BOW
-3 AC
Overall, 2-12 Damage, Weight: 1 kg, Condition: New
Auriel's Bow appears as a
modest Eleven Longbow, but it is one of the mightiest weapons ever to exist in
Tamriel's history. Allegedly created and used like its sister, Auriel's Shield,
by the great Elvish demi-god, the Bow can turn any arrow into a missile of death
and any wielder invulnerable to any lesser attacks. Without Auriel's power
behind it, however, the bow uses its own store of energy for its power. Once
exhausted of this energy, the bow will vanish and reappear wherever chance puts
it. Its most recent appearances have been subject of gossip for hundred's of
years.
USE: Fires spell (save vs. Magic) that kills, type unknown.
Rumour:
800
Provinces: Valenwood, Skyrim
AURIEL'S SHIELD
-3
AC overall, Weight: 8 kg
Auriel's Shield, an Ebony Shield {Kite} said to have
once belonged to the quasi-mythical Elvish deity Auriel, can make its wielder
nigh invulnerable. In its resistance to fire and magick, Auriel's Shield is
unsurpassed. To defend its wielder from any attacks it cannot absorb, the Shield
lends him or her health. Like many artifacts of Tamriel, the Shield has life and
personality of its own, and dose not feel bound to its user. A popular fable
tells the tale of it abandoning one wielder in her greatest hour of need, but
this is perhaps, apocryphal.
Rumour: 710
Provinces: High Rock, Summerset
CHRYSAMERE
2-18
Damage, Weight: 14 kg, Condition: New
Chrysamere, the Paladin's Blade, and
Sword of Heroes, is an ancient claymore with offensive capabilities only
surpassed by its defenses. It lends the wielder health, protects him or her from
fire, and reflects any deletory spells cast against the wielder back to the
caster. Seldom has Chrysamere been wielded by any bladesman for any length of
time, for it chooses not to favor one champion.
USE: Heals, Resist Fire,
Reflect Spells
Rumour: 560
Provinces:Elsweyr, Morrowind
EBONY BLADE
Damage:
3-16 Weight: 6 kg Condition: New
The Ebony Blade, sometimes called the
Vampire or the Leech, resembles an Ebony katana, but its power is very dark
indeed. Every time the Ebony Blade strikes an opponent, part of the damage
inflicted flows into the wielder as raw power. The Blade itself may not be any
more evil than those who have used it, but at some point in its long existence,
a charm was cast on it so it would not remain with any one bladesman. The wizard
who cast this charm sought to save the souls of any too infatuated by the Blade,
and perhaps he was right...
Use: Spell - kills, type unknown, Save vs. Magic
EBONY MAIL
-9 AC,
Weight 16 kg
The Ebony Mail is an artifact created before recorded history,
according to legend, by the Dark Elven Goddess Boethiah. It is she who
determines who should posses the Mail and for how long a time. If judged worthy,
its power grants the wearer invulnerability to all common magical attacks that
drain talents and health. It is Boethiah alone who determines when a person is
ineligible to bear the Ebony Mail any longer, and the goddess can be very
capricious...
Use: Resist Fire, Spells; Shielded
Provinces: Map ?, Mail in
Black Marsh
KING ORGNUM'S COFFER
King
Orgnum's Coffer is a small-sized chest, ordinary in appearance. It is remarkably
light, almost weightless, which offers clue to it's true magic. Once a day, the
Coffer will create gold from naught. When King Orgnum himself possessed the
Coffer, the supply within was limitless. Those who have found it since report
that the Coffer eventually disappears after having dispersed enough gold to
shame even the wealthiest of merchants. Where and why it vanishes is still a
mystery.
USE: Once per day, 1-100 gold.
Rumour: 890
Provinces:
Summerset, High Rock
LORD'S MAIL
-9 AC
Torso, Weight 16 kg, Condition: New
The Lord's Mail, sometimes called the
Armor of Morihaus, the Gift of Kynareth, is an ancient cuirass of unsurpassable
quality. It grants the wearer the power to regenerate lost health, resist the
effects of spells, and cure oneself of poison when it is used. It is said that
whenever Kynareth deems the wearer unworthy, the Lord's Mail will be taken away
and hidden for the next chosen one.
USE: Resist Spells, Regenerate, Cure
Poison
Rumour: 500
Provinces: Skyrim, Black Marsh
NECROMANCER'S AMULET
(ROBES)
-9 AC over all, Weight: N/A
The legendary Necromancer's
Amulet, the last surviving relic of the mad sorcerer Mannimarco, grants any
spellcaster who wears it the ability to absorb magical energy and regenerate
from injury. The Amulet is mystically fortified to give the person wearing it an
armor rating equivalent to plate armor, without the weight and restriction of
movement. This makes the artifact popular amongst thieves and mages alike. It is
the one flaw of the Amulet that it is unstable in this world - forever doomed to
fade in and out of existence, reappearing at locations distant from that of its
disappearance.
Use: Absorb spells, Regenerate, Intelligence
Fortified
Rumour: 680
Provinces: High Rock, Summerset
OGHMA INFINIUM
The Oghma
Infinium is a tome of knowledge written by the Ageless One, the wizard-sage
Xarses. All who read the Infinium are filled with the energy of the artifact
which can be manipulated to raise one's abilities to near demi-god proportions.
Once used, legend has it, the Infinium will disappear from its wielder.
USE:
50 pts. to stats, permanent.
Rumour: 530
Provinces: Skyrim, Valenwood
RING OF KHAJIIT
-6 AC
Overall, Weight: N/A
The Ring of Khajiiti is an ancient relic, hundreds of
years older than Rajhin, the thief who made the Ring famous. It was Rajhin who
used the Ring's powers to make himself as invisible, silent, and quick as a
breath of wind. Using the Ring he became the most successful burglar in
Elsweyr's history. Rajhin's eventual fate is a mystery, but according to legend,
the Ring rebelled against such constant use and disappeared, leaving Rajhin
helpless before his enemies....
USE: Invisible, Non-Target, Speed Fortified
RING OF PHYNASTER
-6 AC
Overall
The Ring of Phynaster was made hundreds of years ago by a person who
needed good defenses to survive his adventurous life. Thanks to the Ring,
Phynaster lived for hundreds of years, and since then it has passed from person
to person. The ring improves its wearer's overall resistance to damage and
grants total immunity to poison, spells, and electricity. Still, Phynaster was
cunning and said to have cursed the Ring. It eventually disappears from its
holder's possessions and returns to another resting place, uncontent to stay
anywhere but with Phynaster himself.
Use: Resist Poison, Spells, Shock;
Shield?
Provinces: Summerset, Elsweyr
SKELETON KEY
The
power of the Skeleton's Key is very simple indeed. With it, any non-magically
locked door or chest is instantly accessible to even the clumsiest of
lockpickers. A particularly skillful lockpicker may even open some
magically-banned doors with the Key. The two limitations placed on the Key by
wizards who sought to protect their storehouses were that the Key could only be
used once a day and it would never be the property of one thief for too long.
Some of those who have possessed the Key have made themselves rich before it
disappeared, others have broken into places they never should have
entered...
Rumour: 830 gold
Provinces: Valenwood, Summerset
SPELL
BREAKER
Unknown
Rumour: ???
Provinces: Unknown
STAFF OF MAGNUS
1-8
Damage, Weight: 3 kg, Condition: New
The Staff of Magnus, one of the elder
artifacts of Tamriel, was a metaphysical battery of sorts for its creator, the
Arch-Mage Magnus. When used, it regenerates both a mage's health and mystical
energy at remarkable rates. In time, the Staff will abandon the mage who wields
it before he or she becomes too powerful and upsets the mystical balance it is
sworn to protect.
USE: Absorb spells, Regenerate h.p.
Rumour:
590
Provinces: Elsweyr, Valenwood
VOLENDRUNG
3-18
Damage, Weight: 16 kg, Condition: New
The Hammer of Might, Volendrung is said
to have been created by the Dwarves of the now abandoned clan of Rourken,
hundreds of years before they disappeared from the world of Tamriel. It has the
ability to grant health to its wielder, but it is best known for the paralyzing
and strength leeching effects it has when cast at an enemy. Like the Dwarves who
created it, Volendrung is prone to disappearing suddenly, resurfacing sometimes
in days, sometimes in eons.
Rumour: 620
Provinces: Hammerfell, Morrowind
WARLOCK'S RING
The
Warlock's Ring of the Arch-Mage Syrabane is one of the most popular relics of
myth and fable. In Tamriel's ancient history, Syrabane saved all of the
continent by judicious use of his Ring, and ever since, it has helped
adventurers with less lofty goals. It is best known for its ability to reflect
spells cast at its wearer and to improve his or her speed and health, though it
may have additional powers. No adventurer can wear the Warlock's Ring for long,
for it is said the Ring is Syrabane's alone to command.
USE: Reflect Spells,
Speed Fortified, Heal
Rumour: 770
Provinces: Morrowing, Elsweyr