Name of the Artifact:

Egg of the Phoenix

Lore / Description

A rare creature with dark red and bright orange plumage, the Phoenix, once seen in the descendant world, was long thought extinct. The species, in itself, in prior times, only ever lingered in the shortest of numbers, twelve at a time. As the cosmos shifts, nature has begun to find its new footing, and a select few chosen have found themselves in possession of these most ancient creatures. Starting as but simple eggs, these birds of natural fire have been granted new life. Perhaps to one day serve as useful tools in the greater workings of those who brought about their revival.

While in earlier centuries there were several forms of elemental phoenixes, in the modern age, the only ones that exist are those of Ignis. The phoenix is most commonly known in legend for an innately primordial flame within its being and for a mixture of red, yellow, and orange feathers. Wielding not only fierce talons and razor-sharp beaks but also keen minds making powerful companions for those that bond with them. The process of this bond is quite simple and quite rapid once the egg has fully hatched. As a Phoenix hatches, it grows and develops an innate connection to its shell, indicating that whoever is nearest to it is the most trusted. 

General Artifact Redlines:

• Whoever is the holder of the eggshell that the Phoenix initially spawned from is the one the Phoenix holds an innate connection towards. Marking them as the user and owner of the Phoenix, meaning they will take any commands or assist others. That said, a Phoenix will never attack or harm a previous holder of its shell.
• When an egg is handed out by the ET, it will be initially generic during the growing stages. After it hatches, players must inform the ET to help define the Phoenix's general appearance, name, and personality. Once the initial player and ET have reached an understanding, a new item will be created detailing all relevant information.
• In total, from the gathering of a new egg via ET, it will take a total of [2] OOC weeks to fully hatch, of which the player must provide. Along with an additional eggshell [1] OOC week to reach full growth. At this point, combative capabilities and spells are unlocked.
• To fully hatch an egg, the player must come up with some form of way to sustain a burning heat around the egg for [2] OOC weeks or IRP years. Some examples of this include flamewells, burning bonfires, or even dangerous volcanoes, if they had a way to retrieve the egg later on.
• Malflame may not be used as a means to maintain the flame for the Phoenix egg, as it would kill the Phoenix's soul.
• The height of a Phoenix can range between 2 - 4 feet, whilst holding a wing span range of 6 - 11 feet in total. Leading to the birds being generally larger than your standard bird companion.
• The talons on a Phoenix are comparable to ferrum in terms of density and strength, but would be no less effective than a small dagger in terms of being used to attack enemies.
• In terms of defense, the Phoenixes are like any other bird and can be put down with a well-placed shot. Only being able to withstand three strikes from either a ranged or melee strike before falling dead and beginning its death process.
• A new holder of the Phoenix cannot command or utilize the Phoenix for a total of  [1] OOC week, should the shell be taken or passed off.
• Within combat, the Phoenix may only function in a 20 block radius around the eggshell and, subsequently, the player who holds it. 
• These eggs are considered extremely rare; that said, an ET may inject more, so long as they produce an event line for one to appear in and, with it, gather Event Management approval. 

Explanation of Effects:

Physicality

When hatching from an egg, a Phoenix can take on a number of different forms, largely dependent upon the flame that sustained them for the incubation period while within the egg. Perhaps a phoenix born of a molten pool of lava has a far more ashy presence, rough red or black feathers, and a jagged beak. Where, in contrast, a flamewell or brazen bonfire, a Phoenix may hold lighter-hued feathers of yellow, orange, red, and maybe even white, an elegant beak, and a calmer demeanor. No one phoenix is alike another, even if the same means of incubation are used. That said, there are commonalities between them.

Physiologically, the phoenix’s talons and beak are both comparable to those of iron, acting as excellent tools for capturing its own prey. Though no more effective than a common dagger. As for the beast's size, the phoenix often stands between two and four feet in height, whilst supporting a wingspan between six and eleven feet.

Mentality

Often prideful to a fault, the ever loyal Phoenix forms an immensely strong bond with their caretaker to the point that they might even sacrifice themselves for their sake. Stemming from whoever holds their shell, their place of rebirth, and a signifier of their protector. The phoenix will form a connection with the new holder of the shell almost immediately. That said, the phoenix will never turn on its previous owner, so it will refuse to attack or otherwise harm its former protectors.

As with a phoenix's physicality, differences in personality can largely depend on how the egg was incubated. For example, perhaps one hatched from a burning pool of magma has a stubborn nature, or even, at times, is outright aggressive. Where one made from a flame well may be exceedingly courageous, being the first thing to enter into conflict when it or its keeper is at threat.

Abilities

Ascendant Mind - [Passive / Combative]

Unlike your common natural born creature, the Phoenix is granted an innate sentient mind, able to retain immense amounts of knowledge even from the time within their own egg. While they lack the ability to speak, they can innately understand almost any non-magical language.

This awakened sentience allows the Phoenix to easily take commands and even take the initiative. Allowing the phoenix to assist its owner with menial tasks and defend against attackers. That said, the bird in itself is quite fragile, only being able to take a few hits before succumbing to the wounds inflicted upon it. If the Phoenix has not been emoted prior to the start of combat, a player must spend [1] emote to call for the bird, prompting its arrival in subsequent emotes.

Redlines:

Cindering Form - [Passive /  Non Combative]

Spawning from the Ignis subspecies, these phoenixes form passive flickers about with primordial flame. Being so innately attached to its form, the phoenix may expel its flames to ignite things in a sudden manner of combustion.

Passively, when not used within combat, a holder of the Phoenix egg may command their Phoenix to conjure their primordial flame for certain tasks. This can be used for various means, such as starting a campfire, melting away large sheets of ice, or maintaining the heat of a forge. While this specific instance of conjured flame cannot be used in combat, should a player capture another or in some way fully restrain the Phoenix, it can be used as a form of execution. Either via lighting a great pyre or immolating them directly. These actions may be done over the course of [1] emote.

Redlines:

Rekindling - [Passive]

As spoken of in the fable, from the ashes of a phoenix will soon be kindled fire, and with it new life as the perished phoenix is born again. Death is within its nature; the creature's essence lingers beyond it so long as something remains for it to return to.

Passively, once a Phoenix has either reached fifty years of age a natural rebirth will occur much like it might should the Phoenix be struck down by conflict. Their form will alight with the primordial flame that makes up a majority of their form, immolating them to be nothing more than ash. Though, of course, this is not the end. Once the Phoenix’s ashes have scattered, they will begin to magically reform within their former shell over a period of [1] OOC Week. Once all the ashes have found themselves gathered once more, they will suddenly surge to life, and with it the Phoenix. The only exception to this occurrence is when the Phoenix has sacrificed itself using Everburn, extending the resurrection period to [6] OOC Weeks.

Redlines:

Everburn - [Active / Combative]

In times where the phoenix’s handler is in grave danger the Phoenix may gather the burning essence within them to perform an attack of sacrificial immolation.

The phoenix, being a creature of primordial flame, can build itself to temperatures that can be extremely deadly. This buildup occurs over time, culminating in an immolating implosion of violent flames. In total, it will require [3] emotes for the flame to spark to life upon the phoenix, before rapidly growing as the phoenix dives upon its foes, expelling forth a massive fireball from its form, taking up a 6x6x6 area. This implosion area can instantly cause third-degree burns in flesh and bring standard steel to its melting point. That said, this is costly upon the phoenix's form, destroying it along with the explosion, requiring a total of [6] OOC Weeks for the phoenix to reform in its shell. Additionally, Everburn may only ever be triggered as a sacrificial option, meaning the handler must be actively stuck in combat, greatly wounded, or wounded and fleeing for the phoenix to make such an action.

Redlines:

ET Responsible for Artifact: RaiderBlue

Sᴘʟɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ Hɪʟᴛ ᴏꜰ Uᴛʜʀᴀɴᴅʟ

“ᴀɴᴅ, ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴄᴀɴᴅᴇꜱᴄᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇᴀᴠᴇɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏɪʟꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴇ-

-ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱʜᴁɴᴠᴇᴜʀᴅ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʟᴏᴀᴍɪɴɢ ɴɪɢʜᴛ."

Artefact Description:

Shattered and rendered devoid of its antecessal blade, all that remains of the necrotic-clerical relic is but a broken hilt. Its true form trembles in uncertainty, warbling between radiant splendor and necrotic shadows, an archaic relic once made to serve the light inconsistently pulsating with darkened suffering. A split hilt, the two sides of the armament’s remnants are crafted of divergent materia- one of a a pale, gilded steel of uncertain origins, and another of frothing morion, the two fused together in bitter unison- neither side embracing the other, yet forced to reject neither. Sequestered within the core of the armament’s sickly base, a lightstone of bizarre origins binds the artefact together- teeming with an inverse-light of seemingly divine nature, drawing in both miasma and radiance from one’s surroundings.

༺─-.─–─.-─༻

If a cleric of Purity’s grander ordeals lifts the hilt, it takes a silver shade and small golden lights lapse down where the blade would be- weak, devoid of much power, it cannot harm whilst Uthrandl lacks its blade- yet the gilded aura it effervescates lashes upon its surroundings.

If a necromancer of the Abyss’ mindless torment lifts the hilt, it takes a gunmetal-gray tone as darkened miasma lapse down where the blade would be- feeble, withered, it cannot harm whilst Uthrandl lacks its blade- yet the vile presence it teems with swelters upon its surroundings.

Manifestless, ever-broken; it is unlikely Uthrandl’s will shall be forged anew in the millenia to come. Yet with the Abyss’ blights and Purity’s sanctions meddling upon the mortal plane oncemore in unison, perhaps its vestiges may find purpose.

༺─-.─–─.-─༻

Gᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ Rᴇᴅʟɪɴᴇꜱ:

Effects of the Artifact:

❉ Cᴀʟɪʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ - [Passive] [Wielding]

One cannot bear Uthrandl’s shade without upkeeping its light- neither can one prosper its divinity without wielding its blasphemy. The Shattered Hilt, even when reduced to but a bare fragment of what once was, mandates one upkeep its nature.

❉ Pʀᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ - [Passive] [Combative]

Even reduced to a meagre hilt, the armament bears an incongruous will to exist. Be that within the hands of the necrotic, holy, or sacrosanct, it merely wishes to exist- and in that too, shall it preserve its wielder from what it can.

Explanation of the Effects:

The Sᴘʟɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ Hɪʟᴛ ᴏꜰ Uᴛʜʀᴀɴᴅʟ is, as explained in the description, the remnant hilt of the eponymous blade- once equally a clerical relic as much as it was a necromantic one. The battered remnants of the fabled weapon known as Uthrandl, Remnant of the Dark Sun- formerly known as “The Gloaming Sword” in aeons long past by members of the Sunforged Remnants, the blade was a mysterious relic of the “Dim Kiln” which boasted a divine aura of the sun’s strength and the influence of Tahariae. Furthermore, it tempered into a war-forged product due to the expansive conflict betwixt the Ashford people, Eshænveurd by the ancient tongues, and the Vækr. Known as the war of the Dark Sun the events spurred practice of godless Necromancy which befouled the Sunforged Remnants inspiring a heinous bastardization of these relics- fusing the two unto one. It was not until the possession of the relics by King Helvegan, ruler of the Eshænveurd realm, that dragon’s fire purged the darkness and enforced the conflicting unity of these states between light and dark. 

Now, what remains is but a splinter of Uthrandl. The hilt is all that remains after a cataclysmic event rendered it snapped apart from its blade, yet the energies within still swirl in mutual disagreement. With the recent becomings of both an Abyssal reform of necromancy paired with the inevitable return of the Clerics, the hilt too has resurfaced- apt for both parties to harness it.

ET Responsible for this Artifact:

Pᴀʟʟᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ, Jᴏʜᴀɴɴ

Name of the Artifact:

Dark Blasphemy

“ƬO YOU, FIRST MOTION OF ALL THINGS

THAT WHICH BINDS BECOMINGS TO DECAY.”

- ██████,

The Dark Tremors.

Artefact Description:

N/A this is not an item

Effects of the Artifact:

❉  Inversion  ❉

The holder of [Dark Blasphemy] is condemned by Reikenor, an ancient necromancer and wraith of Azuras from its distant antiquity hearkening a bygone age of mythologies and legends. Any holders of the Dark Blasphemy are subject to its latent chaos, for it is the common thread binding them to this Apostate’s pandemonium. 

Visually, the Dark Blasphemy takes the form of an abyssal-necromantic scar upon flesh, not originating from a weapon or curse-imbued miasma but the damning and corroding grip of a Hexwraith or the magic of their master, Reikenor. Veins of malignant crimson energies course through this ebony-hued trauma, inspiring discomfort, disquietude and dread to the eye of any beholder. 

Mental Effects

All holders of the Dark Blasphemy suffer frequent and distorted nightmares as the curse’s latent malice and bedlam lies embedded within the soul. Intrusive thoughts often brushed off become tangible figments, suggestions, and their alignment is nudged towards a more chaotic form of what it previously was, causing the curse to often be mistaken as a source of “evil” when it is rather, more accurately, “change.”  Order feels innately disorderly and the mind is prone to irrationalities and delusions that feed into unreachable ambitions.

⬢ The mental effects of the Dark Blasphemy are a persistent, nudging change towards the cursed persona which manifests in erratic bouts of uncharacteristic actions of a chaotic alignment that gradually shifts the persona in said direction. It is entirely at the discretion of the persona to roleplay the extent and severity of these effects but it should not be shrugged off.

⬢ The longer the Dark Blasphemy persists unopposed, the more frequent and insistent its whispers and chaotic impulses become. It may be roleplayed as initially manifesting seldom, then weekly, then daily as the soul’s resistance wanes after weeks and months. This progression slows only through active resistance (meditation, penance, etc.) or eventual Cleric cleansing.

⬢ Alchemical and magical remedies of the mind may act as a temporary panacea to the Dark Blasphemy, however the curse always and unconditionally resurfaces after [3] OOC days of alleviation should the remedying effect be longer than this duration. 

Magical Effects

The Dark Blasphemy is the Darksworn Reikenor’s animus towards divinity made manifest. To him it is only from the uproar and tumult of chaos that truth emerges and the nature of this belief is reflected in this entropic hex. All those in possession of this curse experience misfortune and dysfunction which follows them like a shadow - this functionally manifests as mundane objects being touched by the darkly Blasphemed malfunctioning and breaking before obsolescence, while lesser living things such as flora decay and wither. This is strictly aesthetic and non-combative, only manifesting occasionally at the persona’s OOC discretion.

⬢ The decaying and dysfunctioning effect of the Dark Blasphemy is strictly aesthetic and not combative by any means. It is effectively a form of imposed misfortune and entropy cursed upon the target which surfaces occasionally and may not be used as a means of intentionally griefing others. It is antithetical to the persona’s will, surfacing when the persona least desires it, and remaining dormant should they do. 

Against servants of the Aenguls, current and former, the Dark Blasphemy manifests its ire in full, loathing and contemptuous as its essence falls in direct conflict with its host. All deific magics below, if applicable, are indicted by a great difficulty in casting that manifests through either pain or mental distress - each connection becomes an inner conflict to be won as the nascent chaos you harbor subverts your light, compounding with every attempt made.

A greater consequence of this enigmatic curse lies in the holder's death, wherein one in possession of this curse is condemned not the afterlife promised by their patron, but rather the Ebrietaes; a final act of spite against the Gods and perhaps the grandest negation of their intents for mortalkind.

The following protracted effects manifest for each patron:

General Redlines

⬢ Only entities bearing a greater soul may be granted the Dark Blasphemy. 

⬢ OOC consent is unnecessary for the granting this curse, which may only be given by the ET playing Reikenor, or any of his Hexwraiths. 

⬢ Dark Blasphemy may only be cleansed through Clericism, and may be voluntarily DROPPED upon the death of the Darksworn Reikenor who acts as the curse's nexus.  

⬢ Pain and mental discomfort upon deific connection caused by the Dark Blasphemy does not impede connection by any mechanical means, though repeated instances of such should be roleplayed as gradually becoming more and more debilitating as the curse strengthens.

⬢ Should the Dark Blasphemy not be purified upon death, the bearer, should they be connected to any of the patrons specified, will be condemned to the Ebrietaes instead of their deific afterlife. This mechanism is unknown to the bearer and should not be metagamed.

Explanation of the Effects:

The Darksworn Reikenor’s prime objective, inherited from the distant antiquity he hails long past and reinvigorated now at the hands of his new Patron, is both the subversion and provocation of the Staglord’s return. The Aenguls and the order they claim to espouse are the greatest subject of his ire and the Dark Blasphemy is this ire incarnate.

An unholy union of daemonic magic and necromancy, the Dark Blasphemy therefore manifests physically as an abyssal scar upon flesh, and metaphysically as a darkening blight upon the soul it afflicts, unobstructive, but meddling. Through this spiritual trauma the psyche of its victim is persuaded towards Reikenor’s guiding principle, pandemonium, while servants of Aenguls furthermore experience its greater, subversive effects. 
 

ET Responsible for this Artefact:

Jᴏʜᴀɴɴ, Pᴀʟʟᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ

CONSECRATOR OF THE EMBERREST

As plague fed like glutton and prayer went unanswered, deliverance was sought through any means. Attuned to the accursed autumn, this mace heralds silence to its thralls and thrum of its ghastly poison.

Name of the Artefact: Benediction

Effects of the Artefact:

As even the heroic succumbed to the darkness, malformed and tainted by the touch of the Emberrest, those that remained within its land sought a new path of liberation. In want of altering the curse, too would their morality be made malleable. Folk from the hamlet laid down their lives, bartering with the fates that their blood would fulfill purpose and bring sanctity to the isles of autumn.

“It is a wretched thing, this land; we must be alike to cleanse it…”

The offered vitality was utilized in every facet of its creation; whether it were the quench of reddened steel, the imbuement within the metal, or the occult ritual to empower the implement itself. Unorthodox as it was, the weapon’s head was formed from the skull of a captured and sacrificed vampyr, the feral-beast acting as both trophy and warning against those that lurked within the fog.

It was a last gasp for the living against the island’s thralls; an immolation to beseech everlasting peace. In wielding its boons, one would be vulnerable to the darkness which lurked at the edges of their mind. Each searing flame rendered forth threatened those who would invoke such a bemired weapon.

Sanctity | Passive

From the polluted lands would accursed altars form, beckoning the weak and enfeebled to find succor from their wellsprings. If broken through mundane means, the earth would regenerate the structure and enwreathe them with its own wards and guardians. In retort, this morningstar was capable of holding the sunder of the structure for a longer period, settling the darkness in abeyance if it were used to destroy it.

Redlines:

• Self-teach Corcitură sites within the Emberrest that have the capacity to be destroyed and reform are unable to be restored for [5] OOC weeks if this Artefact is primarily utilized in its destruction.
• If used at event sites unrelated to the Emberrest, it is at the discretion of the related Event or Lore Team overseeing the site as to how significant an effect, if any, is imparted.

Revelation | Passive, Active

Lurking throughout the expanse of the Emberrest would be a low fog, blanketing the ground in its obscuring form. In the night, one would become weary of this characteristic feature of the land, knowing that it would veil its thralls and herald their ambush when it billowed. To serve as beacon, the morningstar passively rebuffed at any naturally-formed mists lingering within [5] meters as the eyes between its skull flared with a dim crimson in such a presence.
 

If one believed themselves to be subject to ambush, the morningstar could be risen to extend such a range and rebuke those that would disguise themselves through illusory means. This act would require [3] emotes wherein the wielder would first raise the weapon, then mutter forth a plea of sanctuary, and then finally expel a flash of crimson light to a range of [10] blocks, revealing all within its proximity. This exposure would last until the Artefact is stowed, used to attack, begins to cast a different ability, or up to [5] emotes elapse (whichever comes first).

Redlines:

• The cleansing of nearby mists and fog would only affect that which was natural to the land. Effects created by magical or alchemical means such as Deadbreath or Smoke Whispers are not affected by this ability.
• When casting Revelation, the wielder cannot move or be mounted unless their concentration is broken or they willingly cease its casting.
• When casting Revelation, concentration could be broken by one being struck, losing consciousness, becoming incapacitated, or otherwise becoming stunned.
• When casting Revelation, the spell would render invisible entities (such as Ghosts, Corcitură, etc) visible to the naked eye. This said, its utilization to check for invisible creatures can only be done if there exists a reasonable explanation for one to be suspicious.
• After Revelation is cast, if the effect is decided to be held, the wielder may move though is unable to sprint or be mounted.
• After Revelation is cast, it cannot be cast again within the same combat scenario or until [1] OOC hour has elapsed if cast outside of combat.

Penance | Passive

Upon being drawn, the morningstar shall set aflame with a red-black flame that sheathes the weapon’s skull-head in an unnaturally shifting blaze. The accursed inferno pulses as if a heart-beat, streaked with vein-like crimson patterns amidst its scorching pyre. In the presence of anti-magic, such fire would be snuffed instantaneously though would passively return if still wielded when the anti-magic was out of range or its effect had concluded. The true heat of these flames would require an emote of contact for every degree of burn intended. For example, whatever made contact with these flames for [1] emote would receive a first-degree burn, then second-degree burns at [2] emotes, and so on.

Redlines:

• The Artefact’s flame cannot be used to melt other weapons, whether of mundane make or otherwise.
• The Artefact’s flame may be used to light flammable inorganic objects like pyres, campfires, or corpses.
• The Artefact’s flame could not be concealed or discolored through other spells or abilities, though the otherwise non-aesthetic facets of such spells or abilities would still be maintained.
• The Artefact’s flame could inflict burns up to third-degree over up to [3] emotes of contact upon unarmored flesh.
• The Artefact’s flame cannot be quenched in water, only reduced through Anti-Magic.
• Anti-Magic would include effects like Thanhium, certain Kani spells, or other similar abilities.

Malevolence | Passive, Active

In having the morningstar on one’s person, whether wielded or otherwise, an intense distaste for vampiric beings would be held. There would be no recourse for such beasts, even if one was capable of being cured. The rot must be expelled by force, and the wielder would find it impossible to stop themselves from harming one they know to be of vampiric origin, though was not mindless and could otherwise flee if outnumbered or too injured to battle. Too was the accepted burden of the weapon so great that they would find it impossible to ever depart with the Artefact willingly. Too, is the hatred for the accursed so great that one would succumbd to weakness if they shirked their responsibility in ridding the realms of it, the crippling debilitation taking form over the course of many years until they possessed merely the strength of a voidal-mage. This enfeeblement could be avoided by simply bringing death to the dark-thralls of the world with this weapon's use.
 

In simply wielding this relic, one becomes attuned to the blood-ritual of its creation. This said, there is an exacerbated effect caused by the slice of Azhl upon one’s unarmored flesh. If such was to occur, the wielder of the relic would fall into a state of frenzy, becoming what they serve to destroy over the course of [3] emotes as they begin to transform. Their fingernails would grow into elongated talons, the canines of their teeth growing into fangs, and they would otherwise similarly transform in the same fashion as a Corcitură might. In this state, one would be bereft of reason and viewed none except vampires to be their ally. The effect could only be concluded by being knocked unconscious or slain.

Redlines:

• The wielder of the Artefact would hold a heavy dislike towards Vampires which could be roleplayed either as disgust, hatred, or an otherwise negative outlook.
• The wielder of this Artefact may decide whether their dislike extends to those cured of Vampirism, too.
• The wielder of the Artefact was capable of acting strategically and with intelligence, the dislike towards Vampires not being so significant that they must act irrationally. Too, does this allow them to flee in the event that they are outnumbered or far too injured to battle.
• The wielder of the Artefact must slay at least [1] true-form Dark CA every [4] OOC weeks in order to avoid succumbing to voidal mage weakness. Event Creatures are not applicable to this ability. For purpose of parity, the permissible Dark CAs are the same as those capable of being affected by the [T4] Templar spell Trophy as well as Eidolas, Spectral Entities, and Corcitură.
• In order for the injury caused by Azhl to be sufficient enough to initiate a blood-frenzy, it must be of a puncture into their flesh. Due to the passive element of Malevolence ensuring a dislike of vampiric beings, they cannot willingly initiate this blood-frenzy by stabbing themselves with Azhl.
• In the case that the wielder falls into a blood-frenzy, they would consider no creature except those of vampiric nature to be their allies. For the duration of the blood-frenzy, they no longer hold a dislike towards Vampires.
• In the case that the wielder falls into a blood-frenzy, their transformation would include all of the regular tells of a Corcitură’s Transformation boon with the first and second emote relating to their talons and fangs.
• The wielder's blood-frenzy could be ended by being incapacitated or being disarmed, though they cannot do either willingly.
• The third emote of the blood-frenzy transformation is imparted so as to allow some creativity in the aesthetic of their blood-frenzied state, though must still settle within the confines of the Transformation boon’s redlines.
• The wielder of the Artefact does not garner any other abilities from the Corcitură feat upon Malevolence activating, only borrowing the transformative elements.
• Vampires would include all manner of bloodthirsty creatures such as Corcitură, Moroi, Ravyns, etc.

Offering | Active

In parallel to the creation of this relic, so too can the act of sacrifice destroy it; a final act to fulfill the purpose of cleansing the accursed. Over the course of [3] emotes, the wielder of this morningstar may forfeit their soul to the Blood Crystal to wield a modicum of its power, first kneeling and making to face the skull of the vampire set upon the haft’s apex. Thereafter, one would seal their fate away and declare loudly the forfeiture of their being as blood would stream forth from their mouth, eyes, and nose. In their final act, the owner of the Artefact would stand and bring the weapon to rise, its red-black flames erupting in a pyre as their life was given in service of its hallowed calling.
 

In the same instant as the morningstar was risen, the flames would burst forth and immolate its wielder, unmaking them into cinders and ash. Too, would the relic face its own ire, shunted into darkness and fog with this concluding, calamitous act. All those within [12] meters of the wielder would be ruptured by a maelstrom of blood-red flames, a conflagration that would sear against plate and through its crevices to mark flesh with its vicious intensity. The intensity of this blast would be more forceful the closer one was to the caster.

Redlines:

• When casting Offering, the wielder may only cease their concentration willingly prior to the second emote, otherwise locked into the spell if that emote had already been reached.
• When casting Offering, the wielder may not move or be mounted and remains stationary.
• When casting Offering, concentration could be broken by one being struck, losing consciousness, becoming incapacitated, or otherwise becoming stunned.
• When casting Offering, one’s declaration during the second emote must be done in #rp or #s and cannot be vague, stating plainly that they are surrendering their life.
• Once Offering has been cast, those within [12] meters of the caster receive first-degree burns and are roughly shoved back [2] meters.
• Once Offering has been cast, those within [10] meters of the caster receive second-degree burns, suffering a moderate wound, and are violently shoved back [4] meters.
• Once Offering has been cast, those within [6] meters of the caster receive third-degree burns, suffering a major wound, and fly back [6] meters, then falling against the ground.
• Once Offering has been cast, those within [3] meters of the caster are burned alive in the maelstrom of flame and force, grievously injured and assuredly to die if they do not receive immediate and appropriate medical assistance.
• Armored targets and shields do not possess immunity to this fire, unless stated by the material’s redlines for cases such as Rokodra or Dracanium. They will still take damage and feel pain from being directly struck by fire, as the flames are more than capable of inflicting searing damage through gaps in their armaments.
• The casting of Offering is treated in the same fashion as a suicide, meaning that it is an irreversible PK. This said, there is no afterlife for those who utilize this ability, their soul siphoned into the Blood Crystal.
• The casting of Offering destroys the Artefact.
   

Redlines of the Artefact:

• The Artefact, though imbued with additional properties listed above, would otherwise act as a mace wrought of mundane steel for the purpose of regular attacks in combat.
• The Artefact's flames are considered magical and, for the purposes of abilities like Penance and Offering, only affect creatures that possess genus. Creatures that do not have genus are not burned by the flames, though may still be bludgeoned by the mace itself. Otherwise, this circumvents general immunity to fire when making direct contact with unarmored flesh.

Explanation of the Artefact:

This Artefact’s purpose is to serve as the mirror against The Sanguine Touch which would be primarily utilized by the darker forces that have claimed their reward from The Emberrest. Unlike the aforementioned Artefact, this morningstar is a weapon with a calling for those seeking to dispense calamity unto the many thralls of the autumnal lands.

It is a weapon of conflicting morality, that of sacrifice and darkness though with intent to be used for salvation. Moreover, it acts to elaborate upon the lore of those who inhabited the Emberrest prior to the settling within Azuras and displays the gruesome desperation held by those attempting to fend off the blood-plague.

Though most of its abilities are likely to only be useful within The Emberrest (such as Sanctity, Revelation, or Offering), it still maintains some applications in other environments, in such cases acting mostly as a mighty weapon to exert its purifying flame against all foes of its wielder.

ET Responsible for the Artefact: TomFunks

“Usstan orn harventh ummo natha elggor ul'nusst ulu gulu'da Drazhana mal'rak.“

“I will cleave loose a dying squeal to haunt Drazhana forever.”

Name of the Artefact:

Ilharnorrs: Vharcanrul d’Sbattana

Common: Revenger of Sbattana

Effects of the Artefact:

Vharcanrul is a blade haunted by its namesake, Sbattana the Stinger, who informs its powers and cause. She is a graven of vengeance obsessed with slaying the zentherak Draz-Kulzattar, the Biting Bat, her betrayer and murderer an era ago. Her potent spirit fuels those desperate or foolish enough to wield her revenger blade. Soon they learn the cost: she must feed. Whose misery will she drink?

Sbattana as glimpsed by a haunted wielder: claw-crowned and veiled in a pall.

Soul-Stinger
By brandishing Vharcanrul  and invoking Sbattana in [2] emotes the wielder will feel her cold presence as the blade wreathes in diaphanous teal ectoplasm.

Emote example:
Valor the Red brings his greatsword black as wrought iron to his sternum, both hands tight with strain and worry. He hoists the blade on high and bellows through the grates of his helm, “Arise, Sbattana!”
Valor the Red’s blade drips with a glassy aquamarine glow until it envelops it whole. The subtle silhouette of a grim, spike-crowned figure hidden behind a translucent shroud looms behind him.

Until disarmed or dismissed by the wielder, it interacts with the ethereal as if physical as well as plunging the blade into a victim jolts them with the hexed sting of her grief and deepens the longer it remains embedded:

[1] emote: The victim feels constrainably nauseous and tingles with a sense of jarring betrayal and tears begin to well. Their movement speed is reduced by [1] block and their vision is blurred.
[2] emotes: The victim begins to weep as they are taken with seething sorrow and can no longer speak coherently, only scream or cry. 
[3] emotes: The victim is overcome with crescendoing woe and crumples, becoming stunned for as long as Vharcanrul remains embedded in their wound. Acquire [1] Misery unit.

Once Vharcanrul is embedded in a wound, the victim experiences fragmentary flashes of Sbattana’s tale. First they sense their heart racing as they see themself fleeing through a subterranean tunnel or may catch glimpses of crimson fire erupting as they look behind themself mid-run. The vision cuts to the victim wielding Vharcanrul and cutting through freshly-raised zombies they recognize as mangled friends while reeking brimstone smolders. Finally the vision has the victim kneeling in ashamed defeat before an amorphous horned figure silhouetted in red flame, wracked with the pain of betrayal that leaves them in stunned silence as long as Vharcanrul remains in them.

Should a victim survive an encounter after being stabbed for [3] emotes they will come to be haunted by Sbattana, the graven appearing in their sleep and daydreams. This is left to the creative freedom of the ST who may use such a line of contact for associated events. This mark on the soul can be broken like any curse by a farseer shaman as well as erased by a mystic.

Red lines:
-Activating Soul-Stinger cannot be hidden, it is an obvious magical effect. In the 2 emotes to activate it the wielder cannot also attack, block, or dodge but may move.
-While holding Vharcanrul in a victim’s wound the wielder cannot dodge, only block as feasible or attack by digging deeper and holding it in place; the victim, if not restrained or sufficiently challenged, can withdraw Vharcanrul in [1] emote. If the sword is dislodged from the wound its emote count is reset; if withdrawn after [2] emotes and then the victim is stabbed again, the counter begins at [1] rather than [2].
-The wielder cannot change the vision experienced by those they stab. It is also their responsibility to inform ST when a victim has been harvested for Misery as to alert them to who is haunted by the blade. Those haunted may only break away via farseer or mystic intervention.

-Harvesting a unit of Misery must be screenshotted and sent to the handling ST for record keeping as well as to inform them who the victim player is so they may be haunted.

Batbane
Embodying the plain threat of the Revenger blade to Draz-Kulzattar, the first strike it lands upon a Drazhana-pacted naztherak or batlike inferis victim brings their own sin to the surface and triggers the Dread malice effect; the victim is seized by overwhelming fight-or-flight causing them to flee or seek safety, erupt into hurried violence, or even freeze in place. This lasts for [2] emotes after being hit during which the victim naztherak or inferis can only: sprint away, attack inaccurately, or block, decided by the victim’s player as to what is most appropriate for their character. This effect applies to any eligible character once per encounter

By spending [3] Misery the wielder may summon Sbattana to bring hellbats low and in [2] emotes of raising the sword high and wreathing it in glassy ectoplasm they may send the graven flying like a banshee to spear and ground any flying Drazhana-pacted naztherak or batlike inferis, forcing them to crash like a meteorite.

Red lines:
-The batbane effect cannot be used as a detection method to identify disguised naztherak or zar’ei, only affecting their revealed forms, and attempting to use Vharcanrul as a testing method will be denied.
-The dread malice effect only lasts for [2] emotes, never longer, and only triggers on the very first successful attack per legal victim per encounter.
-The anti-flight feature of this spell requires ST permission to utilize as it would only be relevant in events.

Fade Into Antiquity
By spending [1] Misery the wielder of Vharcanrul may invite death with total stillness across [3] emotes to cloak themself in the invisible shroud of Sbattana’s battle-pall. While cloaked they are silent but movement yields a noticeable light distortion. This effect can be maintained for up to [10] emotes during which the wielder cannot attack, cast, dodge, block, or sprint; the invisibility may be ended when desired with [1] emote of transition in which they cannot prepare an attack, cast, dodge, or block.

Red lines:
-Activating Fade Into Antiquity cannot be performed alongside attacking, dodging, blocking, moving, or speaking and requires total stillness. Any such interruption, including if forced, breaks the activation and requires restarting. A point of Misery is only spent if successfully activated. Exiting invisibility incurs a [1] emote buffer in which the user cannot prepare to cast, attack, or defend, this emote serving as a stun if forcibly ended.
-Phantoms and those with True Sight see through this ability. Seer’s Spot Energy, Kani’s Third Eye, alchemy’s heat lens, and similar effects can be used to detect an invisible wielder.

-The handling ST should be contacted after using Fade Into Antiquity so the wielder’s units of Misery are accurately tracked. If a wielder is found to be hiding their use of this ability they may be punished for powergaming as well as lose ownership of the item. 

Artefact Redlines:

-Equipping Vharcanrul requires OOC consent from the wielder as to permit the ST portraying Sbattana to, when they see fit, overpower the wielder and possess them when appropriate; the wielder of Vharcanrul is not its master. They must always engage with Sbattana and please her - fulfill her need for Misery and Draz-Kulzattar’s blood - lest she leverage her strength against them, turn the blade inward, and find herself a new wielder. 
-For mechanical purposes Vharcanrul is equivalent to a ferrum sword albeit is physically unbreakable on account of its enchantment.

Explanation of the Effects:

Any witness to Mori’Quessir societies, be they native, enslaved, or foes, quickly glean the venom of brutality coursing within and the heights of power which control them: egotism and suffocating shame, inescapable fears and obsessive prudence, and their thorned master above all: hate. Every web-choked tunnel plunging into the depths of Mori che'elen, outpost or citadel or temple, is haunted by the cries of their malice. The bleak crush of slain hope, the terror of sharp darkness, the harrowing sorrow of resisted ends: no other race has not only failed to sweeten life but elevated the heights of suffering and rejoiced. Blood trails may stain their hidden roads but raw agony paints every blunt cavern wall and it is this, hatred and misery, which lures nightmares of this world and beyond.

It is this suffering which gave the slain swordswoman her grit to endure through death and cling to revenge.

Now she comes to return the favor. 

ET Responsible for this Artefact:
Zarsies

Name of the Artefact: The Sanguine Touch

Effects of the artefact: Touched by the origins of the curse which flows over the island of Emberrest and twisted by the primordial vein of living crimson which pulses deep within the earth. This creation seems to have formed from a fallen guardian which was swallowed by this vein and remade in its image. 

“A pulse was present … yours, yet not -- echoing throughout your flesh.”

The Legend of the Emberrest speaks to its origins; that of a great warrior who traversed deep into the caverns in pursuit of quelling this encroaching plague yet met their demise at the hand of the tainted, devoured and used for a nefarious display of power.

The curse would bind itself to the wielder’s blood, threading its nefarious origins into their veins and which each heartbeat from there would only allow it to fester and settle deeper, embedding itself through its host.

One who accepts the curse shall find themselves slowly attuning to its power, and over the course of [3] weeks (Increasing tier every week) they will find new powers naturally bestow upon them, either through the gleam of a vision through the arm’s desire or from their own empiricism.

[Passive, Combative] [T1] - The Living Arm of The Emberrest

Upon attunement, and corruption, the wielder’s arm -- whichever they pick -- undergoes a visual and metaphysical metamorphosis. It becomes sheathed in a shifting red-black ‘fire’, streaked with vein-like patterns that move beneath the wielder’s skin. The arm will appear as it is permanently wreathed in this glow, flickering like flames whilst behaving like liquid bloodlight and the wielder’s finger-tips will sharpen, as they gain the ability to utilize its power.

REDLINES

• The limb cannot be fully concealed by mundane means. Wraps, gloves, or armor will give way to or distort to reveal its corruption. 
• Touching the arm will feel warm to the touch, almost like fever, and the pulse often beats out of sync with the wielder’s natural heartbeat.
• In moments of strain or danger, the arm’s energy will intensify and grow brighter as an aesthetic effect.
• The wielder would have an additional pulse emitting from the arm. For any magical purpose, this is akin to a secondary heartbeat or separate entity. To those with magical insight, it appears as oozing, red-hued liquid; however, it remains invisible to the common man's eye.
• Should the arm come in touch with a spell of [Voidal] origin or [Thanhic] influence, it will become unusable for [1] emote. 

[Passive, Non Combative] [T2] - The Fog’s Tendril

The presence of the Sanguine Touch has the ability to subtly warp the environment around the wielder. Crows will often find themselves materializing within the wielder’s vicinity, perched on rooftops, branches, as they passively observe. Additionally, surfaces and objects may take on a faint red-black sheen as the ambient corruption displaces the physical space around the wielder, causing objects to subtly rearrange in harmless, aesthetic ways.

Furthermore, a growing comfort will settle in the wielder as they find themselves within the bounds of the Emberrest, feeling a faint connection to the corrupted soil. Leaving the island induces a faint irritability, and it would feel as if the island itself sought to return home, constantly pulling upon the wielder’s mind.

MECHANICS
[Emote]
The Host extended his hand, causing a faint red-black shimmer to ripple across his arm and across nearby surfaces as a pair of crows flickered into existence atop a branch above. With a flick of his wrist, did this shimmer harden onto a stool next to him, and with a pull did the influence of his arm quickly cause it to come careening toward him, settling just before his feet.

REDLINES

• This is a passive ability and is purely aesthetic and as such grants no combative benefit.
• The environmental shifts cannot cause harm, inflict fear, or impede another player’s movement or actions in a combative manner.
• The crows summoned passively can’t be used to glean any information normally unobtainable to the player, but they may be utilized for simple area interactions like fetching a letter and handing it to another, et-cetera but are thematically symbolic otherwise.
• Alterations to flames are cosmetic, and they do not increase damage, duration, or heat intensity.
• The red-black environmental sheen may only shift or rearrange objects in visually flavorful but physically negligible ways, so no blocking doors or altering terrain or structures.
• Manipulations must remain small and atmospheric, they cannot destroy or be used maliciously.
• The irritability that is induced upon leaving is aesthetic. 

[Combative] [T3] - Sanguine Burst - ACTIVE

When calling upon the cursed essence of the Emberrest, a wielder of the Sanguine Touch may marshal the corruption into a volatile surge of force. It is used by channeling this tainted blood from their arm, the corruption will then strengthen and begin to coil and sharpen as it manifests into thin vibrating ribbons of blood. Then finally, with intent, these strands are unleashed as a fan of narrow, penetrating, crimson spikes in a [3]m wide CONE, travelling [2m] forward (See image in redlines). These rivulets carve forward in straight lines and sear with the heat of corrupted lifeforce before they fade into a red haze, drifting away.

MECHANICS

[First Emote]

The wielder begins to channel their corrupted blood, their arm taking on a pulsing red-black glow as faint, twitching filaments of crimson stretch from their tainted arm.

[Second Emote]

The corruption condenses which causes the filaments to tighten and sharpen into thin lines of blood.

[Third Emote]

The Sanguine Burst is released and [3] narrow projectiles fire out in a wide fan.

REDLINES

• Sanguine Burst is an offensive ranged spell and as such may not be used to defend, parry or block.
• Sanguine Burst shoots out [3] small projectiles.
• Sanguine Burst may only be used [2] times per combative scenario.
• If the wielder was to dodge, attack, or do any other ability whilst charging, it will subside and cancel.
• The spikes must travel in straight lines and cannot bend, curve, home, or track any targets.
• The projectiles do not cause any lingering effects beyond brief visual residue to the environment, like a trail of red-hued mist.
• The wielder may not move more than [2] blocks while charging or casting the spell.
• The spell can not be held indefinitely, and will dissipate if not used upon being charged. Upon being charged, it must be expelled within [3] emotes, or it will fade away and be nullified.
• The spikes which it releases cut with the sharpness of a steel blade, akin to a dagger being launched. Therefore, as they are akin to projectiles, they would penetrate [MEDIUM ARMOR] and pierce deep into the target's flesh, though they are reliably halted by [HEAVY ARMOR], which would only suffer dents.
• The spikes will always fire from the wielder’s finger-tips, allowing them to control the height of which they will be launched from, ex: aiming at torso-level.
• The shot spikes may hit several characters within range and spread, and depending on distance, may be concentrated to only hit one target. For example, if one was to put their hand up to the skin of another, all the spikes would hit that [1] target. 

• The stone block represents the player, and the diamond block represents the cone, extending maximum [2] blocks out, and starting [3]m wide before concentrating toward the apex of the cone. The spikes may hit up to [3] blocks (up or down) in height.

Redlines of the Artefact:

• The artifact will replace the limb of the host and in the instance one wishes to rid themselves of it, they must amputate their entire arm from the shoulder joint. As a lingering consequence, The Emberrest will become a source of intense dread should they ever return to the region.
• If the arm is decapitated or rendered useless through too much damage, the item representation must be /use’d.
• In the instance the arm is forcefully removed, ST must be informed.
• The host will always feel like they are missing a piece of themselves as long as they are a host to the curse, as the arm is not actually theirs yet they will still be able to move it and feel pain through it. This could optionally grant the host a feeling of paranoia, obsession, and anxiety as they feel like their arm is missing.
• The arm may only be ‘taken’ by another player by amputating it, where an ST ticket must be made to update accordingly. Should another player wish to indulge in the curse, they must contact the owner of the CArt beforehand.
• For gameplay, the arm item is represented as Black Glazed Terracotta to avoid abuse and the individuals 'blessed' with this boon are also marked in a hidden comment to track.

Explanation of the Artefact:

Hailing from the source beneath the Emberrest, this taint has been formed as a ‘gift’ bestowed by its malevolent creator. For one which descends into the depths of the Emberrest, they may encounter these defiled marks and eventually find themselves before it. 

The Sanguine Touch is a vile, parasitic manifestation, a 'gift' of corruption that originates deep within the Emberrest. It is a deliberate taint, painstakingly crafted by a malevolent entity. These underground labyrinths are the true domain of the Sanguine Touch where its influence saturates the air. Explorers will encounter the first signs of this corruption with defiled, pulsating crimson marks that stain the cavern walls.

The true goal of this horrific pilgrimage is the source of the Touch itself. Should one survive the oppressive atmosphere and the dread-inducing silence of the depths, they will eventually find themselves standing before the heart of the taint. It is an encounter with a profound malice that marks the end of their journey by being utterly consumed by its raw, sanguine force.

ET responsible for the Artefact:

Lenny (XDpwLenny)

The Staff of Riitill’eliuii

Lore / Description

A simple staff plucked and carved out from a fallen branch of the first Elder Tree grown upon the mortal realm. A being that bore witness to numerous historical moments in its long life, though now only holding fragments of its once great wisdom. Granted to Descendants by the Green Dragaar Taynei’Hiylu in centuries past, the simple staff traded ownership between Druids for many years before finally resting in the hands of the Fox Druid, Sonna Vulnrith. Who, upon finding the Wellspring of Al’Avariel with the order at large, sought to utilize the waters of the spring to coax life back into the ancient staff once more.

The Staff of Riitill’eliuii, now awakened and refurbished, clings to the memories of those who once visited it to pay tribute. The vision of hunters, warriors, and sages coming far and wide to bask in its once glory. In turn, the sentient staff now clings to their beliefs, urging whoever may hold it to carry on in their name and path with an aged and stern tone.

“Heed me; walk my woods, watch over those within it, and protect them until their end. Find those hiding in the shadow amidst it, seeking to defile its grounds. Make prey of them and their ways.”

General Artifact Redlines:

• The staff may be used by all descendants, except for those who hold a tainted soul—some examples of this being dark magics like necromancy and naz’therak.
• Seers and Blood Mages, who are also Druids, are still capable of using the staff. However, should the blood mage ever showcase corruptive magics, the staff will cease to function for them. This acts permanently as the sentient staff will actively remember what occurred and refuse to work with one utilizing corruptive magics. Should a player drop the corruptive magics there after the staff will allow its use once more.
• Within the base form, the Staff of Riitill’elulii has the same durability and strength as standard wood. That said, if it is in a form, this durability will change to whatever the form allows.
• The mental effects of this artifact only apply when the wearer has it on their person. 
• Should the Staff be broken apart, if pieces of it are still intact, it will naturally weave itself back together over [3] OOC days. That said, if all pieces of it are destroyed via something like fire, the Artifact will cease to exist.
• Mechanically, the reformation will occur with whoever is still holding the original item.
• Should this artifact be completely destroyed, the player holding it must contact the ET managing it to inform them.

Explanation of Effects:

Mental Effects

When one has the Staff of Riitill’eliuii, they feel a great urge to travel throughout the realm in search of corruption to uproot. They’d see it as a duty-bound cause to protect the wildlife and people that live in tandem with nature. All forms of corruptive magic cause them great distaste or even bring them to the point of rage. This can often be a detriment to the person under the staff effect, as their protective mission will frequently drive them to the point of obsession. Those under the staff's influence feel this urge to find corruption, akin to a hunt, though it is never-ending. No matter how much they remove from the world, it feels almost insatiable. A flaw was woven into the awakened staff, with only fragments of memories to piece together its wishes.

Abilities

Riitill’eliuii’s Somber - [Passive]

The ancient staff limb of one of the first Elder Trees holds a sentience unparalleled by most awakened staves, but loneliness lingers within its core.

Riitill’eliuii’s Staff functions like a sentient awakened staff, holding its natural tune and making small movements to express itself. Most distinctly for Riitill’eliuii, the staff has long clung to what little memories remain of their being, having long since forgotten the faces and names of those who offered them tribute long ago. The staff will actively long to travel with a druid, seeking to return to them. For example, Riitill’eliuii, if they are attempted to be hidden away, might wrap vines around the wearer's hand, or if they are stolen from their holder, the staff may rattle violently within their captor's hand, seeking to escape with no avail. A somber tone follows the ancient staff, and it does not wish to be forgotten once more by the Descendants of this land.

Redlines:

Warrior’s Memoriam - [1 Emote]

Within its natural state, this former branch of the great elder tree, Riitill’eliuii, takes the form of a simple staff but can be willed to take hold of a form familiar to one of its many visitors. Throughout its centuries of life, it has held on the mortal plane of existence.

The Staff of Riitill’eliuii can take on three forms, each holding its own distinct magical abilities listed independently from the descriptions below. Each weapon takes [1] emote to switch between them, no matter the state that it is in.

The Huntsman’s Spear:

Channeling the memories of the many warriors who visited its roots early in its history, the Staff of Riitill’eliuii can take on the form of a large spear, bearing the durability and density of Refined Argentum. However, lacking the other benefits, the weapon is magically infused with this comparable strength and weight.

The Stalker’s Bow:

Channeling the memories of the many scouts and bowsmen who visited its roots early in its history, the Staff of Riitill’eliuii can take on the form of a long bow, bearing the durability and density of regular wood. However, it possesses the ability to create its own ammunition within combat. Actively being a state where destruction is more likely a risk should an assailant get hold of the relic.

The Glade’s Shield:

Channeling the memories of the many scouts and bowsmen who visited its roots early in its history, the Staff of Riitill’eliuii can take on the form of a Tower Shield, bearing the durability and density of Refined Carbarum. With this, when within the Glade’s Shield state, it will weigh heavily upon the user, reducing their movement speed to half.

Redlines:

Hunter’s Recall - [Warrior’s Memoriam - The Huntsman’s Spear + 2 Emotes]

When within the state of the Huntsman’s Spear, the Staff of Riitill’eliuii retains its sentient urge to return to its holder, allowing itself to be pulled back once thrown.

When thrown or at a resting position within 20 blocks of the holder of the relic, they may call forth for it to return to their grasp when within the spear state over the course of two emotes. The first would be putting forth one hand to usher the sentient artifact as a vine grows upon the spear. The second emote following this would be the shooting of this vine, wrapping around the holder's arm before reeling the weapon back into their hand. The spear must be within the user's line of sight.

Redlines:

Ensnaring Shot - [Warrior’s Memoriam - The Stalkers Bow + 4 Emotes | Twice Per Encounter]

When within the state of the Stalker’s Bow, the Staff of Riitill’eliuii may channel forth a great concentration of natural power before firing forth an ensnaring projectile.

Should the Staff of Riitill’eliuii carrier need to slow down or ensnare a foe, the Stalker’s Bow offers them the ability to hold large or small creatures in place with a set of entangling brambles. This is done throughout [4] emotes, knocking an arrow as you usually would before, willing the energies of the sentient weapon to funnel into the arrow, gradually causing it to grow into a large pointed root. When released, the ensnaring shot will travel a total of 48 blocks; that said, during event scenarios, the range is increased to 100 blocks. Once this fired projectile reaches a target, the rooted shot will wrap around it, seeking to restrain its movements. Should the shot impact and ensnare the root and bramble spawned forth, it holds enough strength to restrain most beasts, only faltering at the strength of Adult Wyrms and greater. These roots would remain for [2] emote rounds before decaying away.

Redlines:

Enduring Bulwark - [Warrior’s Memoriam - The Glades Shield + 3 Emotes | Once Per Encounter]

Drawing forth a power from its centuries of time standing as a sturdy anchor of druidic power within the natural world the Staff of Riitill’eliuii can form itself into a sturdy bulwark.

As a defined act of defense within the form of The Glade’s Shield, the Staff of Riitill’eliuii can be driven into the ground, causing it to expand and grow past its standard form. Slowly, throughout [3] emotes, once driven into the ground, the shield will root itself into the ground, expanding out and upwards to a 4x3 wall just before them. Offering a sturdy barrier capable of enduring numerous attacks, be it siege weaponry or massive beasts. After [3] emotes, the wall will reform into the staff regardless of the number of strikes made against it.

Redlines:

ET Responsible for Artifact: RaiderBlue

Name of the Artefact: The Cursefury’s Imperfect Oculus