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This lore has been denied. There is meant to be finality after a certain point, which cannot be simply escaped. The only in-lore method for Corcitura to be able to do this would be Siliti, which have been for good reason shelved.

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Name of the Artefact: The Long Arm Effects of the artefact: Within your grasp, a gauntlet-vambrace which reached to ones elbow was held. Wrought of pure aurum and glistening silver, this gauntlet let off a shimmering white lux which gently cascaded to the ground below. Even within it's presence, did all- even those of holy affiliation- feel a deep intimidation which shook them at their core. "The Long Arm" seemed only useable by current/former clerics, ascended, paladins, or direct descendants of so. When worn, it felt as if purity, order, and duty steeled their hearts. The gauntlet seemed easily secured, with belts and buckles which wrapped around an arm snug. The former three would find their healing costless, as the artefact bled holy energies which eased so. Upon touch with anything considered "unholy", 'The Long Arm' would inflict heavy burns which affected the soul directly; even through armour. When in a holy magic's connection, the gauntlet would manifest an ethereal golden hammer which was directly attached to one's arm. Capable of withstanding Thanhium with ease. The Long Arm could be thrown with mighty power, coursing through the air and laying judgement upon those who are misfortunate enough to be within it's way. Within a simple command, was the hammer return to it's grasp. Artefact redlines: Connection -This relic supplies only a temporary connection. It does not allow for former spells of the MA to be used without approval, nor does it supply a reconnection. It cannot be used to ‘reconnect’ a former MA holder or their descendant even if an Accepted lore piece for their respective magic exists. -In the case of disconnections or blacklists, this relic will not supply a connection. -Only soul-bearing Descendants who are not otherwise impure/Dark CAs are eligible for this connection. For example, should a Corcitura have an Ascended parent, the Corcitura will be ineligible for this connection - and will instead burn. -A former Ascended, Cleric, or Paladin must have a valid (former Accepted) MA. Trial-students who were never connected are ineligible for this connection. -In the case of a descendant, they must have a parent with a valid MA under either Ascended, Cleric, or Paladinism. If the child was born after the parent lost the connection, they are ineligible to use this relic - as they are the child of a regular Descendant. -Other CAs which cannot hold Deity MAs are ineligible for this connection and cannot use the relic. If they are currently or formerly soul-bearing they simply feel the intimidating presence of what lies inside the relic. -Dark MAs and CAs are incompatible with this relic. Purity -This Magical Artifact will affect all players that bear souls, including creations like the undead, Eidola, vampires, werebeasts, etc. This excludes Animatii constructs but does not exclude soul-bearing Machine Spirits. Generally, if the persona bears or formerly bore a soul (losing it through dark magic), they are vulnerable to this mental effect. -This effect cannot be used to pinpoint the relic, but something would be felt nearby. -Currently, this effect bypasses all mental wards, except for any magic/ca possessing a fear-nullifying effect; those with so however will still feel its presence and be unnerved by it. -When donning this relic, a viable user feels the presence of ‘Purity’, ‘Order’, and ‘Duty’ emboldening their hearts. This is an aesthetic effect and does not grant boons against fear or other emotions. -The Purity effect does not burn non-Dark CAs and does not burn Dark MA users. It does not affect Dragaar or wild dragons which are incorrupt. Such creatures will feel the impact of the weapon but not the searing effect on touch with it or the gauntlet. -Similarly to Paladinism, one cannot "spook test" by constantly touching everything they see. Although it does not align 1:1 with the lore of the artefact, doing "spook tests" without valid in-roleplay reason presentable to Story Team is considered in poor faith and metagaming. Antimagic Resistance -In contact with the gauntlet, the Thanhium instantly overheats as if it had been exposed to a Voidal Hollow and may self-destruct. Thanhic Steel instantly overheats in contact, and is rendered unusable for the remainder of the encounter, as if it had absorbed a Tier 5 spell. However, the gauntlet will still remain functioning. -Null Arcana does not work in conjunction with the gauntlet. -Kani’s Mana Manipulation can only ‘grab’ the ethereal hammer if the Kani user themselves are a current or former Ascended, Cleric, or Paladin which has not been disconnected. Kani also cannot disconnect the gauntlet’s user from their connection. In both cases, there is simply too much mana for the Kani users to attempt to manipulate or close off. -If Arcana Flow goggles are used to look at this gauntlet, the amount of magic within it would be difficult to look at for more than a single emote without strain. Purity through Penance -Whichever outcome (Flagellation or Forgiveness) of death is decided by the slain party. Summoned Weapon -The hammer is always ethereal and golden, but acts as if it is physical with regards to striking at any target. As such, it cannot be grasped. In the case of users such as Kani, they are unable to grab and wield the hammer without themselves being a current or former Ascended, Cleric or Paladin - and cannot have been disconnected. -This weapon does not allow the user to suddenly cast ‘Sunlight Spear’, but each time the weapon strikes with its volatility, due to its deific nature. Returning Weapon -The command does not have to be uttered aloud, and can be whispered, but should be written in the emote regardless to indicate some form of tell. For example, one can simply stretch their arm out in the direction of the hammer to recall it back to their hand. Explanation of the effects: Appearance The Long Arm is a gauntlet composed of Lunarite and aurum, which encloses one’s right forearm and fist. The item lets off white illumination that drifts gently to the ground at all times. Its radiance cannot be shut off. On its exterior, the sigil of Tahariae and that of the Gilded Court, represented as a stag and a golden hammer respectively. Connection When donned by a former or current Ascended, Cleric, Paladin, or their direct descendant, the “Long Arm” provides a temporary connection as long as the gauntlet is worn. Inside the gauntlet relic resides a ‘presence’ which supplies this connection. Once connected, the physical appearance of the gauntlet remains the same, but the appearance of the user may alter, allowing them to temporarily possess the aura color of their current or former connection. In the case of a direct descendant, the Ascended, Cleric or Paladin parent’s aura color would become theirs. In the event a persona does not know their parent’s aura color from their connection and cannot discover it, the aura will present itself of a color of the user’s choosing, provided it is one which makes sense for the connection; ie, a cleric-descendant cannot have a red aura during casting with this relic. This connection remains only so long as the gauntlet is worn. The effects of the connection do not remain, nor does the former user keep the aesthetics or magical abilities - and are thus ineligible for an MA using this method. Physical Effects Although the Long Arm's gauntlet would grant it's user ample protection, one would find themselves gone under very minor physical changes whilst having it equipped. Wearing The Long Arm, the user would gain a sense of serenity, and calm; unbroken by combat. By no means unable to show emotions or ability, this calm would merely mean that the wearer would excel under pressure, and would never find themselves overwhelmed even in the most dire of situations. As well, although one could still do so if they desired, the wearer of The Long Arm would no longer require sleep; the vigilant watcher sent from the heavens, the wearer of The Long Arm would not require any form of long rest. Despite this, they would still become exhausted and tired as normal. Mental Effects Whilst bearing no significant mental effects, The Long Arm would subtly change its user and gear them toward certain personality types and traits. When equipped, the wielder of The Long Arm would be more inclined to the traits; Just Honest Strong Convictions/Morals Honorable Prideful Courageous And disinclined greatly to the traits; Unjust Dishonest Weak Convictions/Morals Dishonorable Modest Craven Alongside this, the wielder of The Long Arm would be greatly inclined and urged to travel. As if a wandering protector or vanguard, the Long Arm would desire to see good done throughout the world, in all names and creeds; not just that of the wielder's nation, order, or clan. Furthermore, The Long Arm's wearer would feel an unshakeable urge to keep things pure and orderly, as well as performing tasks and duties they or any holy order would assign them. Lastly, while already spirituality in bloodline is practically a requirement, the wearer of The Long Arm would feel a fervour toward their Aengul(s) of choice, being Xan, Tahariae, Malchediael, and-or Aeriel. Rife with zeal, they would pray or contemplate to the deity frequently, viewing themselves as the arbiter and presence of their deity among descendants; fervent upon teaching others of their Aengul's lifestyle and path, and enforcing their creeds. Abilities Purity [Passive] Bearing a litany of effects, The Long Arm would be the antithesis to Darkspawn, and The Impure. When put in contact with any Darkspawn (Dark CA, Darkmagic Possessing, Undead, or Tainted-Soul creature), it would inflict an incredible searing-pain to the victim of it's attack that afflicted the very soul of the user, able to strike both physical and ethereal forms at once. This would bypass any covering of the victim, striking past any armour or disguise magical or not. Curiously, no matter the affiliation (Darkspawn or not), all soul-bearing creatures within a [20] metre presence around The Long Arm would feel greatly intimidated by the mere sight of it. Antimagic Resistance [Passive] The strength of the deific mana inside this object overwhelms any attempts to disable its enchantments or the connection of the user. To stop its active abilities, the user must be disabled or have the gauntlet taken from them, in which case the gauntlet’s passive effects still remain. This weapon is immune to Thanhium, Null Arcana, and Kani Mana Manipulation, as it possesses too much mana to manipulate or control. Purity through Penance [Passive] With the power of purging and purifying holy magic, whenever striking a killing blow upon a darkspawn with The Long Arm, the slain would (during their time of death, until respawn should they do so) experience one of two things; seeming to have no correlation or causation upon which effect took place and why. Flagellation - During their time in respawn, the soul of the slain would be in violent and otherworldly torment; one which would last even after respawn for at least a [3] OOC days. Forgiveness - During their time in respawn, the soul of the slain would be granted a peace and serenity only found in the calmest and most loved of mortal lives. One which reminded them of their time before becoming a Darkspawn (were there to be one), and filling them with regret and dread for [3] OOC days after their respawn of what they no longer had. Optionally, should the slain desire, a Darkspawn killed by The Long Arm would be able to cleanse it's soul of sin; treated then as the standard of it's race thereafter. Summoned Weapon [1 Emote, 2 Emote Activated] Upon connection, the user of the Long Arm is able to conjure an ethereal golden hammer into the hand of the gauntlet-arm. This takes one emote to prepare as the weapon manifests and is drawn. It can be treated as a thrown weapon with thrice the mass of a standard warhammer, taking 1 emote to aim, 1 to throw. When thrown, the projectile is only as fast as a thrown warhammer, but its deific nature enhances the blow - against Darkspawn, the bolt possesses a concussive force comparable to an Olog's punch, capable of brute-force crushing through near-any material found on the mortal plane save for Carbarum. Returning Weapon [1 Emote] While connected, a user can recall the ethereal hammer to their hand with a single command. In the case of a miss, the weapon arcs back towards their hand. After a successful strike and dissipating, the hammer can be reformed. In the case of line of sight being blocked, the hammer will reform instead of traveling in an arc back. ET Responsible for this Artefact: squakhawk Purpose (Optional): Created as a cooperative effort between former Clerics and Ascended who had still played the server years after their magic was shelved, alongside a former Cleric & Ascended artefact which both had been extremely important artefacts to the community preserved through vaults over two map transitions, Sordran and these stalwarts followers of Aeriel and Tahariae worked together during the Xannic Revival eventline upon mid-late Almaris, which through massive player effort completely rejuvenated roleplay in deific magics and holy roleplay. Dedicated toward the Azdromoth eventlines on Almaris and to come in Aevos, the Sordran-Azdromoth conflict is far from over with this artefact in play.

Name of the Artefact: Vutcimuz, Vessel of The Ruiner Effects of the artefact: Vutcimuz is a titanic, impractical longsword made of a dark flesh-coloured metal which had the properties of bluesteel. The weapon mildly burned the eyes just to look at, as if one was staring into a bonfire- even carrying the warmth of one in the weapon's proximity. When touched, the blade gave off the feeling as if one's skin was being cooked, flesh burning and twisting at even a mere graze. Once held, the weapon would attempt to bind to it's user, imbueing them with the feelings of bloodlust and ceaseless rage. Once bound, the blade would progressively wither and wear it's user, taking control over them as they would lose memories and personality traits- eventually losing their humanity altogether. The blade seemed to speak a prophecy, to whoever wished to hold... "Grant me three kills of hate, and I will grant you power beyond imagining." Artefact redlines: -Vutcimuz is Inferic in nature, and thus is considered "Darkspawn", "Dark Magic", or "Unholy" for all intents and purposes. -Remaining magic slots would be permanently consumed by Vutcimuz, however retaining whatever magics (and their effects) held prior. This does not include magical weakness, which is removed and is replaced with strength of an orc. For flavour purpose, were someone to have magical weakness beforehand, they may roleplay as if their body cannot handle the immense boon in strength granted from the blade and pains them. -Once bound, the binding wielder must contact whoever manages the artefact listed upon this lorepiece. -Vutcimuz would place the user on a one-death PK clause, surpassing any form of immunity or escape to death (Monks, Klones, Lichdom, etc.) triggering upon roleplay death. Roleplay death after PVP combat does not trigger this PK. This does not count if the wielder of Vutcimuz opts for PVP instead of CRP. -Once bound, the wielder may not unbind to Vutcimuz, or void the roleplay associated with binding to Vutcimuz. -Once the 3 month PK clause is triggered, the character is turned over for ST use and artefact redistribution. -Vutcimuz itself has the strength of bluesteel, and is considered a Greatsword. -There is no way to melt down, dismantle, purge, or cure Vutcimuz known. -The spell "Unexorcisable" would summon the blade as if it were there to begin with, with a telegraph. One for example, may summon the blade whilst their sword hand was pointed toward someone (as if they had already stabbed them) - but the blade would not suddenly stab them, and would begin to manifest, allowing a reaction time from the defender. (In short; no insta-stab lightsaber cheese) -Despite mundane flame immunity at stages 2 and 3, magical flame would affect the vessel as normal. -The heat of Vutcimuz would not be enough to melt, pierce through, or otherwise light things on fire it would come into contact with. -The Wielder of Vutcimuz gains no additional vitality, and is functionally the same as their original descendant form. As example, they would not be able to suddenly take a dozen slashing sword hits and be unaffected; attacks would still affect them as normal, they are simply granted more protection Stage 2 onward in the form of Chitin. -Banishing Vutcimuz is the only way to bind to the blade and at any point save one's soul from destruction. -Performing "A Kill of Hate" should be sent to the manager of the artefact, to allow utilization and logging of a spell from the additional spellpool -Unshakeable only affects magics which directly invade the mind of the Vessel; such as Invasion from Voidstalking. Illusion or similar magics which simply present a stimulus would not trigger the effect. -If utilizing Power Beyond Imagining, after the spell concludes, the user would be considered at similar strength to a Voidstalker (twice as weak as a Voidal Mage), and unable to muster any strength or energy; considered completely defenseless. -Hellwalker, Conqueror of Planes requires OOC consent to bring others along. These people must be informed of the ramifications/consequences of shunting prior to consenting. -Prince of The High Hells would not mechanically grant items to those in its range. -Prince of The High Hells would not add “layers” or “extra” armor to those already wearing it. -Armor and weapons spawned from Prince of The High Hells are made of standard steel, and do not bear any nonstandard traits. -A Surrendered Vessel would be a case by case basis ET character to be played for a very short time by the player or an ET to make for eventlike roleplay opportunities which may be appropriate at that moment. When surrendering, should ST Management be directly unavailable, the vessel would simply skip this course and vanish with Vutcimuz. -The Undying Host may not undo PK-claused activities, CAs, or other similar circumstances. -Demonic changes to The Undying Host are cosmetic and temporary only, providing no physical advantage. These include more demonic features overtaking regular ones, such as chitinous skin, horns, claws, exposed muscle, excess teeth, discolouration of skin/eyes, and so on. This is not a transformation into an inferi, merely a corruption of the vessel that does not last. -It is optional for those who opt for revival after death through The Undying Host to have memories and dreams which haunt them relating to death, but follow death and revival rules prohibiting knowing any details of events leading up to or causing their death. -When casting The Undying Host, The Vessel must be within [10] blocks of the dead, and not currently blocking, parrying, or attacking to cast. -Those affected by Commander would not be forced to commit to orders of Vutcimuz, and cannot be physically compelled to. -Those marked with The Demonbrand should be sent to the manager of the artefact to add to a hidden comment on the CArt post with confirmation of branding. -The Demonbrand is a permanent marker that transfers through transformations, revivals, and so forth. It would be custom to each individual vessel of Vutcimuz. -Shunting using Vutcimuz would submit all involved to standard rules and redlines regarding shunting, such as the PK clause and informed OOC consent to join. -Shunting with an unbound Vutcimuz would shunt one irreversibly (unless one was, or was in presence of, another shunter) to Moz’Strimoza. -Shunting with a bound Vutcimuz would allow them to planeswalk freely as if they possessed the Arcane Displacement feat. -If Vutcimuz is not properly sealed and warded if not being utilized, it may traverse elsewhere upon the mortal plane at ST discretion. Upon sealing, a related prophecy post is released regarding it’s current state. Sealing and warding may degrade over time in effectiveness. -Indentured unto Death requires OOC consent from the party, and functions as a PK. Explanation of the effects: -Binding to Vutcimuz is a simple process; bearing the sword for longer than a few seconds, or using it to harm another creature, would begin the three-month PK countdown. When someone binds to Vutcimuz, they send a PM to the ET responsible for the artefact (Currently squakhawk). This cannot be avoided by wearing gloves, holding it at a distance, or some other utilization to avoid the clause but still use the sword. If one does not wish to bind to the sword, the blade gives off a sweltering heat which would inflict burns upon the attempted-wielder. -Vutcimuz itself is an exceptionally powerful Inferi which has it's soul living within the blade, corrupting any it comes into contact with. Outside of full possession and consumption of the vessel, Vutcimuz may not be communicated with and spoken to. -Vutcimuz, despite it's impracticality, would be utilized with utter ease as if any other sword to it's user due to the supernatural bond between blade and wielder. -Vutcimuz was scorching hot, as if fresh out of the forge; if pressed against someone, it would immediately inflict second-degree burns, and cauterize any wound it created through slashing or piercing attacks. -Vutcimuz would give off a passive, non-harmful heat as warm as a bonfire in a 5 block radius around the wielder. Looking at Vutcimuz directly would aswell give the same sensation of looking into a bonfire. -Vutcimuz may perhaps be cleansed, but the methodology of how is currently unknown. There as well seems no way to retrieve the demon from within the blade, and no ability to cure one of it's possession. -If Vutcimuz were to kill three soul-bearing individuals in an offensive (Striking first) manner, an ability (one per-kill) would be unlocked from the Stage 4 section. If all three kills were performed, the vessel would unlock Power Beyond Imagining. -Vutcimuz would place the user on a one-death PK clause, surpassing any form of immunity or escape to death (Monks, Klones, Lichdom, etc.) triggering upon roleplay death. Roleplay death after PVP combat does not trigger this PK. Vutcimuz most characteristically has four stages of possession, depending on how long the wielder has been bound to Vutcimuz. Stage 1 [0 Months, 0 days total] Possession Physical Changes: Over the heart (or whatever functions as it's heart) of the user, a bright flaming orange-red glow would emit warmth and light similar to a torch from the front and back of the user's torso. This would show through clothing, though be obscured under armour. Surrendering ones humanity, the need to eat or drink diminishes greatly, and the user ceases aging. Mental Changes: The vessel would become more easily irritated and irate, quicker to anger and annoyed at even the most trivial of things. They would be less goal oriented and focused on immediate gains, having little foresight or care for planning. Impatient and untactful. Unexorcisable - [1] Emote cast During stage one, the wielder of Vutcimuz would find it impossible to rid themselves of the sword from their person, permanently attached to them in some way. With [1] emote, they may cause the blade to apparate within their sword-hand, or disappear from the same hand. In this "sheathed" state, the blade takes place inside of them, and causes their skin to mildly redden and warm greatly, their eyes turning either a shade of orange or crimson. This could be done while attacking or defending, however once in the "sheathed" state, the blade would functionally be gone. Hellwalker, Conqueror of Planes - [6+] Emote Ritual cast When Vutcimuz is not bound to a vessel; Vutcimuz is an artefact of Moz'Strimoza, and bound between both it and the material plane. With this, those within the proximity of Vutcimuz may instead channel through their own methods (whether it be divine, cultural, or personal ritual) to one-way planeswalk to Moz'Strimoza as the blade attempts to return to its owner with mortal aide. The blade and those within [5m] proximity would be teleported irreversibly (unless one were to possess the means of shunting themselves) to the realm with the blade, placed on the same permanent PK clause that overrides others per shunting lore. This must be organized with an ST for an event in advance. When Vutcimuz is bound to a vessel; Vutcimuz, The Ruiner, is an artefact used by demonic generals of days past to traverse the planes freely and lead conquest of realms beyond imagining. While bound to its wearer, Vutcimuz may act as a vessel of shunting for its bound user and any within a [5m] proximity to freely traverse planes as if they had full access to shunting. This does not teach them the feat, nor does it give anyone the inherent understanding of its mechanism. This utilization follows all rules and redlines of Arcane Displacement lore. Notably, when shunting utilizing Vutcimuz, it would look far different and more distinct than the traditional method of shunting. From the point at which they shunted, a flaming sigil upon the ground of a cat branded into the ground. The smell of salt, sulfur, and smoke would permeate the air throughout the ritual and even sometime afterward, with those shunted possibly returning with mild malflame burns upon them from the violent nature of the planar traversal. Commander - [Passive] A general is only as strong as the men beneath their command; Vutcimuz would grant the vessel at this stage two traits. The Speaker - Necessary to command The Ruiner’s Army, The Vessel would be able to project his voice his unholy clarity throughout a battlefield, heard even over the most chaotic battles. The Feared - When commanding his armies, those marked by The Demonbrand would feel a strong urge to follow the orders of The Vessel, near compelled as if the orders of the vessel were thoughts of their own. Those unmarked by The Demonbrand, merely in the presence of The Vessel’s voice would feel a bristling, intimidating fear that only the most valiant of soldiers could be unaffected by. General of Numbers Beyond Counting - [2+] Emote Ritual cast The Iron Utilizing Vutcimuz, the bound user may inscribe its demonbrand upon a follower who succeeds one of their assigned trials. These trials are assigned by the general, and constitute acts considered ruinous upon others (Be it killing, raiding, razing, maiming, simple violence, vandalism, and so on). If one is to succeed the trial once directly assigned so by Vutcimuz, they may be blessed in its immediate presence through ritual to reward the Demonbrand. The Demonbrand A cursed singe upon flesh that could never be undone as now a permanent taint and marker upon the soul, The Demonbrand would both bless and curse its affected. Those marked by the demonbrand would significantly desire forms of power in any state offered, considering less of the cost and further how it may benefit them personally. This may manifest as shortsightedness, lust for power, bloodthirst, scheming, and manipulation. The Demonbrand would feel hindered in the direct presence of Vutcimuz, as a reminder of its original gifted power. The Demonbrand would only have active power whilst the current wielder of Vutcimuz lives. Were they to die, The Demonbrand would go dormant and while visible, remove any affected benefits or traits inflicted other than the physical presence of the brand itself. Should another descendant claim Vutcimuz, The Demonbrand would feel called to serve its new wielder and complete once again another trial to activate the Demonbrand. To the user, those with The Demonbrand would gain a myriad of differences. These manifest as; -Loss of sleep requirements, optionally completely inable to sleep -A stronger devotion to personal creed, whether that be religion, authority, culture, or so on -The ability to witness prophecy -The ability to spark small flame with their hands similar to a lighter or flint and steel -Resistance to first degree burns and a heightened tolerance to mundane heat The Ruiner's Sight - [Passive] Able to forge and unravel fate, Vutcimuz allows its vessel to witness prophecy in realtime, and in nightmares which would constantly plague the vessel. Unknowingly, when particularly impassioned or stricken by emotion, the vessel may trigger a prophetic event itself. Indentured unto Death - [Passive] A foul art, Vutcimuz may enact the cruelest, and most damning of all fates to those it slays. Though imperfect, kills that particularly impassion Zathairn and Vutcimuz would bring their soul into their court; surpassing forms of revival and banishing the slain to The High Hells for eternity. Stage 2 [1 Month, 30 days total] Bloodthirst Physical Changes: Parts of the wielder would begin to harden into an almost chitin-like material, manifesting in varying degrees upon their skin, nails, and teeth, hardening to the strength of iron should these chitin scales manifest in those spots. This chitin-like material should cover at least 2 and no more than 3 appendages of the body (legs, arms, torso, head) Mental Changes: The Vessel would become significantly more bloodthirsty and aggressive, often taking violent and unnecessary actions to maximize pain inflicted upon themselves and others. Their thinking would become more concrete, with abstract or conceptual ideas becoming more hard to make sense of or understand, though not impossible; seen instead of unnecessary and stupid. The Burning Blade - Passive, Activatable [1] Emote cast Willingly or not, whilst in it's unsheathed state, Vutcimuz would be able to light itself aflame with bright orange magical flame. This flame burned as hot as an ordinary campfire, functioning as a form of malflame-burning atop the normal burning effect. However, at all times, Vutcimuz' wielder would be immune to small flames (such as torches, candles, and alchemical weapons) aswell as Vutcimuz itself. Magical flames however would still affect the wielder as normal. Prince of The High Hells - [4+] Emote cast Provisioner and lord of The Ruiner’s host, Vutcimuz would be able to arm its enlisted soldiers in steel armour and weapons which afforded them whatever they may need for the battles to come. This would apparate over the course of the spell's cast, which required utter concentration and line of sight; but was unrestricted by range. The Undying Host - [2] Emote cast Unforgiving of those weak enough to fall in The Vessel’s presence, Vutcimuz may be used to lifebind the freshly dead and twist their forms into that of a much more horrid, demonic nature. A twisted version of reality, the soul would forcibly be returned to the body, sealed of its lethal wounds and granted it’s base strength and stamina once more for [10] Emotes before expiring, unable to be revived through such means again. Stage 3 [2 Months, 60 days total] Ceaseless Rage Physical Changes: Chitinous scales would continue to develop over the wielder, enwreathing 4-6 appendages (legs, torso, arms, head) in them. As well, horns may develop over the user, and spikes may grow from these scales. This would prevent the wearing of armour over those areas, but bear the same hardness of iron as before. As well, the wielder of Vutcimuz would become more averse to Salt, Silver, Incense, Holy Symbols, and holy magicks. These would cause a minor aching pain upon the wielder. Furthermore at this stage, the wielder would become significantly more energetic and amble, seeming to twitch and jump. Their form at this stage could vary, with some vessels growing in life and vigor and others being drained of it completely. Mental Changes: With increasing paranoia, the vessel would begin to feel an impending sense of doom looming over them as Vutcimuz began to take possession over their form. Rage would begin to become an almost everyday occurrence to the vessel, growing distant and uncooperative in any relationship with no foresight or hindsight, completely living in the moment. The Vessel Within - [Passive] The Vessel would, form included or not, be filled with an unholy strength from the demon within. Passively, The Vessel would bear the strength of an Olog and the stamina of a Golem, neverending. As well, their resistance to mundane flame would be complete and all encompassing. Calamity - [Passive] Utilizing Vutcimuz, near the end of The Vessel’s lifespan, the differences between it and the demon within would be nearly indistinguishable from one another. Possessed and with two ambitions merged to one, Vutcimuz would seek out what it had always wanted; Leadership, and power. With Vutcimuz, the vessel may Warclaim a nation similar to a nation-siege ST event. This is done through CRP, and utilizes event assets, actors, and outcomes in addition to players on either side of the battle. This is a cooperative narrative between the ST, The Vessel, and the nation(s) involved. Per war rules, cost and time are negated until a time is agreed upon by all three parties at their discretion. ST Utilization would scale appropriately to the people and amount of parties present to ensure fairness. As with all events, the outcome of the warclaim is not decided until it’s conclusion which best fits preceding and succeeding actions done through roleplay. This could range from outcomes not dissimilar from a raid, pillage, razing, or conquest and follow accordingly. This is at the discretion of Story and Moderation administration to ensure good faith narrative and roleplay. Stage 4 [3 Months, 90 days total] Consumption of The Vessel At this stage, the vessel would be completely overrun by Vutcimuz, becoming an extension of the blade itself as it overtook the vessel's mind and body. For as long as the vessel still walked, the soul of the now former wielder would become one with Vutcimuz, bearing witness to whatever acts it would then commit until the blade returned to it's dormant form, when the soul would then be utterly destroyed. Normally unachievable, the following abilities would be unlocked for each of three direct kills performed in an offensive manner. Surrender, Banish - [5] Emote Cast Over the course of five emotes, the Vessel would take control over their fate; either allowing Vutcimuz to take full possession over them, or relinquishing control of Vutcimuz at the cost of their life. If Surrendering, Vutcimuz would take over the user as they rapidly become twisted and demonic nature to Vutcimuz' own take upon their appearance. The surrendered vessel would become an Event Character, utilized in-context on a case by case basis to enhance roleplay. Afterward, Vutcimuz would immediately vanish, disappearing back to Moz Strimoza for some time. If Banishing, with the aid of holy artefacts, rituals, or relics, The Vessel would wither and die as the lifeforce was drained completely from them; their soul released intact to the Ebrieates, and Vutcimuz not given a form and falling into a dormant state once again. Unshakeable - Passive Possessed by the demon within, the Vessel would become immune to fear, intimidation, or other similar effects which would try and take control over the user. As well, for any magic which may try and invade the mind of The Vessel specifically, the Vessel would be shielded; and would send back a violent reaction if reached, causing a quick focus-breaking disconnection of whatever magic utilized. Unbreakable - Passive Unhampered by the magical, alchemical, or mundane means of holding, anything stunning, blinding, slowing, or other similar movement/sense impairing effects would be reduced upon the vessel to at maximum a [1] emote duration. If the vessel were to complete three (or more) kills in this manner, the following spell would be available to them. Power Beyond Imagining - [2] Emote Channel, lasting until the end of combat. Whilst standing still and in full focus unable to act, the Vessel would be temporarily immune to any attacks as it began to transform. Bartering with Vutcimuz, the wielder would be able to temporarily allow him control the vessel's body, granting the following effects upon the 2nd emote of cast. This temporary transformation would be particularly gruesome to watch, and excruciatingly painful for the wielder. During this transformation, the vessel would be rendered unaffected, but not immune, to damage. -Skin covered in a thick chitinous material, with the durability of steel. -Claws, teeth, and horns which may be used as natural weapons, with the durability of steel. -Tattered wings which would allow the user to glide and prevent fall damage, and fly up to three blocks upward in height (Note: One may only utilize these wings to access places they can access mechanically.) -Truesight, able to see clearly in all types of darkness and light, unable to have vision obscured or blinded by magical or alchemical means, though physical obstructions still prevent sight. Truesight as well allows one to discern illusion from reality with ease, and see things normally incorporeal. Hallucinations and other delusions of one’s own mind are indiscernible from reality, and often, more convincing than reality itself. This may manifest in The Vessel speaking to, seeing, and attacking things which misrepresented reality, or did not exist to begin with. -Strength of an Olog (Were the vessel not to possess so already) -Stamina of a Golem (Were the vessel not to possess so already) -Immunity to all types of flame, save for malflame specifically. After the transformation, Vutcimuz would be stunned and the demon returning to the blade. The vessel would be greatly weakened, with barely the strength to lift themselves and completely drained and exhausted of stamina for at least one OOC day afterward. ET Responsible for this Artefact: squakhawk Purpose (Optional): After the conclusion of The Three Princes Eventline, a blade was leftover; that which controlled and dominated Siegmund of The Carrion, who had besieged Haense after a months-long eventline leadup started by Naztherak players earlier in the map. As continuation of that and to allow for more continuous story development, the item which caused Siegmund to behave as he did lives on and in player hands to allow for more organic villains and stories to develop from an accursed artefact, both serving as a roleplay device when it is in possession or dormant for players.

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the player dropped their items and they got deleted and i told them to contact llir about it because i cant just make those items appear again. you're being a dumbass, dumbass and yea my error rate was that low i literally wrote down the vaults i fucked up in my story chat so that i could correct them (and I did), try bubbles, marsloll, sharpstring, toddtheconqueror, or cheeseiscooking, only reason I haven't fixed the last (stellar dweller) is because they arent in any lotc discord (with igns that i know of), i dont know their tag, and they havent logged on in twenty days. was the stacks of iron blocks under your little forge enough to make you snap your reformed arc and now just say "yea hes lying" without anything to back that up? nice troll bro Also for clarification to others I didn't review /storebook items, those aren't vetted and are just auto-accessible

most the human relics didn't have notable relic tags on them but were instead just really really old items from axios/atlas (and a few older way before my time) arent honoring any others than the dwarf relics which are mostly done except the armor observe

Hello little people in my computer. Making a quick update that Vaults have been completed fully without any hitch or bugs. Though most of you have received them by now, you can type the following two commands if you haven't already. I also have information when vaults close, I'd get your stuff as soon as possible, because- 💥 just log on and get them in. /Restorebook /Vault The rest of this post will be dedicated to data I collected during vaults. General Stats There were 1225 vaults submitted, which were reviewed by myself alone in a 13 day period from 6/26->7/9. Of these vaults, ~70 or 5.7% of vaults were from players who had not logged into the new map. The top 5 most confiscated items were (in order) 1. Quietus Crystals 2. Alchemist's Shears/Hammer&Chisel 3. Lockpicks/Boltcutters 4. Aidencoin 5. Pre-nerf Tanglefoot potions 1108/1225, or 90.4% of vaults contained an ST signed item. 677/1225, or 55.2% of vaults had at least 1 item confiscated. 366/1225, or 29.8% of vaults contained a Voidal enchantment. Of 1225 vaults, only 6 errors were made (and corrected), with an error ratio of .48% The average review time for a vault was ~35 seconds. Voidal enchants/errors in items (possessing items to be removed) took an average of ~80s to vault. The first vault reviewed was from @Deer__. The last vault reviewed was from myself. The top 5 most commonly brought over items are; 1. Alcohol/Drugs (wtf) 2. Mass-market shop items (Swords, crossbows, jewelry, food) 3. Sentimental items such as notes, wedding rings, pictures, etc. 4. Messages/items signed by friends of other players (friend cookies, friend potatoes, nicely written OOC notes/letters, etc.) 5. Voidal enchantments Of 143 Accepted MArts, excluding MArt characters/non-items/destroyed MArts, 53 unique MArts were transferred over. The most prevalent of these was 133, The Onyx Oculi, with 12/13 oculi being present. The oldest MArt was MArt 2, closely behind is MArt 4. The newest was MArt 135. The top 5 letters from the start of names most likely to have items taken from vaults were: 1. S (63 players) 2. C (60 players) 3. T (57 players) 4. M (55 players) 5. A (40 players) The top 5 letters from the start of names least likely to have items taken from vaults were: 1. Q (3 players) 2/3. Tie between Y and # names (4 players each) 4. U (5 players) 5. _ names (10 players) 7 Illegal Athera/Nexus items were discovered and taken. The race with the most cultural/national artefacts stored is Humanity, which scores for more than any other race combined. Less than 10 items possessed the notable relic tag. Of these, ~3 were taken for just being tagged by staff for nepotism reasons. The strangest items I saw were Fox Testicles, Wonk Caviar, "Swamp Ass Goulash", and a multi-paragraph golden shovel called "Wife Beater". Super cool -_- Only one player-signed item broke lore (A Carbarum sword) A few people put vault vouchers from the last set of vaults, and one person left behind a note for whoever would review their vault during transition. Only three RemeronPrime(tm) ST-IOUs were found, one of which is in process of being redeemed. The best music to listen to while reviewing vaults was 90's and 10's rap and hip hop. The average amount of items in a vault was 48 out of 54 total slots. The 5 most common ST Event Items in vaults were: 1. Runestone Fragment 2. Foreign Purple Fruit 3. Expedition Clothing 4. Foreign Red Fruit 5. Foreign Blue Fruit All 5 items were from the same ET, Julius55! The player with the most items taken were 2 of Islamadon's accounts, which brought over only aidencoin. I'm sorry : ( Lore Stats The top 5 most common Enchantments were: 1. Voidal Enchantments Of these, the most common 5 in order were: -Water Evocation -Fire Evocation -Translocation -Air Evocation -Earth Evocation 2. Bloodmagic Enchantments (Closely behind voidal enchantments with ensorcellments alone) 3. Housemagery (Living Dolls, which made me very happy) 4. Mysticism (Geists/Hexes) 5. Paladinism Enchantments (Lesser Orisons) The most common ST materials were (in order) 141 Lightstones 78 Lunarite Ingots 69 Lunarite Ore 58 Raw Salium 51 Raw Thanhium 45 Volatite 39 Azhl Ore 26 Azhl Ingots 16 Thanhic-steel ingots 13 Boomsteel (varying density) ingots 8 Warped Ruibrium 7 Bluesteel ingots 6 Carbarum Ore 5 Carbarum Ingots 3 Argentum Dracanium/Dralachite unmeasured but in raw form, a ballpark of ~50 in raw dragon parts and <10 for refined ingots. The most common alchemy potions brought over were (in order) 1. Arctic Mists 2. Fortitude Oil 3. Blasting Potions 4. Hound's Howl 5. Felder's Vitality The most common limb replacement items were (in order) 1. Atronach Limbs (Water) 2. Animii Limbs 3. Atronach Limbs (Telekinetic) 4. Golem Limbs 5. Druidic Limbs The Least common magic/feats found present in vaults (that can sign items) were: 1. Sorvians (1 player possessing a signed sorvian/sorvian item) 2. Anthroparions (3-4 players possessing these items) 3. Naztherak (Less than 20 players possessing Grimoires) 4. Conjuration (Less than 20 players possessing Jing) 5. Frost Witches (~20 players possessing charms/cursed-ice items/cursed cooking) The most common ST-Material weapons were (in order) 1. Lunarite 2. Thanhic-steel 3. Azhl 4. Boomsteel (Medium Density) 5. Boomsteel (High Density) The magic playerbases possessing the most cultural/magical relics and artefacts were: 1. Druids (Many items still bearing Axios-Atlas signatures!) 2. Azdrazi (Numerous items from varied fallen drakes, mostly Cloudbreaker and Avendal) 3. Paladins (Many items from their revival & Sordran eventlines still in circulation) Observations -Anthroparion & Sorvians desperately need an ST Injection of newer players and playerbases. -There is a concerning amount of Bloodmagic enchants. -Most lightstones were in the possession of non-paladins, and thus, have no purpose or use. -It seems after the alchemy 3-emote change & enchantment incompatibility I see very few vaults intermixing the two. -Most of the Thanhic Steel items were made before the enchantment incompatibility, but I see a few made after. -The High Density Boomsteel items were made more recently than any other material. -Most players with ST Materials in their vaults had multiple, and not just one, although most lighstones were in batches of 1-2 alone with no other materials. This made me a little depressed going from a vault full of memories, mementos, and nice notes/letters, v.s. someone with just combat enchants, the same 5 epic metal swords, and 2 of each material. -With the sheer amount of ST Signed event/lore items spread throughout vaults, I'm very happy at how well spread lore seems to be, and is being utilized with no discrepancy to playerbase- the vaults without a lore/event item were typically very new players or very old players. -Of the 5.7% of inactive players who had not logged into this map, most contained at least 1 ST-Signed material. -Very few athera, nexus, or duped items made it through this extensive and singlehanded screening process- none have gotten through. -There needs to be more significant lore items and cultural relics given to playerbases to seek after and cherish, with items that made it through such as Triumph (albeit one was duped), Svijetlast, Vutcimuz, The Scales of Tungdil, The Banner of Barradin, The Hammer of Ardol, and various ashes of human monarchs. We may look into distributing more of these in the future, although focusing on creating new ones rather than retconning in old ones. Hope you guys didn't feel like it was too long of a wait. Let me know in the comments if you want any stats I may not have posted that I can collect from the data I do have or any observations. Have a great one! A thank you to @TheWanRing, @christman, @Deer__, @sarahbarah, @Sewer_Rat, @NightcastorKitty, @Songwitch, @Lockages, and @Islamadon for your help in fixing up voidal enchantments and other odd items I'd found. This would've taken weeks longer without you guys. Thank you so much.

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