Artifacts & Other Things

Abraxas Stone Totems providing strong resistance to disease. Passages From The Game: Also called fever stones, these nondescript totals provide powerful relief from the foul diseases that often accompany the undead. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Aconite A parylizing poison made by the fir'Bolg, used to anoint weapons. Passages From The Game: The fir'Bolg craft this weapon poison from a very toxic plant found in their home, the Ermine . . . The forest dwellers don't often sell this substance to outsiders, but have provided it to the Legion's Bowmen on occasion. -GURPS Myth, Page 82, "Sundry Goods"

Antero's Bestiary A book, written by Antero, with help from his pupils such as Ewan, to replace Forgall's Bestiary. Passages From The Game: "Thus Antero said unto me, and to what few of his other pupils that still lived, "Even in Forgall's work some amount of speculation must have been neccesary to complete certain entries, but now, because of this terrible war, the beasts of myth walk the land once more!" And so it came to pass that my master petitioned the Trow for my safe passage into their lands, that I might observe their natures and record their habits for Antero's Bestiary." -Ewan, "Antero's Bestiary", Tales From Myth The Fallen Lords "Is man to have an entry as well?" The tone of his voice left no doubt in my mind as to how I should answer. I made a note to suggest its inclusion on my return home. -Acerus Malum Magnus and Ewan, "Antero's Bestiary", Tales From Myth The Fallen Lords

Anvil of Culwyeh, The An artifact once weilded by Shiver, and supposedly destroyed by Connacht. Passages From The Game: Little is known of this near-mythical artifact once weilded by Shiver and reportedly destroyed in Connacht's purge. Most scholars believe Shiver used the Anvil to force wicked weapons empowered only for undead weilders, but a few of the greatest archmages hint that the name Anvil misleads: The artifact had nothing to do with weapon-crafting and bore no resemblance to a blacksmith's tool. Whatever it's real nature, the Anvil would elicit great concern and dread should rumors crop up that it survived Connacht's attentions. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Balmung A magical sword, used by Alric against Soulblighter, found in the Mausoleum of Clovis, alongside the Ibis Crown. Passages From The Game: Don't get too close to Alric when he's wielding his sword. Alric's sword is a powerful weapon against massed forces. -Hints, Myth II, Level 24, "Twice Born" "The tales of Alric's swordsmanship cannot begin to describe what I have just witnessed. He possesses the sword Balmung and wields it with such skill that the magics contained therein spring forth to strike his enemies down. In this man Soulblighter has truly met his match." -Myth II, Level 24, "Twice Born" "The sight of Alric hacking his way through the enemy, Balmung flashing in his hand, caused many of our own men to stand aside in awe." -Myth II, Level 25, "The Forge" Generally regarded as the most powerful enchanted weapon in all of Myth, Balmung boasts a storied history dating back to the earliest days of the Cath Bruig empire. Alric currently owns the blade. In addition to being a very fine broadsword, Balmung features a variant Lightning attack. On any successful sword strike, this does additional lightning damage to the target, then arcs to any nearby targets as per the Dispersal Dream. Balmung does not distringuish friend from foe, other than it will not attack its owner, so is best weilded by a great hero at good distance from his companions. Rumor has it that Balmung posesses other great powers, including some disadvantages that may make even the mightiest archmage wary of unsheathing it too often. This suggests that Balmung may be intelligent, and that it attempts to neize control of its user. No price can be placed on such an item. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Crom Crauch A Ghol idol and possible Rune Stone. Passages From The Game: Little is known of this near-mythical artifact once weilded by Shiver and reportedly destroyed in Connacht's purge. Most scholars believe Shiver used the Anvil to force wicked weapons empowered only for undead weilders, but a few of the greatest archmages hint that the name Anvil misleads: The artifact had nothing to do with weapon-crafting and bore no resemblance to a blacksmith's tool. Whatever it's real nature, the Anvil would elicit great concern and dread should rumors crop up that it survived Connacht's attentions. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Forgall's Bestiary A book, written by Forgall, about the different races of the Myth world. Passages From The Game: "When Covenant fell and the Great University burned, we lost countless generations of accumulated knowledge - chief amongst the loss was the last surviving copy of Forgall's Bestiary." -Ewan, "Antero's Bestiary", Tales From Myth The Fallen Lords "Even in Forgall's work some amount of speculation must have been neccesary to complete certain entries, but now, because of this terrible war, the beasts of myth walk the land once more!" -Antero, "Antero's Bestiary", Tales From Myth The Fallen Lords

Bow of Furious Incandescence, The A bow which launches powerfull lightning bolts in place of arrows. Carried by gr'Uman through the Dire Marsh, until he was ambushed by The Watcher's forces and killed. Passages From The Game: "A few men and I are leaving the main column in a few moments to discover the fate of a scouting party which has not returned. None of us expect to find them alive, but we must recover an artifact carried by their leader, gr'Uman, Lieutenant of Archers." -Myth TFL, Level 19, "The Road North"

Bow of Stoning, The A bow which launches arrows that turn their targets to stone. It was found by iu'Shee in the Barrier during the Great War.

bru'Unor Shrine A shrine to the profane elemental spirit b'Y'laggo, which the Legion camped near in the Ermine on their way to ressurect the Deceiver. Passages From The Game: Don't desecrate the bre'Unor shrine. -Hints, Myth II, Level 11, "Through The Ermine"

Deceiver's Scepter The source of the Deceiver's power. Lost in the raging Dramus River during the Great War, 60 years later it was recovered by the Journeyman Twelve Motion Jeweled Skull and the Legion, and along with an incantation was used to revive the Deceiver from his icy half-death on the the Angurvadal Glacier. Passages From The Game: "Today the Dramus River is frozen solid, but back then it was a muddy torrent of melted snow and ice brought on by the eruption of Tharsis. The Deceiver was plunged into the river and swept far downstream, his scepter sinking to the bottom. I asked Twelve Motion why King Alric believes The Deceiver will throw in with our lot. He explained how The Deceiver has been frozen in a half-death beneath the river, clinging to life through sorcery alone, with no power left to free himself. The King believes that if we were to revive him and return the scepter, the focus of his power, he would no doubt join our cause." -Myth II, Level 12, "The Stair Of Grief" Use the Deceiver's scepter and an incantation to revive him. -Mission Objectives, Myth II, Level 13, "The Deceiver" In addition to the Staff enchantment, the Deceiver has enchanted his personal staff with Magic Resistance . . . making the effect cost no energy for a mage weilding the staff. The top of the staff features a skull, glowing with the light of a Powerstone imbedded within it. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Deep Fen Boots Boots of fir'Bolg manufacture which allow the wearer to walk on water. Passages From The Game: These boots of fir'Bolg invention feature Walk on Water . . . wearers can walk across water, bogs, quicksand, etc, for as long as they can maintain the spell. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Eblis Stones Five magical stones of immense power. One was brought by a Berserk courier to Alric at his camp outside Rhi'Anon, and soon thereafter used to defeat Balor and end the Great War. Passages From The Game: "A single berserk reached us yesterday, after having come all the way over the mountains from the city of Willow, fourteen hundred miles away. He delivered to Alric a single package the size of a man's fist, wrapped in rags, and refuses to talk with anyone about events in the west." -Myth TFL, Level 22, "River Of Blood" "As Balor approached, Alric drew from his robe one of the five Eblis Stones, and for a few moments it made him an equal of Balor." -Myth TFL, Level 25, "The Great Devoid" Magic artifacts of great power. Those who control them are said to be unstoppable in battle. -Eblis Stone Description, Glossary, Myth TFL Manual "...he drew from his robe one of the five Eblis Stones, and for a few moments it made him an equal of Balor. The rest of the Legion was sacrificed... to give us time to take Balor's head." -Alric (King) Flavor Text, Myth II "Magic artifacts of great power. Those wielding an Eblis stone are said to be unstoppable in battle. Alric used one of these artifacts to defeat Balor in the Great War." -Eblis Stone Description, Glossary, Myth II Manual [Connact] dispatched his lieutenant Damas to seek out items of power - the five Eblis Stones, Tramist's Mirror, the Total Codex, and more. Damas - far less the governor than Connacht but far better the adventurer - destroyed what he could and secreted the rest. -GURPS Myth, Page 20, "The Age of Light" Connacht reportedly destroyed these mighty war totems, but at least one of the original five survived to provide Alric the crucial edge he needed against Balor. That stone provided a ranged Total Paralysis spell. Legend has it the other stones featured different effects, but each just as mighty. Given their historical significance and overwhelming reputation in battle, any surviving stones would be priceless. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Energon Cubes Magical artifacts used by Shades and Avatara to cast Dispersal Dreams. Passages From The Game: "Alric has only three magical attacks to use. Even large groups of enemies should be disposed of in other ways if your units can handle them." -Hints, Myth II, Level 25, "The Forge" This is another name for the unrechargable Powerstone variant normally called a Manastone . . . In this setting, its customary to carve the gem into a cube shape prior to enchanting. Manastones are more common than Powerstones in Myth. -GURPS Myth, Page 83, "Magic Items"

Ghols Godhead An ancient stone worshipped by the Ghols. It was destroyed by the Dwarven Pathfinder Balin and his crew when the retook their ancestral home, Myrgard. Passages From The Game: "The Ghols worship enormous pieces of unworked stone, moved in antiquity to the open meadows far below their mountain dwellings. They alone remember the names of the dark gods." -Ghol Flavor Text, Myth TFL "...turning the godhead of the ghols into a monument to Balin's victory. Nothing else has done more to sustain the mutual hatred since the ghols raided the crypt at Myrgard for 'victuals'." -Dwarf Flavor Text, Myth II "...with the destruction of their most sacred shrine at Myrgard and driven out of the Dwarven lands, the Ghols have only redoubled their efforts to '... devour the dwarves from existence'." -Ghol Flavor Text, Myth II

Gleaming Wands of Malagigi Magical items created by Malagigi, which force Mahir into corporeal existance. Passages From The Game: The archmage Malagigi created these glowing sticks to end the long-ago Siege of Seven Gates. The Gleaming Wands force the Mahir to become corporeal, temporarily losing their Shadow Form disadvantage. This is an areas effect with a duration of one minute. The component spell to enchant Gleaming Wands has been lost in history. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Halcyon Stones Magical artifacts giving their bearer great weather control powers. Passages From The Game: These two fragments of a single stone each gave the user great power over wind and weather (all Air and Water elemental spells, with four levels of Power and Counterspell only vs. the other stone's spells). The only known fragment was lost in Balor's sack of Muirthemne. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Heaven Stones Sapphires supposed to guard their bearers against malign influcences. Passages From The Game: These sapphires are supposed to keep their owner safe from malign influences. Legend has it they weild the most power when held in the mouth. Treat as Moly amulets (Magic Resistance vs. one college only), with only half effect if not held in this fashion. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Ibis Crown of the Cath Bruig, The A magical crown with immense powers, worn by the emperors of the Cath Bruig. Ceiscoran, at fantastic expense, comissioned eleven ordinary copies of it to me made, and when Balor and his Fallen Lords sacked the capital city Muirthemne, the true crown was nowhere to be found. Over a hundred years later, in the war against Soulblighter, Alric sent a crew of volunteers into the Mausoleum of Clovis to find it, then crowned himself the new emperor. Passages From The Game: "Legend states that whoever wears the Ibis Crown has at his disposal truly staggering power. Such was the artifact's power that Ceiscoran, at fantastic expense, commissioned eleven ordinary copies of the thing to be made in order to make theft of the true crown more difficult. King Alric believes it was secreted away in the catacombs below the Mausoleum of the Cath Bruig. Knowing that entering the haunted crypt is tantamount to a death sentence, the King has called for volunteers." -Myth II, Level 16, "The Ibis Crown" "Legend states that whoever wears the Ibis Crown has at his disposal enormous power. Before the fall of the Cath Bruig empire, Ceiscoran, at enormous expense, commissioned eleven ordinary copies of the crown to be made in order to make the theft of the true crown more difficult. When Muirthemne fell to the Fallen Lords, the true crown was nowhere to be found." -Ibis Crown of the Cath Bruig Description, Glossary, Myth II Manual Perhaps the greatest enchanted item in Myth's history, the Ibis Crown is a massive headpiece of bejewelled platinum posessing a vast inventory of powers. Its wearer, if a mage, can cast Fear, Bravery, Berserker, Daze, Sleep, Peacefull Sleep, Madness, Nightmare, Loyalty, Charm, Emotion Control, or Suggestion, all benefitting from the crown's four levels of Power. Any wearer will enjoy [an increased IQ]. A Conceal Magic speel gives any mage [less ability] to detect the crown's magical powers. The crown also has other powers, kept secret by the state. When the Cath Bruig emperor Ceiscoral realized the power of the thing that his mages had crafted, he ordered the creation of 11 ordinary copies at huge expense to make stealing the original that much more difficult. The one true crown was lost when Balor sacked Muirthemne, but subsequently recovered by Alric. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Journal, The The book in which the Journal Writer from the Great War recorded the events he witnessed and heard of, and through which those events are conveyed to us. It was found in the Baron's library by Cruniac, recovered from his body by Garrick, and then given to Myth II's Journal Writer. Passages From The Game: "As we were breaking camp, Garrick handed me a journal he had recovered from Cruniac's belongings. The commander must have taken it from one of the Baron's libraries. What significance it may have had to Cruniac I do not know, other than it appears to have been written by a man who served in the Legion during the Great War." -Myth II, Level 7, "Beyond The Cloudspine"

Magic Armor A suit of magic armor, said to make its wearer invulnerable to attack and tireless in battle, which The Head sent Alric to recover from the Barrier. It may have later been worn by Balor. Passages From The Game: "Alric babbled about a suit of armor so powerful that its wearer was invulnerable to attack and tireless in battle. He claimed that it was buried somewhere in the eastern desert, and that he had been sent by The Head to retrieve it." -Myth TFL, Level 10, "Out of the Barrier"

Magic Crystals Small glowing crystals found in a variety of places, most notably the Tain, which serve an equally varied number of purposes. Passages From The Game: Dwarves can pick up crystals. When a Dwarf is near where a crystal belongs, he'll throw it. -Hints, Myth II, Level 19, "Relic" You'll need to find a crystal elsewhere in the camp to release the Deceiver. Any unit can retrieve it. -Hints, Myth II, Level 20, "A Murder of Crows" "There is a sixth crystal... find it." "Yes, yes, now complete the circle..." -The Deceiver, Myth II, Level 20, "A Murder of Crows"

Mandrake Plants Plants from which, when chopped up, produce the healing Mandrake Roots, for use by Journeymen and Heron Guards. Passages From The Game: Certain plants that grow near the river can be chopped up to yield the Mandrake roots that Journeymen use for healing. -Hints, Myth II, Level 11, "Through The Ermine"

Mandrake Roots Roots used by Journeymen and Heron Guards to heal injured warriors and unheal the undead. Passages From The Game: Heron Guards have the Journeyman's healing skills and carry Mandrake roots. They can pick up the roots of dead Heron Guards. -Hints, Myth II, Level 17, "Redemption" "Their healing ritual has its roots in the initiation rites of the Heron Guard, but what brings about immortality in a truly exceptional person merely restores the vitality of lesser men." -Journeyman Flavor Text, Myth II Heron Guards and Journeymen carry these to power their healing spells. Their order teaches them to never use their own fatigue to do so in combat, for fear they'll exaust themselves. These can be found for sale from time to time. Most of the expense reflects the difficulty of finding and procuring the root itself, which emits a ghastly shriek as it's unearthed that automatically slays any living digger. A variety of tricks - involving undead minions or Earth spells if available, cheap trained dogs if not - will circumvent this unhappy side effect. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Maul of the Dwarven Kings, The A magic weapon once - and perhaps still - posessed by the Dwarves. Passages From The Game: This incredibly heavy weapon boasted several Air spells in addition to high Accuracy and Puissance. The Dwarves will not say whether they retain the legendary artifact after the sacking of their cities, but were not prone to bring it out into public view even when they clearly did have posession. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Myrkridian Skull Platforms Towering platforms formed by Myrkridia by arranging the severed head of their enemies. One was found inside the Tain when the Legion was trapped inside it by Soulblighter. Apparently the Myrkridia place their battle standards atop them, as the Legion took one from the platform they found and used it to lure Balor into a position where he could be killed. Passages From The Game: "Tradition tells us almost nothing of the Myrkridia save for the horrible skull platforms they would build from the severed heads of their enemies. We found one of these a few hours ago, thirty feet high and a hundred feet across, each skull arranged with a mad precision that was terrifying to behold." -Myth TFL, Level 16, "The Smiths Of Muirthemne"

Myrkridian Standards The battle standards of the ancient race of the Myrkridia. One was found by the Legion inside the Tain, and later used against Balor, during the Great War. Passages From The Game: "Many of the skulls were human, or at least humanoid, but among these were others which were certainly not, whose shapes and curves I have tried to forget ever since. In the center of the platform, far above our heads, rose the ancient battle standard of the Myrkridia." -Myth TFL, Level 16, "Smiths Of Muirthemne" "Alric's plan is a mad one. One of the many strange things we found while trapped inside the Tain was the shredded battle standard of that long dead race of evil creatures called the Myrkridia. I thought that we had left it behind, but someone must have climbed that horrible pile of skulls and brought it out with them when we escaped. [ . . . ] Alric intends to approach within a hundred yards of the fortress, and raise the Myrkridian standard. Because of Balor's old enmity toward the Myrkridia, Alric is certain that this will so enrage Balor that he will come to deal with us himself. All we have to do is plant the standard and wait." -Myth TFL, Level 24, "The Last Battle" "Where did you find that accursed thing, Alric, and what madness made you raise it here?" -Balor to Alric, Myth TFL, Level 24, "The Last Battle"

Oriflamme, The The royal standard of Mabingion. Passages From The Game: The royal standard of the house of Mabingion of Tyr, this cast a powerful combination of Bravery on the bearer's companions and Terror on his foes. It was lost early in the war against Balor, in a fortnight battle in the Bagrada Valley. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Quivers of Power fir'Bolg quivers which cast magical properties on the arrows kept in them. Passages From The Game: The fir'Bolg specialie in creating quivers of incredible magical power: Any arrow left in them for more than a day and fired by the quiver's wearer will be treated as if fired from a magical bow, regardless of the actual bow's properties! Enchantment costs are the same as for a bow of the same properties. Examples including Accuracy, Puissance, Quick-Aim, and other standard weapon enhancements have all been seen. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Rune Stones The markers of the 49 Dreams of Wyrd. Passages From The Game: These are the original rune stones of Myth, landmark-sized monoliths thought to be fragments of the One Dream, barrows of the Callieach, or both. Their rough surfaces become reflective if an archmage taps them. Each apparently facilitates study and casting of a single dream, but archmages are extremely tightlipped about any additional properties. Their locations are kept secret by those who know them. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Tain, The A small device with a very unusual pocket-universe within it, where neither space or time correspond to their outside equivilants. It was forged for Connacht by the Smiths of Muirthemne, and used to imprison the Myrkridia. It was later stolen by raiding barbarians from the south, but was eventually found by Soulblighter and used against the Legion during the Great War, when it was destroyed by the avatara Murgen and Cu Roi. Sixty years afterward, a shard of it was again used by Soulblighter to let the Summoner ressurect the Myrkridia, and by The Deceiver and the Legion to kill the Summoner. Passages From The Game: "I do not understand what has happened. Falling back before two myrmidons in Forest Heart, I was enveloped by a greenish haze which tore me from the earth. [ . . . ] Murgen believes us to be trapped inside the Tain, a relic forged by the Smiths of Muirthemne during the Wind Age. [ . . . ] Soon after its construction, the Tain was taken from Muirthemne by raiding barbarians from the south, and believed to be lost forever. [ . . . ] But they say that the darkest artifacts have the ability to bend men to their will. Calling soundlessly to the wicked and discontent from thousands of miles away or hundreds of feet beneath the earth or sea, and that in this way they always come to light again, no matter how buried or forgotten." -Myth TFL, Level 15, "Heart Of The Stone" "Murgen believes that we are close to finding a backdoor. A secret exit from the Tain added by its creators so they could escape the thing if it were ever used against them. It will be hidden, of course, and almost certainly protected by traps, but it is our only chance of escape." -Myth TFL, Level 16, "The Smiths Of Muirthemne" "I think Soulblighter lost his nerve when the Tain shattered. To him, only a few seconds passed between the invocation of the thing and its sudden destruction, while it took us two days to escape the caves inside it." -Myth TFL, Level 17, "Sons of Myrgard" "The old journal records that, during the Great War, Soulblighter trapped the Legion inside an artifact called the Tain. After two days of searching, the avatara Murgen discovered a secret exit. At the cost of his own life, he was able to free the Legion by shattering the Tain from within. When Soulblighter fled after the Tain was destroyed, he must have taken some part of it with him, knowing that even a tiny fraction of the artifact would be useful in the future." -Myth II, Level 18, "Relic" "The Tain is filled with obstacles and traps. You'll need Dwarves and The Deceiver to get through. Keep them alive." -Mission Objectives, Myth II, Level 19, "The Summoner" "This place is wholly outside of my experience. The air is cool and very dry and has a metallic taste. There are sections of cave wall that merge seamlessly with emptiness. Looking into these voids brings on feelings of nausea and I cannot shake the feeling that we are being watched. [ . . . ] The Summoner has been inside the shattered artifact for five months now, slowly resurrecting [the Myrkridia]". -Myth II, Level 19, "The Summoner" "Traveling through the Tain Shard has left us at a loss as to exactly where in the world we are." -Myth II, Level 21, "Limbs, Heads & Smoking Craters" The most powerful Gate artifact ever enchanted, the Tain resembled a jewel box of a very strange design. Its holder could send those around him into another plane, a cavernous place of shadows seamlessly merging with walls. Connacht comissioned the Tain to hold the thousands of creatures he desired to dispel from the lands. Its user could cast a powerful version of Plane Shift Other to transport those around him into the Tain. The secret of getting back out died with the two archmages who discovered it, shattering the Tain in the process. Each fragment of the Tain can still access the alternate plane to which the original led, though it's doubtful that a fragment boasts the ability to force creatures into that plane as the original did. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Tarnkappe Cloaks of invisiblity. Passages From The Game: These capes incorporate a self-powered Hide spell. The Dwarves are known to have enchanted 12 of them. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Thalor's Eye The magic eye of a Myrkridian mage. Passages From The Game: This isn't an enchanted itme, but the magical legacy of a powerful Myrkridian mage-pack leader. The eye constantly casts Wither Plant. Anyone who looks into its gaze must resist the eye's [power]. Looking at the back of the eye is safe. This item has been lost in time. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Total Codex, The The magical book which tells the history of every person ever to live. During the Great War The Head sent the Legion to Covenant to retrive it before The Watcher, who was also scouring the old city, could find it. On their escape through a tunnel to Shoal, the Journal Writer opened the Codex and read about The Summoner, who would "ressurect the Myrkridia and visit horrors on the world without equal in history or myth". Sixty years later, when Soulblighter returned and began searching for The Summoner, King Alric sent the Legion to Covenant once again to retrive the Codex from the Great Library before Soulblighter could use it to find The Summoner. Passages From The Game: "The Head appears to know something about everything, and now it has us looking for an artifact called the Total Codex. It's been located in the ruined city of Covenant, but the first group sent to retrieve it has not returned." -Myth TFL, Level 4, "Homecoming" "Against my better judgment, I opened the Codex last night to a random page and read about the life of a man not yet born, who would resurrect the Myrkridia and visit horrors on the world without equal in history or myth. I believed every word. I have resolved to destroy the thing before allowing it to become an instrument of the Dark." -Myth TFL, Level 5, "Flight From Covenant" "King Alric is convinced that Soulblighter is searching for a man known as The Summoner. He says that the birth of a man 'who would resurrect the Myrkridia and visit horrors on the world without equal in history or myth' had been foretold in an ancient tome called the Total Codex." -Myth II, Level 8, "The Great Library" A magical book of immense power, in which is written the fate of every creature that will ever be born. -Total Codex Description, Glossary, Myth TFL Manual "I opened the Codex... and read about the life of a man not yet born, who would resurrect the myrkridia and visit horrors on the world without equal in history or myth." -Summoner Flavor, Myth II "And now we come to the tale of how Fang-Grinder, the infamous 'King of the Ghols', met with his own grim demise as told in the Total Codex itself!" -"Fang-Grinder", Tales From Myth The Fallen Lords This indestructable book contains the fate of all things, and thus all of history. The book is infinitely long, though it appears of mundane size and weights but 15 pounds. No one can turn to a specific fate upon opening it, though the great archmage Mazzarin could usually turn to a page near his own fate. Treat reading the Total Codex as casting a Divination spell with no prerequisites. Instrumental in the recent wars, the Total Codex is in Alric's possession. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Tramist's Mirror A magic mirror. It was one of the many powerful artifacts hidden and/or destroyed by Connacht. It was later used by Soulblighter to resurrect Shiver to aid him in his war against Alric. Passages From The Game: "...her spirit disconnected from her body, set adrift on the ether... gathered up by Soulblighter and... made corporeal with the terrible power of Tramist's Mirror." -Shiver Flavor Text, Myth II Soulblighter used this artifact to gather up Shiver's spirit and make her corporeal once again. It might be an instrument casting or assisting Resurrection. It might cast or assist a spell to create a powerful undead. No one got close enough to Shiver in her short second lifetime to divulge the mirror's function from her nature. The mirror currently is considered lost. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Wards Enchanted, protective jewelry. Passages From The Game: The fir'Bolg often wear jewelry enchanted with a Fortify variant that need not be enchanted on clothing or armor. The cost is twice that of standard Fortify enchantments. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

Watcher-Bone Arrows Arrows, tipped with fragments of The Watcher's bone, and used by iu'Shee, captain of archers, to stone him during the Great War. Passages From The Game: "[The Nine] hope to use The Watcher's arm against him, if we find it. Rather like knowing his true name, only better. Again, I don't pretend to understand." -Myth TFL, Level 11, "Silvermines" "Yesterday I saw iu'Shee, captain of archers, with a fist full of white arrows five feet long and tipped with fragments of bone. I lost track of who was carrying The Watcher's arm when we fled Silvermines, but I suspect its turned up again." -Myth TFL, Level 20, "Across The Gjol" "We held Soulblighter at the Gjol long enough to let Alric spring his trap on The Watcher. Turned out I was right about those arrows: Alric had been working on them since we entered the marsh two weeks ago, and they were tipped with fragments of bone from The Watcher's arm. I sure wouldn't have wanted to get stuck with one, but apparently they turned The Watcher into stone, leaving him paralyzed and helpless. But he didn't die." -Myth TFL, Level 21, "The Watcher" To defeat a Fallen Lord, Alric once created an arrow - tipped with the bone of the intended victim himself - that triggered a Flesh to Stone spell when it struck its target. The unusual choice of arrowhead materials suggests that at least a fragment of the victim's bone (obtained from a severed limb in this instance) is a prerequisite for this powerful enchantment. Further details appear to be known only to Alric and his trusted subordinates. -GURPS Myth, Page 84, "Magic Items"

Watcher's Arm, The The severed left arm of The Watcher. When Balor freed him from his prison under the Cloudspine, he was forced to tear off that arm to escape. Somehow it ended up near the town of Silvermines, where The Deceiver went to find it, only to lose it to The Legion. It was later used to make the arrows which stoned the Watcher near the end of the Great War, allowing a team of Berserks to kill him. Passages From The Game: "The old stories all tell that when Balor freed The Watcher from his prison under the Cloudspine, one arm was left trapped in his prison of solid rock. But it didn't." -Myth TFL, Level 11, "Silvermines" "Imprisoned by Connacht during the Wind Age, The Watcher only escaped by tearing off his left arm at the elbow, like a wolf chewing through his leg to escape a snare." -Mad Goat Of The Fens Flavor Text, Myth II

World Knots Magical structures which can teleport people and things instantly between them. Their locations include Scales, Covenant, Tyr, Madrigal, Rhi'Anon, and the Plain of Scales. Passages From The Game: "But we can't wait for them: There is a World Knot west of the Cloudspine and The Head insists that the enemy has learned to travel through the Knots. If we don't destroy this portal we might hold the mountains only to be outflanked by forces emerging from the Knot behind us." -Myth TFL, Level 6, "Force Ten From Stoneheim" Ancient relics which allow near-instantaneous movement from place to place. -World Knot Description, Glossary, Myth TFL Manual "Garrick believes there is a World Knot directly west of us on the other side of the Cloudspine. Although it was destroyed during the Great War, the Dwarves seem confident they will be able to repair it. This I will have to see for myself." -Myth II, Level 7, "Beyond The Cloudspine" "The old maps, he says, all show a World Knot in Rhi'anon, though it has never been used in our time." -Myth TFL, Level 23, "Pools Of Iron" Scattered throughout Myth, these sites have the energy cost and skill penalties to Teleport to a World Knot or from one toward the caster. They have a radius of 3, allowing 19 human-sized subjects to be teleported at one time while benefiting from their Beacon enchantments. Most possess no Name and can be used freely by any mage. All World Knots incorporate four curved pylons that must be intact for the Beacon enchantment to work. -GURPS Myth, Page 85, "Magic Items"

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