Twilight of Empires

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Item	Origin	Claimant	Image	Description
Absolute Letter Opener	Gnosisblock	Sold: Fort Sinister		A penknife that can perfectly remove wax seals, without leaving residue or damaging the document. Perfectly blunt otherwise.
Amulet of Performance Gold grade	Bandit Bard & Co.	Rasgrid	A gold amulet depicting the Comedy/Tragedy masks. Any sound the wearer makes, at their discretion, can be heard clearly over an acre (a good sized town square)(22“ radius).
Arts of the Shadow Masters	Watchweyr	Sold: Fort Sinister		Instructional tome on Shadow magic. Delves more into the substance of shadow than the Sun and Shadow school of House Glamourous.
Blue Books	Gnosisbloch	Abandoned		Accounting Records, Gnossisbloch Project IE 1143-1180.
Bomb Talon Charm	Halls of Memory	Chiyome		Someone took the arm off a bomb and enchanted it to melt any lock it touches. Three charges remain.
Bracelet of Flotation	NewHaven	Mailed back to NewHaven		A simple wooden bracelet that allows the wearer and their gear to float as if they were also made of wood. Hislome wants it back.
Bug Book	Gnosisbloch	Common		Drawings and some observational notes about bugs one of the researchers saw through his prototype viewing portal. No organization, and apparently the portal had fairly random coordinate and planar targeting. A north-lands bug might be followed by an underdark one, or an Earth Elemental buffer zone one. Moe tried to convince you a couple really scary ones can be found on your arms, if you look closely enough. The last one apparently is the one that got loose and killed several researchers, including Lady Bellara Riven, Gerard's last master.
Buku's Smallsword	Bandit Bard & Co.	Chiyome		A close-quarters dueling blade, enchanted with Durability, Corrosion Resistance, and Defense (Doubles the DCV bonus of any maneuver used with the weapon).
Cloven's Boots	Watchweyr	Skye		Shiny black full calf Medium (DEF 2) leather boots. Self cleaning. Reasonable fit for Skye or Va'retha.
Cloven's Chainmail	Watchweyr	Skye		Fine weave aelum chainmail hauberk (on par with modern cut-proof gloves). Retailored for Skye.
Cloven's Cloak	Watchweyr	Common		Heavy woolen full circle cloak. Flows and feels like silk, DEF 6, Resist Cold.
Cloven's Dagger	Watchweyr	Common		Kris bladed dagger enchanted with vampiric Body magic. Steal's the target's STR and feeds it to the user as END.
Cloven's Gauntlet	Watchweyr	Dumped in Lake of Dreams		Sauron wannabe gauntlet, full arm coverage, DEF 8, -2 END cost Shadow/Darkness magic, cosmetic shadows effect, 3 spirit houses. made in Noc.
Cloven's Knife	Watchweyr	Common		Basic SCA style personal cutlery. Enchanted with Cast iron Stomach.
Cloven's Staff	Watchweyr	Sold: Fort Sinister		Goat-skull topped mage staff. +4 vs. Spell Range Modifiers, +10 PRE for performance skills and intimidation.
Creeping Coins (x8)	Gnosisblock	Common\\Partly sold		Eight bags of siver and copper coins of early Divine Era vintage. Individually enchanted with the do not deface” and “keep in pocket” effects. See Monster Manual entry.
Crystal Antlers(x2)	Woodbilly	Common		A pair of antlers taken from a Crystal Deer, one attuned to Fire, the other to Thunder. Worth a hefty sum to enchanters.
Doppel Axe	Grandpear's Basement	Rasgrid		A one-handed hammer-backed combat axe of Divine Era origins. Steel, enchanted for durability. Doppel's unique enchantment creates a phantasmal blade floating near it when its name is called. Depending on grip, the user either gains a second strike, or more reach.
Dueling Wands (x3)	Bandit Bard & Co.	Rasgrid Troels Va'retha		15” rod with a basic main-gauche guard. The Talented may use them to cast either Brass Needle, Crystal Shard, or Scorn.
Eccoita-Mairëa	Bandit Bard & Co.	Trixy		An inch wide brass mirror amulet with the name in Elven engraved around the rim. Provides +1 DCV for every five points of COM over 10. Translates to either “Too Pretty To Die” or “Not The Face, Not The Face”.
Eighteen Sure-fire Festival Recipes With Ginger	Gnosisbloch	Sold: Fort Sinister		Illustrated. Clearly House Glamourous salvage. One or two recipes seem valid, the rest could come straight off those 1970's era menu cards.
Empire Building	Watchweyr	Sold: Fort Sinister		Originally written by Warlord Draacht before the Kingdom of Asteria conquered him. Draacht is a persuasive author, and succinctly details how to forge and run a totalitarian nation.
Horn of Conquest	Garv's Warf	Sold: Fort Sinister		An enchanted Drugavaar horn that amplifies greatly Bardic and leadership powers. Also gives the user urges to conquer things.
Hot Wok	Orrin's Redoubt	Common		A copper wok with stand and lid. The stand is inscribed with the command words which will cause the wok to heat itself to cooking temperatures, adjust heat, and stop heating.
Last Gift Of The Master	Bandit bard & Co.	Rasgrid		A well crafted, durable lute, smelling faintly of cheese. When played, it grants the musician +3 to all PRE skills.
Mirror, Two-Sided	Garv's Wharf	Sold: Fort Sinister		A Silver hand mirror. One side shows your reflection, the other shows the back of your head.
Mithril Dessert Set	Grandpear's Basement	Common		Two sets of dessert/tea table settings made from a high-mithril content alloy, dating back to the Divine Era. Worth a fortune, but first you have to find a buyer.
Mithril Pen Nib	Grandpear's Basement	Common		An ink-pen nib crafted from a high-mithril content alloy. Would also make an excellent arrowhead.
Morlac's Axe	Garv's Wharf	Bel (NPC)		A one-handed hook-backed axe of modern vintage. Enchanted for corrosion resistance, floating, and improved pulling power.
Oineronomicon	WatchWeyr	Common		Sealed holy tome of the God of Dreams. Trying to force it open will put you to sleep for three days.
Preservation Chest	Orrin's Redoubt	Common		A metal bound wooden chest of approximately two cubic feet internal volume. Perishables stored within this chest will not go bad, however they will be kept at ambient environmental temperatures.
Piercing Gaze Tir-Maika	Gnosisblock	Nariko		A heavy hunting short-bow of Elven Slumbering era vintage. In the hands of the “worthy”, it provides the ability to perceive and strike unseen foes. It is also very adept at hiding itself from the unworthy.
Purification Funnel	Orrin's Redoubt	Common		A tin funnel four inches wide, with a sturdy handle. Pouring any water-based fluid into the funnel will get you the water content out the bottom. It is unclear where the rest goes.
Rasgrid's Braid-Ring	Spring of the Myst	Va'retha		Gold-plated piece of Dwarven jewelry. It provides 4 DEF and +2 COM to either the wearer's head or chest, depending on whether it is worn in one's hair or beard.
Red Books	Gnosisbloch	Troels		Gnossisbloch Interim Research Analysis IE1179, volumes 1-5. Apparently dates back to the year before the program was shut down. Details quite clearly (if you're an arcanist) the differences between early Degenerate Era Farseer magic and both the common and Elven modern versions. Troels' summary amounts to “They threw a lot more power at things back then, with less subtlety.” No buyer in Fort Sinister.
Ring of Bug and Small Vermin Repelling	Bandit bad & Co.	Common		A silver ring depicting cartoonish frogs dancing arm in arm all the way around. Seems to affect the wearer's entire hex.
Ring of Curse Prevention (x3)	Nariko Trixy Troels		Simple steel rings, provide +2 DCV vs. Curse attacks, and +5 Power DEF vs. Curse effects.
Ring of the Cat's Blessing (x2)	Gnosisblock	Nariko Va'retha		A low-carat gold ring, set with an amber tiger's eye stone. Grants Nightvision, +2 to any skill requiring superior balance (acrobatics, breakfall, climbing, dancing, stealth, trick riding…), and +5 PRE defense.
Ring of the Hawk's Blessing	Gnosisblock	Rasgrid		A silver ring set with a blue hawk's eye stone. Grants +4 visual and targeting range mods, and basic 5“ straight down featherfall.
Ring of the Wolf's Blessing	Bandit Bard & Co.	Common		A silver ring carved in the shape of a wolf's face. Grants +2” Running, +3 REC, Discriminatory Smell. Howling at the moons optional, but encouraged.
Ring of the Voyaging Sage	Gnosisblock	Common		A brass ring set with jade and a clear crystal “pupil”. Grants absolute perfect memory of two separate locations, Bump of Direction, and immunity to motion sickness.
Selkie Ring (x2)	Garv's Wharf Halls of Memory	Common		A silver ring enchanted with the racial bonuses of a Selkie: +2“ Swimming, Resist Cold, Resist Pressure, and 15 minutes breath holding.
Songs of the Sultry Sands	Gnosisbloch	Common		Common language translation of some rather racy mature audience poetry of Hazad Caliphate origin.
Spell Shard 2/10	Grandpear's Basement	Rasgrid		A foot long piece of crystal from the Divine or Slumbering Eras. When combined with the other nine, will teach the owner one spell. Can be used to dowse for the others.
Sleep Spore Satchel (x3)	Halls of Memory	Chiyome		Light cloth bags filled with funguar spores. One satchel should be sufficient to put a single adult to sleep.
Tin Mouth	Gnosisblock	Common		An elemental mouth that produces 1/8” diameter tin wire at t a rate of 1/4“ per day.
Tin Wire	Gnosisblock	Common\\Partly sold		150' of 1/8” tin wire, separated out into five spools of about ten pounds weight apiece.
Tracer Stone	Halls of Memory	Fed to a cobra-duck		A thumbnail sized piece of flint with the Ansuz rune carved into it. Someone knows exactly where it is.
Witch's Spear “Ars”	Halls of memory	Va'retha		A high quality infantry spear of Elven manufacture, enchanted to be an excellent channel for Spiritual magics. Speaking it's name “Ars” (engraved on the blade) causes the haft to shrink to a more portable two-handed short sword configuration. The gems on either side of the flat of the blade are (currently empty) spirit houses.
Yamato-style writing kit	Gnosisbloch	Nariko		Contained in a stone box whose coloration very closely matches the Gnosisbloch stonework. The inksticks are still good.