Al-Qadim Magic Items

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The most powerful magical items have several abilities, that are bought separately with Item Schticks. Some have key events that must be fulfilled before the ability can be used.

Abboleth Whip

Created by Jennikki out of the tentacle of an abboleth, this whip contains the spirit of her mentor in the Great Harim, an ork askariah named Kamshia, who was eaten by the abboleth.

The Mirror-Pearl

This is a huge pearl, 2” in diameter, softly white and somehow luminous. Anyone gazing intently into it will see his own reflection, distorted but mesmerizingly beautiful.

The pearl was found in the lair of an Abboleth off Gana, and later given as a gift to the sultan of Gana. Later, a mysterious indian princess called Myriama appeared, claiming she was on a quest to find the pearl in order to win the love of her chosen prince.

Rank 1

Effect: Meditating before the pearl actually makes the watcher more beautiful, it sets the mind at ease but also makes the watcher more tractable and quiet. Each five minutes of meditation increases Seduction and Charisma for appearance by one but reduces Willpower, Perception and Intelligence by one each. It takes a Willpower roll of 10 to realize what is happening while it is happening, roll once per 5 minutes. The modified stats last for the rest of the session, or until dispelled (difficulty is current Charisma + Magic). Values can be modified by no more than the subject's Magic attribute.

Rank 2

Key: The owner must allow the pearl to reduce his Willpower and Perception to zero. He will then fall into a meditative trance, heartbreakingly beautiful but totally oblivious to his surroundings.

Effect: The user can enter a trance like the one given under key, and if he meditates upon another person, and that person looks into the pearl while the user is in the trance, they will fall in love.

Rank 3

Key: Only a sorcerer knowing Influence can use this ability of the pearl, and he needs to experiment on it's mind-influencing powers to realize it's potential.

Effect: The pearl adds +3 to the outcome of all Influence spells if the victim can see it.

The Dagger of Hawa

A wavy-bladed dagger with a bluish stone blade with two curves but with no point (not many curves like those employed by holy slayers), this weapon can be used both for combat and for slaughtering. The lack of a point somewhat limits it's combat effectiveness, however.

Found in an abandoned shrine on the coast south of Qudra, it is currently used by Yezeed.

The real use of the weapon is in ritual sacrifice magic and the worship of Istishia. The dagger has been partially cleansed because it was used in the liberation of Hawa, but it still has great potential for evil.

When used as a weapon, the knife works like a dagger, doing Strength +2 damage.

Rank 1

Key: The owner must know that this is the Dagger of Hawa and the legend of the city's liberation.

Effect: The user can move more smoothly through water, allowing full actions and movement with no penalty.

Rank 2

Key: The owner must know that the dagger's name used to be Istishia's Mouth, and that it was used for sacrifice.

Effect: Double the dagger's attack outcome when calculating damage.

Rank 3

Key: The wielder must kill a ranking priest using the dagger.

Effect: Still Unknown. It seems to have something to do with twisting Fate.