Skel Ezalag (the Blue-Bronze Blade):
A broad-bodied saber with silvery-blue sheen and an elaborate gold hilt. The grip itself is made of one piece of marble, and an intricately carved ivory pommel was attached at the end. The pommel is extended slightly from the grip, creating space to rest a second hand and functioning effectively as a handle-and-a-half grip. The blade glows silver under moonlight.
Skel Ezalag began as a naked blade, forged by the blacksmith Gōram of the Izalae Dwarves. It was found by Üah, Lesser God of the Northern Winds, and eventually imbued by the divine with his grief and pity. For Üah had lost his brother, the Lesser God of the Eastern Winds, and was so anguished by this sorrow, that he expelled it from himself and made it a trinket. This gave the blade an authority over the cold and influence over the wind. Üah then passed the blade onto the other wind gods. Collectively, they each invested themselves in the saber, so as to grant the lonely people of the north a tool that could preserve them against the bitter absence of warmth.
But it was Üah who most spent himself on the saber. When Üah had succumbed to corruption, and thus was known as Enalīsha, the blade which he had enchanted became a ward against his Foul Winds.
Provenance:
Gōram of Izalae: creator of the blade, discarded in a cavern of the Izalae Mountains near the eastern pass.
Üah the True North: discovered Skel Ezalag as a naked blade and ornamented it with cloth and metal. The blade became resilient to the essence of cold.
Sshah the True East: was gifted the blade for a short period and placed a pommel of ivory upon it. Upon his death it was reclaimed by Üah.
Üah the True North: reacquired the blade after the death of Sshah during the War of Choice. Anguished by his grief and unable to bear it, he expelled it from himself and poured it into the blade. Henceforth, no grief could ever mark him again, for he had abandoned it in the coldness of the Blue-Bronze Blade.
Úraah the True South: given after Üah discarded it. Imbued the blade with regenerative strength, so that as long as a southern gale touched the blade, all damage to its edge would be undone.
Hoar the True West: Came to acquire the blade after Úraah married Hoar's sister as a dowry. Hoar carved an incantation into the ivory pommel, giving it a quality of lightness and an affinity with starlight.
King Sírnkiir of Arcticus: first king of Arcticus and Lord of the Iron Crown inherited the blade as a gift from Hoar out of sympathy for the people so desired by Death. It remained among his line for twenty-two generations.
Marshal Azragenír: in the year 867 of the second age, King Genlothír VII of Arcticus grants the title Champion of the North, and offers Skel Ezalag from the royal treasury as a material symbol of the office's dignity and duty. It passes through the hands of forty-two champions of Arcticus.
Iorhandogel Glavidius Drakkennide, the Dragon of the West: in the year 1133 of the third age, marriage between Iorhandogel of Helios and Frësírn, sister of the Champion of the North, strengthens ties between Arcticus and Drakkennide. The champion, Marshal Yairongenír–beset by rivals and struggling with finances–provided Skel Ezalag as a dowry to Iorhandogel in exchange for material support from the great ducal house of Helios. Consequently the Arconian martial lost favor with the royal family of Arcticus. He defeated his political rivals with Drakkennide support, but was disgraced for losing a royal treasure to a foreign house of the west. The house of Skellothír–Marshal Yairongenír's dynasty–fades from history and becomes destitute by the time of one and a half generations.
Artorius Yairongenír Drakkennide: Came to inherit Skel Ezalag from his father, Artorius wielded the blade in the year 1156 of the third age.
Vanquë (The Sword of Valerius):
A classical two-handed longsword with a crucifix hilt and an engraving of the Arnëanor dynasty's house motto, "By the sword, it is my right," set into its round fuller. Though the blade should be a kind of bronze, it has the coloration of silver and is remarkably resilient to decay or rust. The blade was first forged from copper for King Providence in the time just before the Battle of Pashad Fields. King Valerius later took this sword and reforged it again with a silver finish and an engraving of the house motto, which King Valerius personally devised. As the words written in the blade are believed to be the writing of the second king of Aurumere himself, it carries special significance to Helios and is kept in the royal vaults as a national treasure.
Vanquë is often regarded as the pinnacle of first-age human craftsmanship. Its edge is said to cut through modern steel, and granite. It gleams a silver-gold color under sunlight and glows silver-copper red under moonlight. It is light enough to wield comfortably in one hand, and sturdy enough to beat upon its foes with two heavy hands.
Provenance:
King Providence Aurnëanor: The blade was forged in the year 55 of the first age by King Providence's friend and smith, Haurus. Initially made of copper, the blade was used by the King during the war against Ralathad and became famous during the battle of Aurge'neneth when Providence wielded it personally against Magëa-King Mēnoth. It was inherited by Valerius Aurnëanor following King Providence's death.
King Valerius Aurnëanor: Valerius reforged the weapon into bronze and gilded it with silver made from the melted wands and scepters of slain Archons, signifying the stain silver-skinned Archons' blood upon his sword and the ultimate Aurian dominance over Effinitian craft. The weapon becomes an icon of the house of Aurnëanor, where it remained in the hands of the next nine kings who were direct descendents of King Providence.
Emperor Leonis Aurius I: following the fall of Aurumere, Emperor Leonis forms the cadet-branch of Aurius from Aurnëanor, and takes up reign over Aurë. He dubs it Helion, in homage to divine God Sól. The blade became a symbol of his legitimacy during the early years of his reign. During the latter half of his reign, he declares the Great Golden War to restore the traditional borders of the Aurumere kingdom and dubs it the Helios Empire. Vanquë became the symbolic Casus Belli for his conquest. The sword of Valerius remained in house Aurius until the year 532 of the second age, when the Aurius dynasty fell from imperial authority.
Emperor Mavar Heathcliff I: After the decline of the Aurius dynasty, Lord Mavar Heathcliff of the city of Lithopolis claimed the crown of Helios through a matrilineal succession crisis because king Thaddius Aurius IV had no male heirs. Emperor Mavar permitted Aurius to retain their local authority in Helion and the surrounding lands. He named Thaddius a duke of Helios and declared Lithopolis the imperial capital of the empire. In the year 534 of the second age, Mavar Heathcliff challenged Thaddius Aurius to a knightly duel, citing his right of inheritance for Vanquë, the sword of Valerius. After defeating Duke Thaddius, Emperor Mavar kept the sword in his royal treasury until the reign of Emperor Colton 'The Poor' Heathcliff in the last days of the dynasty's imperial reign.
Emperor Solomon Titanus I: Following the decline of Aurius, the cadet-branch of Aurius, house Titanus, purchases Vanquë from Emperor Colton 'The Poor' Heathcliff for a hefty sum of silver. Emperor Solomon then took reign over the Duchy of Helion and was elected in year 1 of the third age by popular vote from among the great Ducal Houses of Helios to rule as emperor, deposing Emperor Colton. His greatest supporter was Duke Mandrake Cullenane Drakkennide, whose reputation as Mandrake the Dragonslayer made the prospect of martial resistance futile for Emperor Colton, who accepted deposition and was relegated to the Duchy of Heathcliff. Emperor Solomon reinstated the traditional capital of Helion and Vanquë was kept in his household until the reign of Emperor Jaeden Titanus V.
The Rings of Kahųr (Of the Treasury of the Magi):
Three large rings of gold to be worn around the arms. Azunain script is etched into the otherwise unornamented rings, speaking each an incantation by which to draw upon the wearer's Goetëa. The rings are a treasure of the Third Magi of the Qanuun, first crafted by Kaleşaran of the Sava clan in the late first age. The rings hold an affinity with wind and earth, and can summon the sands of the Azuna Desert or bring gales, strong enough to push the sails of a Kīmaųt (warship). The Rings of Kahųr are worn in year 1156 of the third age by Magi Kashaar̈omah of the reigning Qanuun, Daruşetem III.
Provenance:
Kaleşaran, the Third Magi of the Qanuun: Crafted the relic and made it to command the sands of Azunain. Thus, the Third Magi became known as The Maw of the Desert, burying enemies of the Qanuun beneath the sands. For countless generations, it remained in the hands of the Magi, transferring from one to another of the court Magi until ll56 of the third age.
Kashaar̈omah, the Third Magi of the Qanuun: Kashaar̈omah held the relic during the time of Western Turbulence, and was regarded as the greatest wielder of this relic in history, capable of using it to form great sand dunes and quicksand traps or sinkholes the size of small settlements, if enough preparation time was given. Although, he was not as proficient as Magi Tanaan̈emųt in manipulating the wind. His predecessor, Tanaan̈emųt, could summon sandstorms according to some texts.
The Gold-Grass Dagger (Of the Artifacts made by the Collector Daemon):
The dagger has a broad and flat body approximately the length of six thumbles in sidewidth and half a thumble in thickness. The blade has a dwarven-temper (damascan-steel) style and gold filigree entwined upon the gilded hilt and securing the blade in an eight-ringed knot. A dark incantation in Bôlgnoch states "Bring down the cage of reason." In the year 1389 of the second age, fallen prince of the Qanuun, Iblis Al-Rasul made a bargain with the Collector Daemon and exchanged his soul with one of a foreign color, and was given the Gold-Grass Dagger as part of their deal.
The Gold-Grass Dagger has strong associations with ritualized sacrifice, necromancy, and defiance of the natural order. Although necromancy is associated with the Gold-Grass Dagger, that is partly due to its use in the hands of the fallen prince, who was himself considered the founder of formal necromancy as a method. Sacrificial empowerment also seems to be a trait associated with the weapon though in what manner is uncertain. In reality, the exact nature of the Gold-Grass Dagger's powers are not fully understood.
Provenance:
Iblis Al-Rasul, The Dreadful Bone Emperor: As lord of the greatest cult of necromancy in history, Iblis Al-Rasul led the southern domain of Azunain in a civil war against the Qanuun, championing his heresy known as the Immortal Cult. He formed the theocratic realm of Elehen-wahir and created the greatest organized martial force of magic in history, which is the contemporary standard henceforth for regimented military magic. Ultimately, he was cast down by a holy war and his cult was vanquished to the verge, or perhaps completion, of extinction. The Gold-Grass Dagger was lost after his defeat.
Ȥãrixasīmoth (The Silver Scepter):
An embellished scepter of silver made with curling spirals and flower motifs, cut by jagged lines of pure cobalt stone. A crystal of swirling sapphire, darkened by an untold depth, crowned the rod with a winding of silver in the shape of lightning grasping at it. Ȥãrixasīmoth was a great scepter wielded by V'thoth in the late first age before being shattered by his apprentice Anétoth at the dawn of the second age. It's fragments are held in the treasury of King G-ŕonnak, king of Fralteg, the city on the island of Fralfrök in the Great South Sea.
It was believed to have the power to summon torrential rainstorms and conjure lightning. However, being an artifact of far-gone times, its true powers are untested. By the reckoning of myth, Anétoth made a bargain with the Collector Daemon and received an artifact of unknown nature that shattered the scepter and cast down the late Magëa-King V'thoth.
Provenance:
Magëa-King V'thoth: Wielded the scepter prominently throughout the wars between Aurumere and Effinitia. He became the icon of Effinitian majesty and intrigue, carefully balancing the motives of the fickle Magëa-Kings to expand and centralize the loose empire of Effinitia. As part of this, he created the Law of Master and Apprentice, demanding each of the Magëa-Kings to keep only one apprentice from among their disciples who would be their official heir. But the empire, which was in great decline after the genesis of the Black Curse, collapsed completely after V'thoth's death at the hands of his apprentice Anétoth.
Spider Witch Anétoth: kept the shards of Ȥãrixasīmoth as a symbol of her mastery and legitimacy. She formed a brief domain in the Azuna Desert before her death.
Black Witch Vanessa: After the fall of Effinitia and betrayal of her teacher Anétoth, Vanessa took a large portion of the shards of Ȥãrixasīmoth, with some falling into the hands of the other disciples of Anétoth who joined her in betrayal. She took these far south onto the island of Fralfrök to study the plucking of Tarshith.
King Köra-ŕok: After the rise of Kar'kasha in the far south, Black Witch Vanessa was driven into hiding and left the shards behind. They fell into the hands of one of Kar'kasha's suzerains, King Köra-ŕok, who kept it in his royal treasury until the reign of King G-ŕonnak
Hakor's Painted Face (Of the Artifacts made by the Collector Daemon):
It is said that when Sarak, the Daemon of Theft, stole starlight from a corner of the night sky, he came to Ka'sharaan, the Spider, for an artifact that could disguise his face. Ka'sharaan thus took the face of a Ralathdri King from the Kaladhar Plains, whose name was Hakor. From Hakor's face he made a mask, and carved it with many symbols and magical seals. The mask thus enabled Sarak to conceal himself and wear the face of another, which he used to infiltrate Sía's wedding.
Sarak thus learned from Sía's husband, Izcųaloth, of a forbidden method by which to steal the light of stars and hide it in a sack. Some say that the Painted Face of Hakor remains in Sarak's possession to this day. Others say the thief lost interest in the mask after only a few months of holding onto it. For Sarak is well recorded as a daemon who loves stealing, yet has little regard for the things he has stolen. It was often that Sarak would steal some priceless artifact or untold jewel, only to lose interest in it a few days later and leave it by the wayside. Ever the insufferable thief.
Provenance:
Ka'sharaan: The Collector Daemon first created the artifact from King Hakor's face, and initially traded it to Sarak in exchange for the secret ores of Amos, which the Spider used for many of his later inventions.
Sarak: The Daemon of Theft later used the mask to disguise himself in the likeness of the lesser god of starlight, and infiltrated the wedding of Sía, the Greater Goddess of Concealment and Secrecy. He came before Izcųaloth, the Daemon of Forbidden Knowledge, and learned a method that previously did not exist to capture starlight and hide it in a sack. After his great theft of the night sky was finished, Sarak disappeared, and whether he kept the mask or not is unknown.
Quonak the Betrayer: In some eastern myths, it is said that one of the Qanuun's Magi betrayed the Azunain and used Hakor's visage to disguise himself and hide from enforcers of the Qanuun sent to hunt him, after his betrayal was uncovered. Whether this is true or not is disputed between the Eastern Syncretic Church and the Orthodox Syncretic Church.
The Marble Tree of Sultaan̈ari (Of the Palace of the Qanuun):
Among the great works of art which were crafted by the Azunain was one by a sculptor named Marųm Al-Ranal. One great block of fine marble, intricately carved and shaped into the form of a great Acacia tree, ornamented upon its branches with gold leaf. So fine was made the bark and leaves and bends of the branches, that it appeared indistinguishable from the architecture of nature.
But this marble acacia remained forever in bloom, its leaves glistening everlasting with the permanence of gold. It became the great symbol of the Marble Palace of Sultaan̈ari. The Marble Tree sits in the Qanuun's royal courtyard upon a round pedestal with the words By the White One's grace and my Word. A motto often associated with the Abyassar dynasty of the Azunain Kingdom. According to the antiquarian records of house Abyassar, the sculptor modeled the marble tree after a divine tree written in the Eastern Syncretic Church scriptures, known as the Tree of Feathers, which apparently had powers to heal and resurrect the dead.
Provenance:
Marųm Al-Ranal: The sculptor Marųm Al-Ranal was an admirer of the late King Providence of Aurumere, back when he was called Pygmalion in the land of the elves. Having been inspired by King Providence, the Ankhali sculptor carved the Marble Tree of Sultaan̈ari under the sponsorship of Qanuun Daruşetem Al-Abyassar and presented it to his royal majesty as a gift.
Qanuun Daruşetem Al-Abyassar I: sponsored Marųm Al-Ranal and eventually embedded the famous sculpture in his palace courtyard to serve as a symbol of his divine right to rule, presenting the sculpture as a sign of his eternal power to preserve life and nature. It remained in the keeping of house Abyassar for four more generations before the transition of power to a new dynasty of the Qanuun.
Qanuun Serad̈anųn Al-Umarad I: The founder of the Umarad dynasty became the holder of the Marble Palace and by extension, the Marble Tree of Sultaan̈ari as power transferred into his rule. Qanuun Serad̈anųn so admired the beauty and perpetuity of the sculpture that he made it a direct symbol of his dynasty, incorporating the white tree with golden leaves into his dynastic banners and heraldry. It remained in the possession of his dynasty until year 1156 of the third age.
Trinibal (Of the Relics of Lothvalíon):
Trinibal is a trihedral, one-core bastard sword twisted into a recurve kind of shape reminiscent of a sica sword. Its spiraled, continuous trihedral edge makes the curvature subtle and deceptive. The blade was forged in the first age by a Mor Galahadrim known as Bûrzhӧrn, the Kinslayer of Lӧlothor En Galahádhén, the City of Brilliance. Its sheen resembles crystal, or opal, yet black in color like obsidian. The blade was forged from a blackened metal resembling pattern-welded bronze somewhat with a spiral pattern. Etched into the rigid inner core of the blade is a set of incantations written along the root extending from each edge. The three incantations, written in Morigāl, states: "Pierce the fates," and "Bend the threads," and lastly, "Death to my enemies." Although the blade is believed to be magical and is considered extremely deadly, there are seldom reckonings of any genuine supernatural effects. It is, however, known to have brought death to some of the mightiest of the high elves, including the mythical hero Aurëcáro the Giantslayer, making it a weapon of frightful memory regardless.
Provenance:
Bûrzhӧrn Fír Arndûsh: The original craftsman of Trinibal, Bûrzhӧrn was among the first of the black elves who came from the corruption and fell breeding of Farfëanír's kin when they first departed from the Plains of Alantír. Bûrzhӧrn regarded himself as a master of Sorcerë, or The Gift in the common tongue. But unlike Farfëanír, whose Gift lay in sculpting and formations, Bûrzhӧrn himself had The Gift of metallurgy. In high elven stories, it is said that Bûrzhӧrn resented the fates, and THE ONE who had apportioned to him a limited Gift. Bûrzhӧrn was not content to have his Gift limited, and so indulged in dark arts to make his Sorcerë surpass its own intrinsic being.
Ronhírgalahad Fír Arndûsh-El: It is said in scripture and elven folklore that Bûrzhӧrn the Kinslayer led the massacre of many realms in Alanor, personally slaying famous high elves of the first age like Millëon: the Father of Towers, Silvataurë of the Golden Forest, and Aurëcáro the Giantslayer. After such a long conquest however, Bûrzhӧrn was ultimately betrayed by his own, a cadet branch of his clan who pierced him through with a silver dagger. Ronhírgalahad Fír Arndûsh-El then took Trinibal from his patriarch's corpse and formed his own elvendom in the northwest of the continent of Alanor, near the Sӧlfurë Mountains that were later known by the races of men as the Mountains of Sól's Fury, for their volcanic heat and ash. For fifteen hundred years, Tribal would remain in Ronhírgalahad's keeping.
Nenwan Fír Galahadӧrn: at the turn of the first age, Nenwan Fír Galahadӧrn of the Golden Forest launched a counteroffensive against Ronhírgalahad's kingdom for his many incursions into the central lands of Alanor. His fortress of Baroth-Hénnor was besieged and eventually conquered through a song that shook the walls, according to high elven folklore. Nenwan Fír Galahadӧrn eventually came to hold Trinibal for a brief period. But the sword was never brought back to the elvendom of the Golden Forest, for Nenwan was ambushed on the road to return and the sword was lost.
Éamor the Black/Zųran̈ahar Al-Urųnet: In the mid-second age, the sword of Trinibal was found in the hands of a missionary of the Immortal Cult in Azunain, Zųran̈ahar Al-Urųnet, who was a mortal disguise of Éamor the Black according to some dynastic and religious records of Azunain. Zųran̈ahar Al-Urųnet was supposedly killed nine years later in the prisons of Castle Sif, though, there is no body to corroborate.
Qanuun Serad̈anųn Al-Umarad VI: For a while, Trinibal moved into the storage of the Qanuun's royal treasury, until it was sent to Alanor as a tribute to the Lady of Silver and to strengthen Azunain's relationship with the high elves in the early third age.
Essrethet the Silver: In Lothvalíon, Essrethet the Silver was gifted Trinibal by Qanuun Serad̈anųn Al-Umarad VI. But upon realizing the nature of the weapon and its history, She constrained the ancient weapon to the sealed vaults of the Silver Forest. Since then, Trinibal has not been used and barely ever been seen.
Glanazaungír (Of the Treasury of House Drakkennide):
Cruciform spear with a balancing pommel made of an iron-lead alloy. The pommel carries a curled etching of primordial flame. The body of the spear is wrapped in cords of tanned calf leather. An ornate etching of ocean waves curls throughout the lower shaft of the spearhead, and the head itself is marked by a broad fuller and thick body. The heavy head of the spear was designed as such for tremendous weight and downward force, suitably conceived by Lord Augustus Drakkennide himself to break through dragon scales. The spear has remained in the hands of House Drakkennide since the era of the first dragonslayer. It became type-1 of the dragonslayer tradition of spearcraft.
Provenance:
Augustus Drakkennide: Augustus Drakkennide was son of Gwendobal IV, lord of the then known city of Polisivere, in the Nebalese homelands. His Nebalese name was thus in the likeness of his fathers: Gwendobal V. He was born on the eve when Great Asur's star was brightest in the night sky. The royal augurs of the city declared that he would be a vanquisher of mighty lords. Thus, many lords of rival city-states in Eninbal sought the death of young Augustus. From young, Augustus was defined by a series of assassins who came to slay him. His father, King Gwendobal IV, spent all his days on distant battlefields, fighting the many kings of the Eninbal Peninsula. At his coming of age, a dragon passed the sky and, by fortune, spared the city of Polisivere, though a great tribute was demanded. The city thus experienced six months of famine. Augustus vowed one day that he would slay that dragon, who was dubbed Praaser Ax Arwedovex. It was later learned that the dragon had visited another city, which refused his tribute. That city was ashes in the wind by the time the dragon had passed on. By the Poems of the Gwen, young Augustus Drakkennide took on the trade of forging, and made a great spear with which he swore would pierce Arwedovex's hide. Three years later, as King Gwendobal IV was out on campaign, the dragon Arwedovex passed overhead and incinerated the entire battlefield. Thus, Gwendobal IV was slain, such that not even his ashes could be found among the ruins. Augustus vowed to avenge his father, though the people urged caution and submission, fearing that the dragon would destroy their city. Yet Augustus could not be stopped. He thus marched in a small band of three, and they ventured into Arwedovex's lair, in the Stonewall Mountains. A great battle was fought, and though Arwedovex's flames could melt through the finest armor, Augustus' armor was forged impervious to fire. His spear, Glanazaungír, pierced the dragon's scales and struck Arwedovex's heart. Thus Augustus Drakkennide became a legend, for he was the first of the mortal races to fell a mighty red dragon. In time, the Troyans would call him Augustus, the Dragonslayer. His spear thus passed on through generations of House Drakkennide, which was later knighted and dubbed a duchy of Helios.
Gwendowen Drakkennide II: In the late second age during the reign of patriarch Gwendowen Drakkennide II, Glanazaungír was lost during a raid by the king of Agangwen in Eninbal, who claimed the weapon as spoils.
King Fwenndoraul: In the last years of the second age, King Fwenndoraul of Agangwen lost Glanazaungír to roadside bandits during a shakedown on his way home returning from battle. It was lost for approximately a thousand years.
Duke Iorhandogel Drakkennide: In the year 1054 of the third age, Duke Iorhandogel Drakkennide found Glanazaungír among a series of ancient weapons from the second age while he was out on a great hunt. It thus returned to the house of Drakkennide and was safely placed within the family vaults, in the city of Drakkenopolis, once called Polisivere in the days of Augustus Drakkennide.
Ring of Venwë (Of the Treasury of the Ivory Tower):
Silver ring with one great diamond and two sapphires embedded at the head. Polished and etched with intricate ripple or curling designs. The ring is one of the last surviving artifacts of the empire of Effinitia, believed to have belonged to either the Middle-Imperial or the First Imperium era before the fall. Its silver form is said to catch light like crystal instead of metal, and the gemstones themselves carry an impossible iridescence in them, holding onto light and color like a fly trapped in amber. The ring was believed to be a craft of Magëa-King O'toth and was given to his apprentice as a mark of successorship.
O'toth was unusual among the Magëa-Kings as he resented the Master-Apprentice law more than any other Magëa-King. Being one of the oldest Archons by this time, a founder of Effinitia, O'toth was from the first generation and, alongside such rulers as Mēnoth and Vn'raushoth, founded his rule upon a host of disciples. Like most of the Magëa-Kings from the Many-Kingdoms era, he believed that competition among his students created strong and masterful mages. Thus, O'toth resented V'thoth's new law, which ensured that any Magëa-King could only have one true apprentice to succeed him. Thus, O'toth tied his successorship to one who possesses the ring, and therefore made the ringholder his official successor, and simultaneously preserved the competitiveness of his disciples.
Those who carry the ring, by modern testimony, report that their eyes could see farther and clearer than usual, that their hearing sharpened, and a general persistence marked their bodies, making them fitter, and healthier, though not exactly stronger in the pure sense. Different races reported different amplifications from the ring. An elf wore the ring in the year 614 of the Age of Magic and Wisdom, and reported that she could peer deeper into the past and future than normally. A Karesshi slave in the keeping of Archmage Heraldus of the Gray Tower wore it once as a part of the Archmage's investigation of the ring's capabilities. The Karesshi reported he felt physically more imposing and his sense of smell sharpened. External observers, including Archmage Heraldus himself reported that the Karesshi slave appeared more "domineering and feral."
Provenance:
Magëa-King O'toth: O'toth the Terrible first made the Ring of Venwë in the year 612 of the first age following the implementation of the Master-Apprentice law by the All-Assembly of the Magëa-Kings in Sinistral. Resenting the new law, O'toth created the Ring of Venwë to serve as a symbol of his successor, and tossed it to his many disciples that they might fight among each other and slay each other until only the strongest and most scheming among them remained. The first among O'toth's disciples to claim the ring was an Archon named Uxçenafaroth.
Arcamagëa Uxçenafaroth: Uxçenafaroth was apprentice to O'toth for two years before his assassination at the hands of a Karesshi thrall. The ring then passed to Kālkoth, who held it begrudgingly and willingly subordinated himself to Gammosoth 'The Beautiful,' from among the most powerful in the host of O'toth's disciples.
Arcamagëa Kālkoth: For five years Kālkoth held the ring under Gammosoth's protection, until he betrayed Gammosoth and assisted in Gammosoth's assassination, orchestrated by O'toth's disciple Metëasoth, who then placed Kālkoth in the care of Kléūsoth, another of O'toth's disciples whom Metëasoth held sway over and knew to be a schemer. Kālkoth remained in Kléūsoth's care and was brought into intrigue with the fellow Arcamagëa until Kléūsoth's assassination twelve years later. Kālkoth was then assassinated himself by Metëasoth after another year.
Arcamagëa Metëasoth: Metëasoth held the ring for another forty-seven years and reigned over the other disciples, who had not the influence or power to resist him. Then he was assassinated by O'toth himself, who resented the Arcamagëa's rising influence and power in his city. From then on, a second war of schemes broke out in the shadows of O'toth's city, lasting another two hundred years.
Arcamagëa Kemosoth: Kemosoth took the ring after two hundred years of schemes, and effectively exterminated all disciples that came to rival his power. He positioned himself close to O'toth and brought his sister into O'toth's harem as a concubine, to further fortify their relationship and display loyalty to the reigning king. Kemosoth kept the ring for another eighty years before his death.
Magëa-King Fīrfaroth: Fīrfaroth came to possess the ring after killing his brother Kemosoth. This was proceeded by the killing of O'toth a year later and thus he came to rule the city of T'oŕcomallī following the former Magëa-King's death. He ruled the city up until the time of the Black Curse. Afterwhich, the ring became lost to time for about three thousand years.
Fabius Glavicus: In the early third age, a wizard in the service of Duke Apollicos by the name of Fabius Glavicus came to possess the ring after finding it among ancient ruins off the coasts of the Great South Sea. Fabius would go on to use the ring to great effect, enhancing his Gift for geomancy and becoming a master wizard. He served for ten years during the second Kar'kasha invasion and then settled in the capital city of Helion in the empire of Helios. There he founded the Gray Tower, the third of the five great wizard towers of Helion that existed by the year 1155 of the third age. The ring passed on through seventeen generations of archmages until 1156 of the third age.
Archmage Belephos Heraldus Glavidicus: by the year 1156 of the third age, the Ring of Venwë remained in the treasury of the Gray Tower, under the authority of Archmage Belephos Heraldus Glavidicus for safekeeping.
Ring of Anyûr Phalanë (Of the Relics of Lothvalíon):
Called the Ring of Starlight in the common tongue. It is a copper-gold band set with six beryl gemstones each of a different color, and twin serpents coiling the sword-like centerpiece of the ring. Designed to be worn close to the knuckle of the hand, on the upper phalanx of the finger. It is said to hold starlight in its gemstones, trapping and reflecting the light in the stones' many faces, thus giving off a perpetual glow or soft iridescence.
The ring is said to offer the Gift of guidance and clairvoyance, allowing one to travel the path they most seek should the light of the ring shine brightest upon it. The ring was first forged during the second age by Essrethet the Silver herself. It served as a tool for Her high priestess, who often ventured where She could not, for Her body was sick by Her brother's curse. Éamor the Black injured Essrethet, such that She could not move without Her priestesses to be Her hands and feet.
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