Artifacts

**Flaming Feather**

  • "These artifacts are always in the form of a kite: whether angelic or demonic, they will always have a pair of eyes incorporated into the design." - Eye Kites by Moe Lane
  • "As per traditional Jewish custom, fruit trees are not to be harvested for the first three years that they produce fruit." - 4th-Year Fruit by Moe Lane
  • "This one impressed some people. The bugs are hardly even noticeable." - Essence Magnifier by William J. Keith
  • "(Honestly, given the sheer number of artifacts descended from one of a kind ethereal constructions, an impartial observer might be forgiven for assuming that the Crusade was merely just a particularly demented R&D evaluation / purchasing trip.)" - Time Drums by Moe Lane
  • "No, it doesn't matter whether or not Washington ever actually did this: the ethereal civic spirit generated by the legends sported the relic, and it works, so the question is moot." - Washington's Axe by Moe Lane
  • "This amusing little artifact is much beloved by Servitors of Lust and Dark Humor." - Plastic Beads by Moe Lane
  • "This relic is, as near as anyone can make out, the actual metal knife that Abraham supposedly hefted while preparing to sacrifice his son Isaac at God's command." - Abraham's Knife by Moe Lane
  • "This artifact comes from a 3rd Century Christian martyr fairly noteworthy for both piety and pithiness." - The Scroll of St. Perpetua by Moe Lane
  • "The Amphora of Dionysus essentially turns water into wine - wholesale." - Amphora of Dionysus by Moe Lane
  • "Vapula swears - he swears - that he didn't create this artifact." - THE Gun by Moe Lane
  • "Of course, it could be Vapula's, but why in the Hell would he make something like this? Then again, why in the Hell does he make anything? " - The Symphonic Connection Amplifier by Benjamin Acosta
  • "One of the lesser known artifacts left lying around after the purification of the Ethereal pantheons, this staff resembles nothing more than the root of a tree." - Attis's Staff by Rev. Pee Kitty
  • "It usually appears as a scroll, but more technologically inclined Superiors will provide this relic in book or even laptop form." - Scroll of Zoroaster/Book of Crowley by Moe Lane
  • "The creation of a venerated Catholic Saint, this exquisite and ornate tome describes the means by which divine perfection may be attained." - Scala Paradisi: Unique Artifact by Rev. Pee Kitty
  • "Close examination of a Statuette will show up the differences: the color is slightly off, there's the faintest hint of horns on the figure's head, and at any rate the inscription is invariably "Ishtar: Best Picture"." - Statuettes by Moe Lane
  • "This isn't really a relic, per se: it's just an ordinary book written by Saint John Climacus." - The Ladder of Perfection by Moe Lane
  • "This ostrich feather is all that remains of Ma'at, Egyptian Goddess of Judgment and Death, long since destroyed by the Purity Crusades. Heaven and Hell have both made concerted efforts to destroy it, but its very nature makes that nearly impossible." - The Feather of Ma'at (Unique Relic) by Rev. Pee Kitty
  • "The beans that are roasted to make this coffee are sourced from hydroponics labs within the Halls of Progress, where plants can feed on the intense, conscientous, and hard-working atmosphere without distraction." - Jean's Special Blend by Jo Hart
  • "No one is precisely sure why Eli needed a three foot, flaming submarine sandwich that could punch through steel: very few people are sure whether they want to know." - Great Hero by Moe Lane
  • "On the surface, it looks like a simple business card, usually with the angel's name, or nickname, and little if anything else. The more elaborate have the name in Heavenly script." - Calling Card by Amanda Kilgore
  • "The Roman ethereal god Vulcan apparently has a sense of humor. He's also apparently been keeping up with his technical reading: this gadget is, well, technological." - Spectacles of Cybele by Moe Lane
  • "A persistent rumor among celestials, the Urim and Thummin are the set (two pairs) of spectacles supposedly given to Joseph Smith by the angel Moroni to translate the golden plates found in the nearby hills." - Urim & Thummin: Unique Artifacts (?) by Rev. Pee Kitty
  • "This item is one of the very few mass-produced relics in the storeholds of the Catholic Church. " - Missionary Staff by Rev. Pee Kitty
  • "Charms remain a small bonus in the life of the occasional believer - a sign that God helps those who ask for His aid, sometimes in a very direct manner." - Charms by Rev. Pee Kitty
  • "All too often, children get forgotten when tragedy strikes. Many people simply don't understand that children deal with traumatic situations differently than adults do. Heaven tries to minimize the damage done to the innocent in The War, but they are not always successful." - Comfort Bears by Cameron McCurry
  • "All in all, they thought a wonderful joke had been played. What they didn't count on was the punchline being their crucified, eviscerated Vessels being dumped off at the local Tether to Dark Humor. Servitors of Christopher may be fun loving and peaceful, but that doesn't mean that they are pushovers." - Concrete Cuddlys by Cameron McCurry
  • "Such a little thing, to make so many Superiors scream." - The Ring by Moe Lane
  • "Observers - and more importantly, the target - will see what appears to be an sudden cloud of razor sharp letters appear and pierce the target's very soul (it's called an A-bomb because, for some reason, using the letter A works better than any other letter)." - A-Bomb by Moe Lane
  • "Affected humans simply feel slightly more comfortable when in range: put this relic in a crowded area (such as an airport or bus depot), and within an hour the zone of effect will be noticeably more congested than anywhere else." - Shepherd's Crook by Moe Lane
  • "Soon after recovering from trauma, Rashagal was informed by Asmodeus himself that whatever he had done to get people's attention had been quite effective and that he was never, ever to do it again without clearing it with him first." - Rashagal's Rape Whistle by Michael Cleveland
  • "While attractive, by modern standards it's extremely gaudy: the hassles of owning it overwhelm whatever modest advantages are gained from using it." - The Crown of St. Edbert by Moe Lane
  • "His walkabout around the world has raised a few ires in (Heaven/ Gaming Companies [as appropriate]). He can create, destroy, and Beat People Up. R!/S! T!/U! V?/X? W!/Y! Z" - Button Men: Eli by Daniel Sauve
  • "Of course, any group that deliberately refers to the Old Crusade as 'The Day of Purification of All Things' while in the presence of Heliopolitans isn't going to be known for subtle jokes (or tact, for that matter)." - Incense of Purification by Moe Lane
  • "A Probability Nail is just that: a regular-looking, possibly slightly rusty, broken iron nail. Those with sufficient experience will recognize the nail as being the sort that is used in shoeing horses." - Probability Nail by Moe Lane
  • "It all started, innocuously enough, with the Halls of Progress. You'd be surprised how often it all starts with the Halls of Progress, actually: even before the Archangel of Creation's little walkabout, that Cathedral was known for producing some very interesting changes to the social dynamic." - Screamers by Moe Lane
  • "But let's face it; everyone has their breaking point. There comes a time when you have to stop being nice and smack someone around." - The Partition by Cameron McCurry
  • "As Robert Adams once said, when push comes to shove a 'gentleman' fights with whatever weapons are at hand." - Baal's Sword by Moe Lane
  • "How Sorcerers grow quiet when they hear of this blasphemous book. It's hard to tell whether it's the quiet of fear, or the quiet of utter greed: both reactions would make sense." - The King In Yellow by Moe Lane
  • "It's interesting (if not particularly surprising) that Jean is absolutely indifferent about actually naming his creations. If it's a gun, he calls it a gun. If it's a particle accelerator, he calls it a particle accelerator. If it's a computerized mechanical tool designed to resemble a corporeal life form, he calls it a computerized mechanical tool designed to resemble a corporeal life form. Jean prefers things to be clear." - The Necronomicon, v2.3 by Moe Lane
  • "Yup, Sparky only thought that he had cleaned out Vapula's stash of vintage anime tapes. Incidentally, the VCR of the Prince of Technology is a subtle and frightening artifact, indeed ... but that's for another time. " - Wave Motion Gun by Moe Lane
  • "Although the Greatest Rings were destroyed or lost their power many millennia ago, Magic Rings still turn up in the hoards of Dragons or Undead." - Magic Rings by James Walker
  • "Whether you're a Fairy Godmother, budding sorcerer or elven queen, your magic wand is an essential piece of equipment." - Magic Wands by James Walker
  • "The Book of Antioch details a simple ritual that enables a team of two Soldiers (the chanter and the bearer) to convert a censer or censor like object to an explosive device, similar to a grenade." - The Book of Antioch by Harvey Mills
  • "Appearing to be nothing more than a rather worn out old baseball bat, the Ugly Stick is in fact a Relic, imbued with a very specific variant of the Celestial Song of Form." - The Ugly Stick by Richard C. Hanton-Rutherford
  • "These relics are interesting, to say the least. They have the ability to temporarily send someone to Limbo, regardless of whether they have a functioning Heart or not ... or even if they happen to be celestial. This makes them popular. They also have a distressing tendency to implode. This makes them unpopular, too." - The Limbo Cannon by Moe Lane
  • "Designed to ease individuals into Sorcery, these relics can ease someone down the path of Fate subtly - and for the best of motives. After all, what could be more selfless than to attempt to bring someone back to life?" - The Book of Recalling One's Love by Moe Lane
  • "Don't ever let Vapula watch sci-fi." - Light Cycles by Michael Cleveland
  • "It was a fairly simple notion: Essence is the ultimate holdout weapon, so finding some way to drain it from people would be useful, right? Especially when one has to keep the holder alive and (futilely) kicking for a while." - Spigots by Moe Lane
  • "Funny: it says 'Vaputech' on the crate, but it doesn't really seem all that bad. It isn't even smoking." - Skates by Moe Lane
  • "Oddly enough, the Archangel of Destiny is almost as bad as Eli is when it comes to leaving Superior-level relics lying around." - Superior Relics: Yves by Moe Lane
  • "These iridescent blue stones seem to catch the light in just the right way, reflecting a beautiful azure color. For the people who wear them, though, they already caught much more than that." - Dream Stones by Josh Moger
  • "On occasion, a Superior encased in mortal flesh can find himself beset by foes of enough strength to shed blood before they can be dealt with." - Superior Blood, Part 1 by Manny Nepomuceno
  • "Did you ever look up to watch the clouds?" - Rudders by Moe Lane
  • "The laptop which houses a Vapulan Shedite is actually a fairly solid device. Unless you know Helltongue, it's completely impossible to program it directly, but it otherwise can run most commercially-available programs, has an efficient 'Net connection, and has a celestially infinite power life." - Chips by William J. Keith
  • "This otherwise simple artifact is somewhat unique in several ways related to humans." - The Hymnal by William J. Keith
  • "Even among allies, misunderstandings happen. So when a Creationer who doesn't quite understand how Novalis interprets her Word joins Flowers, he might just create something like this..." - The Venus Demon(ling) Trap by James Walker
  • "It looks like a simple hip flask, but made of spun aluminum and with an interior coating of ceramic, as if a lab used it to transport reactive substances. It does." - Jean's Flask by Eric Bertish
  • "And what does it do? It's a shield. An unbreakable shield. That's what the ideal shield would be, no? (Well, skip notions of ablation or whatnot - in most combat, you want something permanently sturdy.)" - Artifact: Large Shield by William J. Keith
  • "Kobal is responsible for this one. At least originally. Then Michael got a hold of it and, well, let's just say that the things started becoming popular." - The Wand of Many Bodies by Ryan Roth
  • "The workings of Hell are insidious. Often the damage Hell's minions do comes from crafty words spoken into the right ears, rather than direct attacks." - The Holy Earplugs Of Ignorance by Ryan Roth
  • "Blockers - there are lots of different types - use a variant of the Ethereal Song of Shields to protect their owners from the effects of a specific Attunement or resonance (chosen when the artifact is created)." - Blockers by Moe Lane
  • "Created by, of all things, a dissonant Elohite of Eli who was finding himself far too often involved in physical combat with Demons, and was incredibly averse to actually soul-killing where he could help it, the Limbo Stick appears to be a Golden Sparkling Baseball Bat with Red Grip Tape." - The Limbo Stick Rev. 2 by Kamika-Z
  • "It was... intended to be the first of a line of Vapulan implants for In Nomine, exploring notions of selfhood, the expression and loss thereof, and The Machine..." - Vaputech Implants by William J. Keith
  • "These living artifacts have a long and infamous history: they are the basis for the legends of evil magicians' diabolical, malevolent grimoires with an unholy life of their own." - Agrippas by Moe Lane
  • "These relics take the form of a chain-link necklace of some silvery metal, with a complicated (though tiny) clasp and a small charm." - Vitanda Necklace by S.D. Ryukage
  • "Created by a little-known alchemical procedure, these rounds can be used to affect extra-dimensional (Celestial) targets, even when they have crossed to another plane." - Project Silence: E.D.O. by Michael Cleveland
  • "It's odd to say this about any item of Vaputech, but the Lepid Gun is honestly a work both of art and of craftsmanship - even if it was made by the Baroque Weapons Division (motto: "For all your Evil Mastermind needs")." - Lepid Gun by Moe Lane
  • "The history of this artifact can be traced back to approximately the 1940s. There are several variations on the story of its creation but they all have a common point: Eli and Dominic had a bit too much to drink and they began to brainstorm on unusual ideas." - The Trout of Truth by Cameron McCurry
  • "The artifact acts pretty simply. One way or another, it convinces mundanes that the user has every right to be doing something they would probably otherwise take as exceedingly odd." - Any Excuse... by William J. Keith
  • "The aliens have incorporated into their bases a form of dimensional gateway that allows them to move from their home dimensions to this one." - Project Silence: Jumpgates by Michael Cleveland
  • "At first blush, one might think that this was the brainchild of some collection of Seraphim, possibly Jean's crew. One would be wrong. " - TRUTH Serum by Ryan Roth
  • "There are actually quite a few of these: the Demon Prince of Heresy usually carries around with him a satchel or overnight bag. Unfortunately, what with the standard Calabite entropy field present at all times (at Superior level, no less), it's a rare bag that lasts more than a week. When that happens, Maurice will swear a bit, do some quick and dirty repairs... and hand the bag over to the next celestial he sees with an irritated "Here"." - Superior Artifact: Maurice's Bag by Moe Lane
  • "It's surprising how close the mortals have come to figuring it out. I mean, they're starting to get the superstring theory, its just that they're coming at in from the completely wrong point of view." - Harp Strings by Josh Moger
  • "Typically found in the form of a ring, necklace, or bracelet, these relics have the effect of reducing the bearer's Need by a level equal to its own." - Relic: Vampire's Ease by Chris Bergstresser
  • "Hey, would you come look at this? There's something weird about this message..." - Seraph-Proof Paper by Michael Cleveland
  • "This is the latest gadget from Vaputech's Division of Metaphysical Engineering (motto: "Our stuff doesn't blow up as much. More or less.") and has been getting favorable responses from the Horde." - The Angelotron by Moe Lane
  • "The first examples of this artifact were believed to be creations of Eli, though no-one has been able to reach him for comment on the subject as of yet." - Hoopty Cars by Phillip DesJardins

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