Mitternacht – A crystalline two-handed warhammer created not long after the meteor fell into Crescent Bay and those of the Rift became a threat. Crafted by a trio of magic users – one human, one beastman and one fairy – Mitternacht was made to be the weapon wielded by the vanguard o the forces meant to eradicate the Rift early on, but was lost when political machinations lead to an assassination of the promised leader. It eventually fell into dragon hands where it was kept until the time when it would be needed again.
The hammer has several special properties:
It allows the one bearing it and those in its presence to travel through tainted grounds as if they possessed guardian crystals. Unlike those, it won't crumble after a week and end its protection, but the blackened hammer will start driving the hammer's wielder insane. Leaving the tainted lands for at least a full day and bathing the hammer in the clear water of a stream/river/lake/natural body of water in the moonlight will restore it and its wielder.
The hammer deals additional damage to those of the Rift and anyone corrupted by the Rift beyond that which other crystalline weapons deal. It can be thrown up to twenty yards away and return to the hand. If the hammer is swung in an intended death blow on someone who bears no corruption or taint of the Rift, it will deal no damage and knock the wielder back.
Properties meant for plot potential:
As Mitternacht was created to be a bane against Corruption, it can act as a brief buffer against the loss of sanity in those who find themselves Corrupted, to give them a chance to possibly find a way to free themselves from it. Similar to its ability to protect those in tainted lands, Mitternacht can hold back the insanity in a corrupted one, but only for three days before the hammer requires recharging and the protection fails.
Given the origin of this artifact, it has the potential of being a component in a ritual that may cleanse one of corruption upon moderator discretion.
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Mitternacht – A crystalline two-handed warhammer created not long after the meteor fell into Crescent Bay and those of the Rift became a threat. Crafted by a trio of magic users – one human, one beastman and one fairy – Mitternacht was made to be the weapon wielded by the vanguard o the forces meant to eradicate the Rift early on, but was lost when political machinations lead to an assassination of the promised leader. It eventually fell into dragon hands where it was kept until the time when it would be needed again.
The hammer has several special properties:
It allows the one bearing it and those in its presence to travel through tainted grounds as if they possessed guardian crystals. Unlike those, it won't crumble after a week and end its protection, but the blackened hammer will start driving the hammer's wielder insane. Leaving the tainted lands for at least a full day and bathing the hammer in the clear water of a stream/river/lake/natural body of water in the moonlight will restore it and its wielder.
The hammer deals additional damage to those of the Rift and anyone corrupted by the Rift beyond that which other crystalline weapons deal. It can be thrown up to twenty yards away and return to the hand. If the hammer is swung in an intended death blow on someone who bears no corruption or taint of the Rift, it will deal no damage and knock the wielder back.
Properties meant for plot potential:
As Mitternacht was created to be a bane against Corruption, it can act as a brief buffer against the loss of sanity in those who find themselves Corrupted, to give them a chance to possibly find a way to free themselves from it. Similar to its ability to protect those in tainted lands, Mitternacht can hold back the insanity in a corrupted one, but only for three days before the hammer requires recharging and the protection fails.
Given the origin of this artifact, it has the potential of being a component in a ritual that may cleanse one of corruption upon moderator discretion.