The ancient relics of the royal families

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Back when all five kingdoms were just being formed, five master mages, each a master of a separate element, combined their powers to form the five relics with special mana stones encased within the relics. They first start out as crystalline spheres, but once the destined owner finally claims the relic, they magically attach to their body as a form of an accessory to be worn. These relics, now believed to be mere rumors, lay in the catacombs of each of the five kingdoms, some found in a specific place in the kingdom, some below the castle itself.

Many treasure hunters have set out to find these relics, but none have come back, adding more mystery to the rumors and believed to be cursed. This, in fact, is partly true; the relics can only be safely held by those of royal blood. Anyone who tries to claim this item from the alter it rests in will suffer the ultimate punishment of that element:



>Fire: The thief's body will be engulfed in an unquenchable flame, and will be reduced to ashes at the foot of the alter.

>Ice: The thief will be encased in a sheet of ice, frozen alive. until finally shattering into many pieces.

>Wind: The theif will all the oxygen in the body (lungs and bloodstream) sucked out of them, and the thief is suffocated to death. The oxygen being forcibly removed from the body essentially mummifies them in the process, leaving them as withered and lifeless husks.

>Earth: The thief will be turned to stone, then fall apart, becoming nothing more than rubble at the altar.

>Twilight: This punishment is more spiritual than physical: Upon touching the relic, the thief's soul is expelled from the body, leaving the lifeless body to rot away. The cursed soul will be trapped within an illusion of the consciousness, believing that they have achieved their goal. But only the thief is in this state of existence, and there is no one for them to share the tale or prove that the thief had succeeded. The feeling of being unable to share the story of this supposed accomplishment will grow and grow until they go mad from this isolated world. Descendants of the Twilight kingdom and those in touch with the spirit world are able to sense the lost souls of those who foolishly tried to steal this relic.



For better or for worse; these relics are able to augment the powers of the owner, reducing mana consumption of spells by half, and can create a total of five weapons, three of which are similar in style for all five; the remaining two are exclusive to the respective element.

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The relics and their weapons

Each relic gem will have a post of it's own, and this thread will be updated occasionally to have all five fully detailed. The links from the first relic topic will also be introduced in this thread.

If a member is approved to have a royal character, they can choose to undergo a trial thread to claim that element's relic. The traps and scenery for the thread will be created solely by staff however, as they will have to set the scene for the player, and what he is going to expect from this ordeal.

Once the relic is obtained, the wielder will only have access to the first basic weapons, and the wielder must first discover that they can be used by meeting a required situation where they will instinctively appear. For example, if someone is coming at the wielder of the relic with a weapon, and they are unarmed, they will have a short sword form in their hands. If they are in a tight, enclosed space, and someone is threatening to kill them, a dagger will form in their hand. And if someone is running away and cannot be pursued. If there are no ranged weapons around, a bow will form in their hand.

The other exclusive weapons to the relic will only be accessible after some time has been spent using the relic as it is. The member must make a request to a staff member if they can access one of the exclusive relic items. If approved, the member will gain one exclusive item from the list, starting at the top and moving down. The member can only have access to the exclusive items as they are approved for them.

ADVANCED CHARACTER BUILDERS ONLY! Do not read if you do not plan on using the relics past weapon access!
Once all relic weapons and the shield can be accessed, the relic will evolve further by allowing elemental attacks to be formed while using the weapons, or special barriers while using the shield. This is a testament to the chosen wielder of the relic that it has nearly mastered all of the power bestowed to them. These attacks can be developed by the member, and can be exclusive to a single weapon or the shield if desired. But like any update to a profile, these abilities must be approved by staff (creation of these weapon abilities must be requested before they can be made).
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The relic weapon special attacks can be listed as a separate section similar to the spells known section. Relic weapons will have a sP limit of 7 each, and weapon abilities/attacks will follow the same rules as spells known. Only exclusive spells affect the sP limit for a single relic weapon, shared spells will take up that ability's sP value sP for all of the weapons in total, but provide a much more fluid battle style, as they can be used by all relic weapons.

An additional category will be listed below for adding to character sheets. When listing exclusive spells, be sure to include the weapon being used (or if it's the shield), and the casting level of the spell and/or the sP that the abilities use to take up the sP limit.

[u][b]Shared relic spells (_/7sP)[/b][/u]

[b][u]Exclusive weapon spells[/u][/b]


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The Fire relic

Relic: Steel gauntlet

Shared weapon types
Sword
Bow: Arrows can be fired normally from this bow, but it can produce its own arrows of concnetrated fire magic at targets. These arrows can pierce objects like the typical wooden arrow, or erupt in flames on impact, which will ignite anything flammable in the area, enemies included.
Dagger

Element exclusive weapons
Fire Shield: A shield capable of absorbing the mana from attacks, sending it back in a ball of flame. The size of the fireball is dependent on the level of spell cast. It is only capable of absorbing the mana of the attack, any elements or projectiles will still hit and deal damage if too powerful to deflect.
Burning Battleaxe: Impact from this axe can cause plumes of flame to erupt outward, burning all but the caster within the 1 meter range of the blade.
Sword of the Fire Dragon: This sword is unique in that it's blade does not cut naturally, nor is it an ordinary blade to begin with. Rather it uses intense heat concentrated by the magically forged fire blade. The blade is capable of melting poorly forged weapons with prolonged physical exposure to the blade. The blade can also be extended or retracted by channeling mana through the relic weapon, but changing the length of the blade exhausts mana equal to the distance the blade is increased or decreased. However, increasing the blade's reach and damage also increases the difficulty in wielding the weapon efficiently, as it becomes difficult to make fluid strikes with a larger weapon without proper strength and training.

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The Ice relic

Relic Accessory: Bracelet

Shared weapon types
Sword
Dagger
Bow: A bow capable of firing regular arrows, but can also fire arrows made entirely of ice magic. These arrows are capable of dropping a target's temperature to hypothermic with the first arrow, and will encase the target in ice with the second arrow, immobilizing them until the ice melts. If the frozen target is alive by then depends on how long it takes to melt the ice without shattering it.

Elemental exclusive weapons
Ice Shield: A shield capable of absorbing the mana from spells, rebounding the collected mana out in a barrage of ice shrapnel. The amount of ice to be fired out is dependent on the level of the spell cast. It is only capable of absorbing the mana of the attack, any elements or projectiles will still hit and deal damage if too powerful to deflect.
Frost Lance: The lance itself is only one meter long in length, with a thin conical shape. But its special capabilities are what give it leverage despite it's small size for a lance. The wielder can manipulate the moisture in the air, collecting it to form glacial attachments to the lance, making it a larger lance, or a heavy hammer. Or, it can launch spears of ice that will freeze the surrounding environment that it impales. Constructs of ice expend mana each time a new construct or spear is created.
Trident of Atlantis: Named more for the homeland of the lost nation than any relation to the Atlanteans, This trident has a long reach of 3 meters, and has great piercing damage. But its combat potential underlies a dangerous power to control the water around it within a 20 meter radius. This weapon expends a lot of mana to control larger bodies of water, but it can easily use smaller bodies of water for far less mana and turn them into projectiles of either water or ice.

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The Wind relic

Relic Accessory: Ring

Shared weapon types
Sword
Dagger: Wind is the only relic that can produce twin daggers. These daggers allow the wielder to glide in the air like a bird riding a wind current, but cannot stay airborne for very long or go more than 10 miles per hour. Glide time lasts until the player's next turn.
Bow: A bow capable of firing man-made arrows, but is also capable of firing arrows made of wind magic. These arrows can pierce just like a normal arrow, or it can explode in a powerful gust of wind, knocking the target back and possibly off of their feet.

Elemental Exclusive weapons
Wind Shield: A shield capable of absorbing the mana from attacks, sending it back in a funnel of swirling wind. The size and intensity of the wind tunnel is dependent on the level of spell cast. It is only capable of absorbing the mana of the attack, any elements or projectiles will still hit and deal damage if too powerful to deflect.
Harpy's Talon: A very versatile pair of chakram, named after the talon-like appearance of the weapon. This weapon can be thrown normally, and have their flight path altered by channeling mana into the wind. By channeling mana into the weapon themselves, the wielder can launch swirling blades of wind by holding onto the chakram while making a throwing motion. The wielder is also able to make the chackram swirl around their body at high velocity, as a makeshift defense.
Tempest Fan: A fan with a blade on one end for parrying and stabbing at close range. Not very effective in combat on its own, but channel mana into it, and the fan can summon forth twisters as large as a Minotaur, and send them chasing after the wielder's chosen target. Further channeling of mana into the fan will cause tempests of wind and lightning to erupt forth instead, equally as large as their predecessors but far more devastating in damage.

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The Earth relic

Relic Accessory: Vambrace

Shared weapons
Sword
Dagger
Bow: A bow capable of firing man-made arrows, or arrows made of earth magic. The earth arrows can pierce just like normal arrows, and have no extra effect on the wounded. Earth arrows are also able to slightly manipulate the environment, if the arrow strikes the terrain. Changed could range from altering the surrounding 2 meters of impact into different types of earth, altering the current terrain to make it difficult to traverse, or even sprouting forth a pillar or spike of earth to strike the enemy from afar.

Elemental exclusive weapons
Earth Shield: A shield capable of absorbing the mana from attacks, retaliating with a barrage of molten rocks. The size and number of rocks is dependent on the level of spell cast, the stronger the spell, the larger and fewer molten rocks fired out. It is only capable of absorbing the mana of the attack, any elements or projectiles will still hit and deal damage if too powerful to deflect.
Stonecarver's Glaive: A powerful polearm, despite its average length of 1.5 meters. The weight at the base of the pole has the power to weaken a weapon or armor's reinforcements, making the object more and more brittle until finally shattering. The blade itself is able to slice through precious gems and highly durable materials such as obsidian by channeling an excess of mana into it.
Gaia's Warhammer: A powerful Warhammer, but with short range at only 1/2 meter in lenth including the hammer head. By channeling mana into the weapon, the hammer's face will glow red hot, dealing damage to weakons and armor. But the true devastation is what happens when the hammer strikes the earth. A trail of stone spikes will erupt forth and move forward in the direction the hammer is swung from. The spikes start out as a single, foot-long spike, splintering outward until there are 4 identical spikes 2 meters in height shooting upward at a 45 degree angle. This trail of spikes reached out for 5 meters.
The type of swing also can give the wielder different types of spikes that are summoned forth. An underhand swing will create the trail of spikes described above, and an overhead swing directly at the ground will cause a radial attack that will reach out for the same distance. These spikes will crumble after the caster's next turn.

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The Twilight relic



Relic accessory: Chain pendant. This relic differs slightly from the other 4 royal heirlooms. Once the relic is passed to someone of royal lineage, the pendant will wrap around a chosen part of the bearer's body with a magical chain that materializes from the relic itself. Examples of how the pendant will secure itself around the body is as follows:
- Around the neck, loosely, with the chain hanging the relic slightly away from the neck.
- Wrapped tightly around the arm, usually on the wrist.
- Wrapped tightly around the leg, usually on the ankle.
If tightly wrapped around the body, only someone tied to the royal bloodline is able to remove this relic, but it is possible to prevent this from happening, if the wearer is fully aware of the act, and wills it to remain on their person.

Weapons
Shared weapon types:
Sword
Dagger
Bow: A bow capable of firing normal arrows. But if needed, can fire arrows of light, darkness, or a mixture of both. Light-only arrows are faster than normal arrows, but deal less damage per shot and cost less mana to fire. Dark-only arrows are as fast as a regular arrow, but deal more damage per shot and cost more mana to fire. Light arrows (2sP per shot), Dark arrows (4sP per shot). Arrows made of both light and darkness are evenly balanced, are slightly faster than an average arrow, and deal above average damage to its target.

Relic exclusive weapons:
Twilight Shield: A shield capable of absorbing mana from spells, converting it into a close range burst of dark mana, or a long ranged beam of light mana. The strength of the dark blast or intensity of the light beam is dependent on the level of spell cast. It is only capable of absorbing the mana of the attack, any elements or projectiles will still hit and deal damage if too powerful to deflect.
Shining Spear: A spear capable of piercing darkness itself. In addition to it's ling reach of 3 meters, this spear emanates a natural light aura, brightening the area around it with its light and blinding anyone with evil intent. It can also temporarily cut through the darkness to keep an area fully lit for 2 turns, before the darkness replaces itself.
Reaper's Scythe A scythe rumored to have been taken from Death himself. This blade not only is able to dismember flesh, but it can carve through the soul of anything cut by it, weakening the spirit's connection to the body and making spellcasting difficult for the individual cut. This effect lasts for 2 turns without another cut, in which case the counter will reset itself.