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 :*'''[[Codex of the Infinite Planes]]''': believed to have been written two centuries after the epic of Ramayana, the book is said to be in possession of the Moghul Emperor, though some believe it was surrendered to Tibet. The book's pages have the keys to instant physical transference to any plane or place of existence. It is rumoured to have an intelligence of its own, revealing its secrets only to those it deems worthy, while unleashing devastating curses on the unworthy who attempt to read it.
-:*'''[[Crown of Might]]''': fabricated during the time of Charlemagne, the crown grants the adoration of a people to their leader; last publicly seen upon the head of Joan of Arc; now believed to be in the possession of the French King. The crown is said to inspire unwavering loyalty among followers and instill an almost supernatural charisma in its wearer. However, legends warn that the crown exacts a toll on the wearer's mind, filling them with unrelenting ambition and an inability to rest peacefully.
+:*'''[[Crown of Might]]''': fabricated during the time of Charlemagne, the crown grants the [[Adoration|adoration]] of a people to their leader; last publicly seen upon the head of Joan of Arc; now believed to be in the possession of the French King. The crown is said to inspire unwavering loyalty among followers and instill an almost supernatural charisma in its wearer. However, legends warn that the crown exacts a toll on the wearer's mind, filling them with unrelenting ambition and an inability to rest peacefully.
 :*'''[[Crystal of the Ebon Flame]]''': an immense gemstone of phenomenal power, said to have been purchased from the Arabs by Mansa Musa in the 14th century. Most believe that it is still in the possession of the Malinese Empire. The crystal is reputed to hold the essence of elemental fire, capable of summoning devastating flames or protecting its wielder from any heat. Legends also speak of its ability to influence the minds of others, igniting fervour or despair with but a glance.

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	'''Artifacts''' are unique item, constructed through the intensive and often dark application of magic. The crafting process is frequently perverse, involving black magic or forbidden techniques to achieve the goal of producing an object of immense, nearly incomprehensible power. These artifacts grant their possessors extraordinary abilities, enabling them to dominate regions and command the [[Follower\|loyalty of thousands]].		'''Artifacts''' are unique item, constructed through the intensive and often dark application of magic. The crafting process is frequently perverse, involving black magic or forbidden techniques to achieve the goal of producing an object of immense, nearly incomprehensible power. These artifacts grant their possessors extraordinary abilities, enabling them to dominate regions and command the [[Follower\|loyalty of thousands]].

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	Artifacts and relics are inherently resistant to destruction or harm by common, normal or magical means. Some or all of these items may possess an additional +3 bonus on saving throws, making them significantly more difficult to damage or destroy. Exceptionally powerful artifacts can only be harmed by other artifacts, relics, divine attacks or beings of equivalent power. The extent of an artifact’s resilience is determined by its nature and significance within the campaign.		Artifacts and relics are inherently resistant to destruction or harm by common, normal or magical means. Some or all of these items may possess an additional +3 bonus on saving throws, making them significantly more difficult to damage or destroy. Exceptionally powerful artifacts can only be harmed by other artifacts, relics, divine attacks or beings of equivalent power. The extent of an artifact’s resilience is determined by its nature and significance within the campaign.

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 == Destruction of Artifacts ==
-Artifacts and relics are inherently resistant to destruction or harm by common, normal, or magical means. Some or all of these items may possess an additional +3 bonus on saving throws, making them significantly more difficult to damage or destroy. Exceptionally powerful artifacts can only be harmed by other artifacts, relics, divine attacks, or beings of equivalent power. The extent of an artifact’s resilience is determined by its nature and significance within the campaign.
+Artifacts and relics are inherently resistant to destruction or harm by common, normal or magical means. Some or all of these items may possess an additional +3 bonus on saving throws, making them significantly more difficult to damage or destroy. Exceptionally powerful artifacts can only be harmed by other artifacts, relics, divine attacks or beings of equivalent power. The extent of an artifact’s resilience is determined by its nature and significance within the campaign.
-Artifacts and relics are nearly impervious to both magical and physical harm, and each can only be "destroyed" through a single legendary method. In many cases, this destruction is not true annihilation but rather a form of nullification or containment, rendering the artifact dormant or powerless for an extended period. The following table outlines possible methods for the destruction of an artifact, though additional means may be determined as needed.  No artifact or relic have a simple or easily accessible means of destruction, and no two share the same nemesis, though the methods of destruction may follow similar principles. Each artifact’s specific means of destruction must be unique, ensuring that its nullification is as rare and nearly unattainable as the artifact itself. Seeking the destruction of an artifact is an arduous and perilous undertaking, fraught with dangers both physical and spiritual. Even if the method is known, the act itself carries extreme risk, and survival without divine intervention is highly improbable.
+Artifacts and relics are nearly impervious to both magical and physical harm, and each can only be "destroyed" through a single legendary method. In many cases, this destruction is not true annihilation but rather a form of nullification or containment, rendering the artifact dormant or powerless for an extended period. The following table outlines possible methods for the destruction of an artifact, though additional means may be determined as needed.  No artifact or relic have a simple or easily accessible means of destruction, and no two share the same nemesis, though the methods of destruction may follow similar principles. Each artifact's specific means of destruction must be unique, ensuring that its nullification is as rare and nearly unattainable as the artifact itself. Seeking the destruction of an artifact is an arduous and perilous undertaking, fraught with dangers both physical and spiritual. Even if the method is known, the act itself carries extreme risk, and survival without divine intervention is highly improbable.
 The means by which an artifact or relic may be destroyed include:
-:* '''Melting it down''' in the same fiery furnace, pit, mountain, forge, crucible, or kiln in which it was originally created.
+:* '''Melting it down''' in the same fiery furnace, pit, mountain, forge, crucible or kiln in which it was originally created.
 :* '''Burying or casting it''' into one of the following legendary places: the [[Well of Time]], [[Abyss (plane)|The Abyss]], [[The Earth Wound]], [[Adonais' Deep]], [[The Spring of Eternity]], [[Marion's Trench]], [[The Living Stone]], the [[Mountain of Thunder]], a pit surrounded by 100 adult red dragon skulls, the [[Tree of Life|Tree of the Universe]].
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 :* '''Breaking or crushing it''' through: [[Talos]] (triple iron [[Golems (sage study)|golem]]), the [[Gates of Hell]], the [[Cornerstone of the World]], [[Artur's Dolmen]], the [[Juggernaut of the Endless Labyrinth]], the heel of a [[Gods (sage study)|god]], the [[Clashing Rocks]], the foot of a humble ant.
-:* '''Exposing it''' to purifying or destructive forces, such as: the [[Ray of Eternal Shrinking]], the Sun’s concentrated light and flame, Absolute Truth — that which is pure will become Light, while that which is impure will wither away.
+:* '''Exposing it''' to purifying or destructive forces, such as: the [[Ray of Eternal Shrinking]], the Sun's concentrated light and flame, Absolute Truth — that which is pure will become Light, while that which is impure will wither away.
 :* '''Immersing it''' in legendary substances, such as: the encephalic fluids of [[Bahamut|Bahamut's]] brain, the black, foul blood from [[Tiamat|Tiamat's]] heart.
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 :* '''Scorching it''' with: the odious flames of [[Geryon (demi-god)|Geryon's]] destroyed soul, the putrid ichor of [[Juiblex (demi-god)|Juiblex's]] deliquescing flesh.
-:* '''Baptizing or submerging it''' in: the [[Well of Life]], the [[Styx (river)|river Styx]], the [[Phlegethon (river)|river Phlegethon]], the [[Lethe (river)|river Lethe]].
+:* '''Baptising or submerging it''' in: the [[Well of Life]], the [[Styx (river)|river Styx]], the [[Phlegethon (river)|river Phlegethon]], the [[Lethe (river)|river Lethe]].
-These legendary places and beings should be placed within the DM’s setting in remote and isolated locations, safeguarded by mythical or magical guardians. These protectors should be formidable, akin to the great serpent that once guarded the Golden Fleece, ensuring that any attempt to destroy an artifact remains an epic and nearly impossible feat.
+These legendary places and beings should be placed within the DM's setting in remote and isolated locations, safeguarded by mythical or magical guardians. These protectors should be formidable, akin to the great serpent that once guarded the Golden Fleece, ensuring that any attempt to destroy an artifact remains an epic and nearly impossible feat.

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 :* '''Melting it down''' in the same fiery furnace, pit, mountain, forge, crucible, or kiln in which it was originally created.
-:* '''Burying or casting it''' into one of the following legendary places: [[Well of Time|The Well of Time]], [[Abyss (plane)|The Abyss]], [[The Earth Wound]], [[Adonais' Deep]], [[The Spring of Eternity]], [[Marion's Trench]], [[The Living Stone]], [[Mountain of Thunder|The Mountain of Thunder]], a pit surrounded by 100 adult red dragon skulls, The Tree of the Universe
+:* '''Burying or casting it''' into one of the following legendary places: the [[Well of Time]], [[Abyss (plane)|The Abyss]], [[The Earth Wound]], [[Adonais' Deep]], [[The Spring of Eternity]], [[Marion's Trench]], [[The Living Stone]], the [[Mountain of Thunder]], a pit surrounded by 100 adult red dragon skulls, the [[Tree of Life|Tree of the Universe]].
 These legendary places and beings should be placed within the DM’s setting in remote and isolated locations, safeguarded by mythical or magical guardians. These protectors should be formidable, akin to the great serpent that once guarded the Golden Fleece, ensuring that any attempt to destroy an artifact remains an epic and nearly impossible feat.
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-:*'''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale''': a jeweled songbird capable of weaving a terrifying charm spell, originally possessed by Ehlissa, the Queen who led the first wave of Belgae people to Ireland.  She ruled for centuries before she was deposed, when the second wave of Euerni peoples arrived from Belgica in the 6th century BC.  The Queen and the nightingale are a myth; both are believed to have originated from another plane of existence.
+:*'''[[Queen Ehlissa's Marvelous Nightingale]]''': a jeweled songbird capable of weaving a terrifying charm spell, originally possessed by Ehlissa, the Queen who led the first wave of Belgae people to Ireland.  She ruled for centuries before she was deposed, when the second wave of Euerni peoples arrived from Belgica in the 6th century BC.  The Queen and the nightingale are a myth; both are believed to have originated from another plane of existence.
 :*'''[[Recorder of Ye'Cind]]''': created by a musician of Fukien during the Tang dynasty.  The item passed into the hands of the Oirot after the arrival of the Mongols, and thence became a possession of the Kokand Khan.

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-An artifact is a unique item, constructed through the intensive application of magic; this process has often been perverse, using black magic to achieve the aim – to produce an article of such phenomenal power that it enables it's possessor to achieve dominance over regions and thousands of [[Follower|followers]].  Artifacts are, however, more dangerously potent than intended; the natural magic that exists in the vicinity of an artifact may be warped, producing unexpected consequences and reactions when the item's chief powers are employed.  These consequences are known as "malevolent effects."  Occasionally, these can be so virulent that an artifact's possessor must seriously question if the chief powers are worth using, given the potentially unfortunate results.
+'''Artifacts''' are unique item, constructed through the intensive application of magic; this process has often been perverse, using black magic to achieve the aim – to produce an article of such phenomenal power that it enables it's possessor to achieve dominance over regions and thousands of [[Follower|followers]].  Artifacts are, however, more dangerously potent than intended; the natural magic that exists in the vicinity of an artifact may be warped, producing unexpected consequences and reactions when the item's chief powers are employed.  These consequences are known as "malevolent effects."  Occasionally, these can be so virulent that an artifact's possessor must seriously question if the chief powers are worth using, given the potentially unfortunate results.
 Artifacts are immune to various magic.  Immunities defy attempts to magically search for these items, even the use of divination. Ordinary attempts to dispel magic are insufficient; even a rod of cancellation cannot affect an artifact's magic.  Artifacts must be melted down, dropped into, buried beneath, broken again or immersed under very unusual circumstances, most likely in places that do not exist upon the [[Prime Material (inner plane)|Prime Material Plane]].  Often, only one precise method of destruction will be effective.

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 :*'''Teeth of Dahlver-Nar''': A set of 32 teeth obtained by the Witch of Endor in the 11th century BCE, supposedly collected from the mouth of an ancient [[Beast|beast]] found in the [[The Syrian Desert|desert]] near Palmyra.  The teeth have long since been scattered to the four winds; it is believed that the Jesuit Order holds four of the teeth and that the Freemasons control six others.  One tooth is on display in the Kremlin, visibly encased in a gold block on the floor before the Czar's feet.
 :*'''Throne of the Gods''': According to legend, the ruling throne of the Earth, located inside an unknown mountain on an uncertain continent.  Some believe the throne itself is a myth; hundreds have spent their whole lives searching for it without success.
-:*'''Wand of Orcus''': Wrested from the hand of Orcus by the hero Galahad following his ascension into heaven, following a great battle presaging the [[War in Heaven]].  During the battle, the wand was lost, and is now said to be floating in the eternal [[Astral Plane (inner plane)|Astral Plane]], where it is destined to be discovered by chance by one who shall reign hell upon Earth.
+:*'''Wand of Orcus''': Wrested from the hand of Orcus by the hero Galahad following his ascension into heaven, following a great battle presaging the [[War in Heaven]].  During the battle, the wand was lost, and is now said to be floating in the eternal [[Astral Plane]], where it is destined to be discovered by chance by one who shall reign hell upon Earth.