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Old 03-29-2001, 09:14 PM   #1
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Horus - Egyptian Sky God
 

Join Date: March 4, 2001
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HURRAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!

Cloack of subduing: the Deceiver

Description:

This cloack had an ordinary looking, it almost looked to be non-magical. The cloack is wore from time to time, the color had worn out. However, just this ordinary look served its greatest advantage from time to time. Knowledgable Sages searched this cloack's background for centuries, few even discovered the person who enchanted it. Most believe him to be arcanist Dethed.

Dethed was one of the great arcanist once lived in Nethirl. At that time, humans discovered Nether Scrolls, which conceal great secrets of magic, from the wasted elven ruin of Aryvandaar. They parted road of learning magic from elves, and began research of their own. Dethed was on of those self-educated arcanists. However, humans were not yet knowledgable and exprienced in the Arts. They made variaty of mistakes, and one of those transformed Dethed into a lich. Dethed is the first recorded human lich, and possibly the first necromecor, in the history. He invented spells such as Finger of Death, and many other death spells. Obviously, his power alone with his new appearance scared the living abyss out of almost any arcanist who knew him. Dethed was then hunted by wizards from many, including the powerful Ioulaum enclaves and Opus enclaves.

Dethed, not wanting to be destroyed, used most of his power to enchant this cloack, which can subdue and hide his own magical identity. After the completion of the cloack, he was spared from the certain disastor. No one ever heard from him since then, until another one hundred years later, he reappeared trying to use his spell Dethed's Trap (Trap the soul) to take over one of Ioulaum's apprentice's body. Ioulaum, the most powerful archwizard ever lived in arcane age, destroyed Dethed, and Dethed's cloack was kept and passed among netheril arcanists for studying.

The last netherese who owned this subduing cloack was a female archwizard of Opus enclave was Lady Arilain. -341 DR, Lady Arilain through her divination power discovered Karsus, who later known as "child-who-would- be-a-god", intended to cast level 12 spell: Karsus' Avatar. After threw warnings to the enclave, she left along with the cloack to confront Karsus. She was never heard again then.

Several years after Year of the Sundered Webs, which was when Karsus casted his Avatar spell and destroyed entire Netheril, including himself, The Subduing Cloack was rumored to be worn by elven mage Quazar 'l Harbringer. During the Shadow Wars against dark elves of Twisted Tower, he served army of Carmanthyr and Rystal Woods. Quazar 'l Harbringer cunningly disgused himself and spied Twisted Tower with the aid of the Subduing cloack. He brought back valuable information which led the united elven army to the grand victory of Year of the Shadow Fleeting.

After the retreat of dark elves, the Subduing cloacked earned a name: the Deceiver. Being famous and well-known had defeated the whole purpose of the cloack, Quazar 'l Harbringer locked it aside and vowed never to use it again.

However, his magic had not prevented thiefing hands, the Deceiver was stolen twenty years after the war. It was then travelled all over Faerun, and exchanged numerous owners. A half elf rogue named Bleagin used it to sneak into wizard school of Tethyr, trying to "loot the wealthy and spare the poor." He trippled into the back of a stone golem, which immediately crushed Bleagin into a mess. The cloack then went to Tethyr's royal court until -6 DR, the Year of Scarlet Scourages, the outlaw clan Fyrson rampaged Tethyr, burnt down the royal court and claimed rulership over the new found kingdom of Shoon. The Deceiver was thought to be destroyed after the fire, until it is recovered this day.

Stats:
Type: cloack
Special: When wearing this cloack, ALL magical items that the user is wearing will be temporaly neglated. They all appear to be non-magical. Most importantly, if a wizard is wearing the cloack, his magical aura will be subdued and not detectable through any means. The subded items will be functioning as normal item, and they do not glow any light. Spellcaster will temporarily lose spell casting ability.

Non-detection

When the a spell caster wear the cloack, his magical energy is stored within him, so when he remove the cloack, a power magical aura will burst out. All spells cast for the next one-round-per-week-of-wearing up to a maximum of one turn, will be twice as effective. this means all spells casted:

Spell casting speed reduce by 2
Saveable spells inflict additional -2 saving penalty
Damaging spells inflict double damage
Any spell's duration is doubled

Usable by:
Anyone

(note: there will be an icon serve the purpose as "remove cloack", that means, once click on it, the cloack will be automatically removed from the user, and drop back in inventory)



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