Doorman/Artifacts

Shifting Silks
Artifact Level - 4
Commit - 8 Motes

To the first glance, this appears to be an outfit of simple, dull grey cloth, consisting of loose pants with a drawstring belt, a long-sleeve, casual shirt, gloves, and cloth shoes. The outfit, when first put on, seems to be far too large for anyone. However, examination of the outfit will reveal an inner lining of one of the five magical materials, though which kind does not affect the functions of the Shifting Silks. Once committed, the outfit shifts like water to fit the wearer, still loosely, but well. It gives the same bonuses as the Silken Armor, 3B and 5L soak. Like the Silken Armor, it may overlap armor, has no movement penalties, and is detectable by charms such as All Encompassing Sorcerer's Sight. However, unlike the Silken Armor, it has an added function. For a mote of Essence and a full minute of concentration, the Shifting Silks will change their form into any clothing the wearer has seen before and will remain so changed until uncommitted. This outfit can change radically, from little more than a series of overlapping scarves to full robes, though they cannot take the form of armor. The "Silks" mentioned in the name is misleading, as the Shifting Silks can mimic leather, wool, and hemp just as easily as they mimic silk. The outfits will always fit as well as the wearer desires. The outfit, if altered to be "weighted for combat" ((and it must be specifically altered by the wearer as such)), recieves magical material bonuses accordingly when used with the Pearl Courtesan Style.

((Note: This came to my attention after I made and posted the Shifting Silks. There's an almost exact artifact made by Jydan, only more deadly, listed as the Pearlescent Courtesan's Robes, found here. Jydan/PearlescentCourtesansRobes ))

Malleable Steel
Artifact Level - 3
Commit - 5 Motes

One of the unspoken tales of the First Age regards a Dawn Caste who was a master of a thousand weapons, but despite his amazing strength, he often wished to take these weapons wherever he went, and was often so encumbered that his opponents needed only to walk in the other direction to escape. Eventually, a Twilight friend grew tired of listening to him complain and made the Malleable Steel. Like many artifacts, the name is slightly misleading. The artifact comes in the form of an orichalcum coin with a hearthstone socket and the Twilight Caste mark on one side, and the Dawn Caste mark on the other. The function of the artifact is a simple one. It is a universal scabbard, a tiny portal to Elsewhere. The coin will contain any number of weapons, but will not hold two weapons that are exactly the same. To place a weapon within the coin costs one mote for a mortal weapon, and costs equal to the Artifact level. Any artifact weapons stored within the coin do not have to be committed, but they cannot be drawn and wielded until the Exalted actually attunes to them. Drawing a weapon costs the same as it does to sheathe it, but only one weapon can be drawn per turn. Drawing a weapon is a reflexive action. This coin cannot be used to seperate an Exalted and a weapon bound by charms such as Summoning the Loyal Steel, for they can summon it within the coin without difficulty. The Malleable Steel can contain melee weapons, brawl, clinch, and martial arts weapons, thrown weapons, archery weapons, and ammunition, but CANNOT contain armor, clothing, or shields.