HandofOmega/Celestial
SOLAR ARTIFACTS
ARMATURE OF SURPASSING MIGHT: Only a handful of these First-Age training devices remain, and most of them are in the hands of Gold-Faction Sidereals. Consisting of a humanoid armature, with a set of manacles for the arms and legs, these incredibly heavy assemblies (made of the appropriate Magical Material for the Exalt in training) are specially made to restrict both the motion of ones' body and the flows of ones' Essence, increasing effort, concentrating power, and halving either XP costs OR training time to raise Traits (ST's descretion).
For the first quarter of training time, increase the difficulty of all physical actions by +2; modify this to +1 by the second quarter, after which the Exalt has "gotten used" to operating with this handicap. The trainee must still pay extra motes to power Charms until the Armature is taken off, however (ST's descretion just how much).
When the pupil is ready, the coach releases the Armature with a Key (which needn't be a literal key; passwords are acceptable). Once the Armature unclasps and crashes to the ground, the Exalt feels a rush of power flooding thru him, activating his Anima Banner as though he had spent 16+ motes of Essence (yelling loudly at this point is considered required for maximum dramatic effect!).
Traits that can be increased by this method are: Essence, Combos, Attributes, Combat Abilities
Traits that cannot be increased are: Virtues, Backgrounds, Charms, non-Combat Abilities
ABYSSAL ARTIFACTS
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS: This Abyssal Artifact is a long glove that reaches past the elbow, with a Hearthstone set into the palm or the back of the hand. The user peels off the glove and channels Essence into it, causing it to reshape itself into a large bird-like creature (determined by the type of glove: a Dusk general may have a leather glove that transforms into a raiton, while a Moonshadow courtesan may wear a lacy velvet glove which becomes a shiny raven). The Hearthstone becomes the bird's single left eye, transmitting everything the bird sees back to the one attuned to it. The bird possesses standard stats of one of its kind, +3 wherever the creator desires.
LUNAR ARTIFACTS
TWIN BONES OF DISCORD: This Lunar Artifact appears to be a simple pair of nunchaku, elegantly-crafted from Moonsilver, bound by a single cord. Like all Moonsilver weapons, they adapt to accomodate the changing size of the one attuned to them, but they also count as one the few Martial Arts weapons exclusively for Lunar use. They serve as Clinch Enhancers and can be used to parry hand-to-hand lethal attacks (with the cord) or ranged attacks (with the sticks). Additionally, the moonsilver-threaded cord can stretch on command to a distance of (Yards=Perm Essence), enabling the martial artist to surprise or restrain an opponent, use them as a whip, or even as a climbing aid.
Stats (EPC): Spd +15, Acc +3, Dam +4L, Def +4, Rate 5, Str 2, Dex 3, MA 4, C (Clinch Enhancer)
SIDEREAL ARTIFACTS
BLESSED HAND OF THE MAIDENS: An ornate hand-bracelet crafted of Starmetal, this Artifact guides its Sidereal owner's hand toward making the most immediately fortunate, tho its longterm use is increasingly unreliable. It may give +3 to pick the right card in a card game, but only +1 to defeat the strategy of a master Gateway player.
