
			Artifact Lore, Vol. II
			    Ancient Armor
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  Adamantite Plate Mail 'Soulkeeper' [40,+20]
       This amazing armour protects your soul from cold,  and  from
       life level loss. It is also capable of fully healing you.

  The Pair of Hard Leather Boots of Feanor [3,+20]
       These amazing boots belonging to Feanor the High-Elf,  haste
       the wearer permanently and temporarily in combat, making him
       or her stealthy as well.

  The Pair of Soft Leather Boots 'Dal-i-thalion' [3,+15]
       These amazing  boots  of  agility,  ensure  free  action  in 
       combat, greatly increasing your dexterity and ensuring  that
       you will never become less agile. It is said that  they  can 
       also make you more confident and brave.

  Full Plate Armour of Isildur [25,+25]
       This armour of the Dunedain Lord, Isildur, Resists.

  The Large Metal Shield of Anarion [5,+20]
       This shield Resists and sustains your stats.

  The Set of Cesti of Fingolfin (+10,+10) [5,+20]
       These amazing gauntlets increase the wearers dexterity, and
       slay creatures at (+10,+10). They will never be stopped  by
       paralyaztion and they also resist damage. They occasionally
       grow magical spikes that can be fired causing great damage.

  The Set of Leather Gloves 'Cambeleg' (+5,+5) [1,+15] 
       These Gloves of Might, increase strength and  constitution.
       They never allow their wearer to  be  paralyzed,  and  help 
       his/her slaying abilities.

  The Set of Leather Gloves 'Cammithrim' [1,+10]
       These Gloves of Light, sustain dexterity and give off light
       so brightly  that  they  can  cast  magic  missiles  almost 
       endlessly.

  The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurhach' [2,+15]
       These Fists of Fire resist fire and can cast fire bolts.

  The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurnimmen' [2,+15]
       These Fists of Frost resist cold and can cast frost bolts.

  The Set of Gauntlets 'Pauraegen' [2,+15]
       These Fists of Lightning  resist  lightning  and  can  cast 
       lightning bolts.

  The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurnen' [2,+15]
       These Fists of Water resist acid and can cast acid bolts.

  The Set of Gauntlets 'Camlost' (-11,-12) [2,+0] (-5)
       The Empty Hand aggravates  monsters,  and  greatly  reduces
       fighting ability.  Named after the empty hand of Beren that
       once clasped a Silmaril.

  Mithril Chain Mail of Belegennon [28,+20]
       This Chain Mail Resists and makes you stealthy.

  The Iron Helm of Dor-Lomin [8,+20]
       This is the Dragon Helm of  Turin Turambar.  It is  rumored
       that its wearer will never die in combat.   It  resists all
       and sees all, and increases all fighting stats.

  The Iron Helm of Holhenneth [5,+10]
       This helm of brilliance and vision, greatly increases  your
       mental prowess. It allows you to see all  that  is  hidden,
       casting detection spells at frequent intervals.

  The Iron Helm of Gorlim [5,+10] (-125)
       This unhappy helm of betrayal ruins thought and sight.

  Soft Leather Armour 'Hithlomir' [4,+20] (+4)
       This dark-misty leather resists the elements and melds  the
       wearer into the background with incredible stealth.

  Leather Scale Mail 'Thalkettoth' (+3) [11,+25]
       This  light  leather  scale mail  is  suprisingly  good  at
       dodging attacks, and is resistant to acid.  Often nicknamed
       Blade-Turner.

  Chain Mail of Arvedui [14,+15]
       This wonderful chain mail belonged  to  the  last  king  of  
       Arnor. It resists the elements and increases  strength  and
       charisma.

  The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil [2,+10]
       This acid resistant leather is a thinker's cap.  Increasing
       wisdom and intelligence.

  The Metal Cap of Thengel [3,+12]
       This cap of the Rohan King Thengel, gives kingly wisdom and
       charisma.

  The Steel Helm 'Hammerhand' [6,+20]
       This warriors' helm increases the fighting stats.

  The Large Leather Shield of Celegorm [4,+20]
       A quality shield of Resistance.

  The Pair of Metal Shod Boots of Thror [6,+20]
       These Dwarf-king boots are  ideal  for  combat,  increasing
       strength and constitution.

  The Cloak 'Colluin' [1,+15]
       This cloak of resistance even casts extra resistance spells
       that can defend against poison.

  The Cloak 'Holcolleth' [1,+4]
       This mage cloak increases intelligence and wisdom and casts
       spells to make monsters lose their concentration  and  fall
       to sleep.

  The Cloak 'Colannon' [1,+15]
       This Gate-cloak, teleports the player at  will,  and  gives 
       stealth so as to avoid awkward situations.

  The Iron Crown of Beruthiel [0,+20] (-125)
       This crown once belonged to the  Cat-Queen  of  Gondor,  who
       disdained armed combat. Giving  you  cat  like  vision,  and 
       sight within sight, it allows  its  wearer  to  be  free  of 
       combat, and infact finding armed combat beyond  his  or  her
       means.

  The Iron Crown of Morgoth
       This awesome artifact is a plain iron  crown,  mounted  with
       three jewels  that  capture the eternal light of  the  Trees
       of the Valar, Teleperion and Laurelein.  These  Jewels  were 
       made by the Noldorian High-Elf, Feanor who  named  them  the  
       Silmarils.  Their  beauty,  unsurpassed, drove  Morgoth   to
       steal these jewels (with the aid of Ungoliant the  Unlight).
       The  crown  then, maximises all you stats, sustains all your  
       stats, is a permanent light source and allows  the wearer to
       see all.


