#equiusvault

The Dead Man's Deck: An insidious magical device, the deck of cards emits a low level physic aura around itself, playing tricks on the mind and heightening the emotions of all who handle them. The cards themselves are in reality entirely blank, and use their physic link to project their values into the minds of the players, manipulating plays and hands however the deck sees fit, which is nigh invariably to favor a single player or the dealer unfairly and obviously. Allegations of cheating or rigged dealing, combined with the heightened emotions caused by the deck has indirectly claimed the lives of many a player, and destroyed even more friendships, relationships, and bar reputations. Equius acquired the deck from a collector of mystical artifacts who had lost themselves to the various physic effects of a number of artifacts in a particularly violent fashion, drawing unwanted negative attention toward the patrons of a number of less insidious artifacts they possessed- necessitating the removal of all of them. The deck of cards is kept in a warded circle of silver and iron that prevents it's psychic influence from reaching out, but doesn't prevent active viewing or handling, as the card's effect is diminished heavily by mere knowledge of it's power, it is considered low-risk.

D --> Oh my god she is so beautiful D --> And so delicate D --> I will make a special case for her to make sure nothing knocks her down D --> And treasure her forever

Radris would receive a shining, silver bracer, etched with gold trimmings that ran along the outside of it, depicting a sword being chained down by eight golden chainrings before being pulled free by someone's hand, breaking the rings. An included note would title the bracer as "Heremod's Legacy" and explain that, while worn, she would be able to summon a sword. Doing so she would find it to be a type XII with a bright silver blade. The hilt and pommel were ornate and golden, with the heads of a horse on either side of the crossguard, and embedded with orange gemstones. While the handle itself appeared to be wood, but wrapped in a material similar to linen. But it appeared she was not limited to just one, and simply putting the sword down, or switching hands would allow her to summon more, identical ones. It appeared to be capped, however, at 8. To summon more she would first have to 'reabsorb' the old ones, or wait 9 days.

Equius receives a single black metal bracer with a Sagittarius symbol etched on the front in blue-tinted material. The bracer seems to be exceptionally shock resistant, but most notably, while worn, one can reach out with their hand and concentrate to make a bow made of grimdark energy form in it. Drawing back the string automatically creates an arrow to fire. However the strength of the bow, and even whether it can be made at all, seemingly depends on the amount of concentration given, but also inversely becomes stronger with higher levels of mental stress, such as frustration, anger, fear, and other emotions, rewarding one for being able to maintain temperance when affected by such emotions.

Echo receives a plain looking black cube. When touched, a black energy bursts from it, extending outward until it hits the walls of whatever room she is in. The moment it does, the top of the box glows with a blue void symbol, and the entire room becomes soundproofed, both from inside to out, and outside to in. It also seems to reduce echoing effects, essentially creating a recording studio wherever she activates it.

Aradia receives a bronze coin with a hexagram on the centre. When pressed to the wall or a floor, it sticks to it. And when touched in the centre, lines of red magic array out into a summoning circle around the coin, only to be removed when touching the coin's centre again. Every time it is used, the summoning circle seems to take a different shape, though the number of shapes seems finite.

Looking glass of vexed knowledge: A small, handheld telescopic device, made out of simple wood, iron and glass. On the side, carved crudely with a knife are the words "Ignorance is bliss". When looking through it, the user is granted intricate knowledge of any object that they look at through the glass, but that knowledge, infallibly, will lead one to despise the object more than anything else, no matter how much one loved it before. The item is kept in a display case, lined with foam that blocks both ends of the looking glass from being seen through.

Bow of Void: A technically nonexistent weapon, created on a whim by Equius willing that there is nothing there, before flooding the empty space with pure grimdark energy, creating a bow that is conceptually able to handle as much force as one is able to put into drawing it back (whether it be a lot or a little) and launch similarly created bolts of energy that fly with sentient malice to hit their intended targets, which rather than simply piercing, it begins to curse and decay, whether they be alive or not.