With a flourish Sam produced a box That set Randidly to chuckling it seemed like Sam was in quite a good mood Then his attention turned to the lovely oak box It only took a touch with Grasp of the World Seed to reach into the wood of the box and ease it open to reveal the pieces of equipment laying within
As promised there were four pieces of equipment The first looked like a white grey hoop of charcoal The second piece was two gloves made out of spider silk with a long draping sleeve The third item was a belt that burned golden even in the afternoon light
The final item looked like a pair of greaves that spread down from just above the knee to the top of the foot but left the bottom bare The metal was the color of moonlight and several long blades ran along the side of the leg equipment
RandidlyÆs eyes scanned back and forth The gloves were Mrs HamiltonÆs Blessing and the belt SamÆs That meant the greaves were AnnieÆs and the hoop AlanaÆs
SamÆs eyebrow quirked up Something wrong
I donÆt know which to examine first Randidly said Despite the fact that he hadnÆt actually seen the stats for any of them this equipment already felt very different from the formless blob that Sam had presented with him previously Each of these was a piece of something
Each of these pieces of armor had a story woven into them And for that they were powerful
Snorting Sam waved a hand Fool this is not such a magical thing Just pick any And if you insist on being troublesome why not start from the top
With a small smile Randidly reached out toward the hoop of charcoal Upon closer inspection it was clear that there were some reinforcement struts on the sides Rather than a hoop it was a piece of defensive equipment that would wrap around the head and provide vital defense for the brain
Mostly a hoop Randidly thought with amusement But with some other bits thrown on for good measure
Ancestral Circlet of the Broken Ridge Lvl 69 A defensive equipment of the highest quality worn by a legendary warlord With his strength the warlord was able to unify the entire surrounding area and ruled for one hundred years It was not until his death that his empire fractured into pieces and his treasures were lost Even now descendants of his loyal valkyries wander the plateau seeking a sign that the WarlordÆs successor has come Health +300 Vitality and Endurance +20 Without Flinching IV WarlordÆs Knack III Heritage of the Broken RIdge V
Without Flinching IV Many called the Warlord a fool when his only defensive equipment for his head was a few pieces of a strange charcoal like metal that wrapped around the forehead and temples Yet not even God can argue with results The Warlord didnÆt look away even at the end Resistance +40
WarlordÆs Knack III Although the defensive bonuses arenÆt anywhere near that of a true helmet the Warlord made up for that by having a sense for ambushes and sneak attacks While wearing the Circlet Perception +20
Heritage of the Broken Ridge V As this was one of the core items used by the Warlord to wear this circlet is to inherit a fraction of his will As such Paths will open to you that were previously closed Strength Agility Reaction and Willpower +25
Randidly slowly blinked Three hundred Health Two hundred Stats
And this was just the first of four equipment
Chapter 911
With the Stats of just the first equipment already so impressive Randidly couldnÆt help but a glimmer of excitement for what Sam had whipped up for him His focus shifted to the other three pieces of equipment For his next choice RandidlyÆs hand stretched out toward that brilliant belt The entire time he struggled to keep his breathing even
SunÆs Teardrop Belt Lvl 68 A belt made of three sunstones of condensed solar energy Legend has it that every night the sun sheds a tear when it rises over the horizon to find that the moon has already left These special gemstones are extraordinary precious and can absorb the sunÆs rays to grow more powerful over time Stamina +300 Stamina Regeneration +50 Solar Binding III Three Wishes V Celestial Longing IV
Solar Binding III The powerful cosmic energies have been forged together by a master artisan into a belt Within each is a pocket dimension capable of storing a small world Objects in the individual pocket dimension will not interact with others Life can be stored and grown within the pocket dimension
Three Wishes V Once per day each of the three sunstones on the belt can be used as a source of energy to fuel the use of the Skill Some of the SunÆs righteous fury will be included in that Skill Depending on the Skill it fuels results may be unpredictable Warning until the sunstone is recharged it will be impossible to access any other functions of the sunstone
Celestial Longing IV The Sun is internally lonely yet continues on its predetermined route through the sky Like clockwork it rises and it sets Such is the SunÆs resolve and duty Wearing the belt you can feel some of those stalwart feelings seeping slowly into the fiber of your being Willpower +40 Willpower per Level +1 as long as the belt is worn The gains will not disappear if the belt is removed later
Randidly rubbed his chin He would need to experiment with the Three Wishes function of the belt And the spatial storage But it seemed based on the wording that he wouldnÆt be able to access the spatial storage if he used one of the stones for a wish
Three wishes huh Wishes made on the tears of a celestial body Randidly frowned down at the equipment The same thread of narrative that was present in the circlet was also part of this equipment Was it a coincidence or And if it wasnÆt
Next RandidlyÆs attention moved to the gloves
IradakÆs Tinglesilk Gloves Lvl 70 « The Great Spider Iradak spent its entire life attempting to disguise itself as a human It made a robe to walk like a human gloves to touch like a human and a face to smile like a human Yet Iradak was caught and killed and its blood has soaked into its three Tinglesilk items warping them beyond recognition They still possess the delicate touch that Iradak was hoping for yet now they also bear the truculent power of IradakÆs Grudge Strength +20 Focus +30 Long Sleeves Stretching Shadows III Touch of Iradak V Along Came a Spider IV
Long Sleeves Stretching Shadows III The sleeves of IradakÆs gloves were made longer to cover the many legs of a spider but when a human wears the gloves the long sleeves fall over the hand obscuring its movements Opponents will find it difficult to predict how the user will move Agility +15
Touch of Iradak V Despite its best efforts Iradak could not escape the fact it was born a spider After the gloves were soaked with IradakÆs blood those feelings became an insidious grudge IradakÆs gloves are soaked in a numbing agent A single touch of a finger against another living being will soon reduce an entire limb to a limp and useless appendage The effect dissipates with time
Along Came a Spider IV Iradak planned and plotted for a long time Although all those moments in the shadows led it toward its own death that does not mean that the calculating spirit of Iradak was completely pointless Intelligence Willpower Wisdom and Control +15
Randidly raised his hand he had been stroking the gloves with feeling a sense of wonder as a tingling numbness spread up his fingers to his hand and then his wrist It was about that time that Yyrwood Body of Yggdrasil noticed what was happening and flooded the entire arm with warmth Slowly the numbness receded forced out of Randidly by the dominating power of his World Tree image
But it was worth remembering that the effect was strong enough for even him to be affected albeit briefly If that weakness had been in the middle of the fight those few seconds where his arm wasnÆt able to move would have been a dangerous opening Certainly Alana would not let him get away with it
RandidlyÆs eyes went to the final item laying in the box the open bottom greaves The gloves had a story that he had never heard of before as well If what Randidly suspected was true there was a pattern here that well dangerous was too strong of a word It was a pattern that meant something larger was at play than Randidly had been expecting