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#1 roman Mar 16, 2007 18:40:14	Apart from the Pristine Tower and the Dark Lens, what are the most powerful/important artifacts in Athas, and what do they 'do'?
#2 cnahumck Mar 16, 2007 20:10:08	The three swords Rajaat made. Kal's sig has some of them. One of them is in DA 3. Pennarin is working on some stuff to, I think. Course, the most powerful stuff is still buried in the sands, waiting to be discovered...
#3 Pennarin Mar 16, 2007 20:30:27	As written by Bruno - and I agreed with it fully - the Lens and Psionatrix are the most powerful portable artifacts on Athas, that we know of. Someone can make a Knowledge check with a high DC to uncover new uses for those artifacts, uses beyond those uncovered in the novels and game material. There's also the Orphic Flower, which is pretty damn powerful in itself, and more so when given to an already-epic character. Surely the Tower is the most powerful artifact of all, capable of affecting the entire planet.
#4 Sysane Mar 16, 2007 20:45:00	There's also the Orphic Flower, which is pretty damn powerful in itself, and more so when given to an already-epic character Orphic Flower?
#5 terminus_vortexa Mar 17, 2007 3:35:03	The Dark Lens, the Psionatrix, the three swords Rajaat forged, the Planar Gate, and the Galdra are the most potent artifacts of which I am aware. I don't count the Pristine Tower so much as an artifact as opposed to a magical location.
#6 hrt Mar 17, 2007 9:12:29	Galdra? Sounds familiar, but I can't quite place it.
#7 monastyrski Mar 17, 2007 13:46:42	Do not forget The Obsidian Man of Urik.
#8 terminus_vortexa Mar 17, 2007 17:57:36	Galdra is the Elven Sword that once belonged to Coraanu. It is featured in the Tribe of One series. Its power was mostly implied, but it's really old and shatters most other weapons on contact.
#9 elonarc Mar 17, 2007 20:04:16	There's also the Orphic Flower, which is pretty damn powerful in itself, and more so when given to an already-epic character. Orphic Flower? Orphic Flower?
#10 ruhl-than_sage Mar 17, 2007 20:40:34	There's also the Orphic Flower, which is pretty damn powerful in itself, and more so when given to an already-epic character. Yah, and the Crystal Casket too!
#11 methvezem Mar 17, 2007 21:05:46	Guess you'll have to wait 'till a certain Athasian Equipment Guide comes out. :P (If you have the patience ;))
#12 ruhl-than_sage Mar 18, 2007 11:06:24
#13 squidfur- Mar 18, 2007 17:22:23	Orphic Flower? Yes, the Orphic Flower. Very nifty.:D
#14 elonarc Mar 18, 2007 19:38:45	Guess you'll have to wait 'till a certain Athasian Equipment Guide comes out. :P (If you have the patience ;)) Stop referencing things that are not public yet, or at least say that you are referencing things the public can't know yet.
#15 methvezem Mar 18, 2007 19:57:55	I only helped you know from where the Orphic Flower came from ;) . I did not reference to it in the first place, there's a difference.
#16 Sysane Mar 18, 2007 22:30:36	Stop referencing things that are not public yet, or at least say that you are referencing things the public can't know yet. Or even bringing it up in the first place when its not even common knowledge.
#17 methvezem Mar 18, 2007 22:32:23	On Athas, the dead really are powerful...
#18 squidfur- Mar 18, 2007 23:00:28	you might try here... http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=348300&page=3 (scroll down a bit)
#19 Sysane Mar 19, 2007 6:22:15	:P I retract this statment:P
#20 dirk00001 Mar 19, 2007 11:33:39	Guess you'll have to wait 'till a certain Athasian Equipment Guide comes out. :P (If you have the patience ;)) Is this some sort of crack at me? :P I'm a busy man, okay? Blame Kal for my lack in the AAE proofing department...it's all his fault.
#21 kalthandrix Mar 19, 2007 14:27:41	Is this some sort of crack at me? :P I'm a busy man, okay? Blame Kal for my lack in the AAE proofing department...it's all his fault. What! How the heck did I get dragged into this! YOU asked ME to send you my story, remember. And to add to that, you would have had more time if you would not have decided that you were going to enter the contest too. So :P [kidding - me lovs ya Dirk - please do not put the negative mojo on me with that vodo that you do]
#22 methvezem Mar 19, 2007 20:14:56	Is this some sort of crack at me? :P I'm a busy man, okay? Blame Kal for my lack in the AAE proofing department...it's all his fault. Man, if you only knew for how long that project is in the work that you wouldn't ever have taken it personal. ;)
#23 Pennarin Mar 20, 2007 22:47:18	you might try here... http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=348300&page=3 (scroll down a bit) Oooo, bravo everyone. Someone finally fired up the ol' aid kit known as longterm memory. Have a squid.
#24 Sysane Mar 21, 2007 7:58:35	Yeah everyone. Don't you have every single thread memorized by now? What's wrong with you people??? :P
#25 dirk00001 Mar 21, 2007 9:47:39	Tee Hee... What! How the heck did I get dragged into this! YOU asked ME to send you my story, remember. And to add to that, you would have had more time if you would not have decided that you were going to enter the contect too. So :P [kidding - me lovs ya Dirk - please do not put the negative mojo on me with that vodo that you do] Valid points, all...I guess *puts down the scroll of bestow curse* Man, if you only knew for how long that project is in the work that you wouldn't ever have taken it personal. ;) There's very little that I take personally, especially now that I've been informed (in another thread) that I'm only supposed to do "personal" things after I've already met everyone else's expectations. And anyway - the whole point of me pretending to take offense at something was simply so that I could whine and thus point out that I'm working on athas.org and other stuff, drawing attention to my uber-ness, that's all. Is that too much to ask?
#26 jon_oracle_of_athas Mar 21, 2007 16:19:34	*lightning bolt*. Do behave.
#27 Pennarin Mar 21, 2007 21:42:35	Heheh
#28 dirk00001 Mar 22, 2007 9:31:33	:D
#29 jihun-nish Mar 22, 2007 19:49:09	For my part I think the most powerfull artifact on Athas other then the 2 mentionned in the first post is what makes a dragon king .... a dragon king (Other then the vortex link) So, the Orbs of Kalid-Ma is for me the most or at least one of the most powerfull artifact. I would guess that a wizard/psionisist in possession of all 5 orbs and the proper 10 th level spells could become a Dragon King witch makes the orbs in itself quite powerfull indeed. Of course each orbs possess powers individualy but the artifact is at its apex when the wielder possess them all. I admit that while i'm writing this post I keep asking miself if there is an other artifact that's more powerfull then the Orb Many of you know about it but since in game turms , player seldom have the opportunity to use it since it cannot be moved, we have tendency to forget about it. I present/remind you The Last Tree. Althought it is quite powerfull in itself as an artifact... it should be considered even more priceless because of what it is: a blue age artifact with the knowledge of that age. --knowledge is power.