Aofe's Armor
5 Dot Orichalcum Articulated Plate of Aofe
Originally named "The Embrace of Grace", but it has long since been overshadowed by its legendary bearer - the best Field Commander of her Time, Aofe, the Golden Blade.
- Some argued that the reason Usurpation happened so late in the First Age was because the Sidreals were awaiting her Death. The circumstance seems to support the claim, for in days after her funeral rites the Usurpation struck.
- The Sidereals did not wish to disturb her tomb lest she returns as ghost for vengence and instead sealed it
- In the Third Age, Arianna's exploration found the sealed tomb in the East and managed to extract the Dawn's Light before triggering an trap that buried the tomb.
- Having no need of Daiklaves she passed it to her circlemate character:dace
- Since it is obviously a ceremonial tomb and not a repository of knowledge Arianna never had/made time to return
- It was Dawn's Light recognition of its master that made Dace realize who the tomb was of and with the resources of the Bull of the North, they excavated the tomb. All the traps placed by Sidereals were cleared away by the Solars and Maximillian Gaius von Reginrave came into his inheritenance
Type | Soak | Hardness | Mobility | Fatigue | Cost | Attune | Tags |
Attuned | +14L/16B (+16L/18B) | 10L/10B (11L/11B) | +Essence | Tireless | •••• | 6 |
- Armor is impossibly light. It has no weight at all and flows through existence with sublime grace.
- No matter how it is dropped, stashed, stored, crumbled, it will always appear graceful in its state
- This transfer to the wearer as well, granting him an divine air of sprezzatura
- +1 automatic success to all Social Rolls where gracefulness is an positive trait
- This is also an Perfect Defense from being, or made to look, clumsy
- This does not mean the wearer cannot trip or fall, it just means it won't be from being clumsy. He can still sip on a patch of ice, or drop something because he was surprised.
- It also means even if he does fall from being tripped, he will still look graceful doing it
- He will never botch any rolls involving balance and movement
- He can still fail, just not botch; Botches are turned into simple failures.
- It has a positive mobility "penalty" equal to the user's unmodified Essence Score
- Unmodified means it is the natural Essence Score of the wearer - not the one modified by Might Rating, or Artifacts, or Lunars who used the Golden Spider Technique, or Maiden of the Mirthless Smile's with her Artifact Infused Essence, etc.
- It does work for Aata, since the 1 dot Essence granted by the Peach of Immortality is an natural increase - e.g. with Experience Points
- This means it is an bonus on all situation when mobility penalty is applied
- Such as Dodge DV, Athletic Rolls, and Movement Rate
- Being a Mobility Penalty it is applied after the Double DV cap
- Unmodified means it is the natural Essence Score of the wearer - not the one modified by Might Rating, or Artifacts, or Lunars who used the Golden Spider Technique, or Maiden of the Mirthless Smile's with her Artifact Infused Essence, etc.
- This non-existing existence means the wearer gains the best benefit or "armored" or "unarmored" as situation dictates
- If Swimming he would treat it as if he is "unarmored"
- If an attack would do double damage if the wearer is not armored then he is treated as "armored"
- If an Martial Art requires the use of armor (or vice versa) this armor will work with it
- He can sleep in this armor and is considered just as restful/comfortable as "unarmored"
- The armor's also aligns the wearer to the energies of existence and for as long as he wears the armor it supports and aids him.
- The wearer is considered Tireless
- Remember the wearer's movements are modified by the Positive Mobility Bonus
- Though he still needs to "rest" if he wishes to regain Essence or Willpower
- The wearer is considered Tireless
- 2 Hearthstone Sockets - One on each Shoulder
- Previously socketed on the Right Shoulder is the Remembrance of the Brave Stone
- The Hearthstone of the Manse in which became Aofe's final resting place
- Following Arianna's advice Maximillian Gaius von Reginrave socketed this stone on Dawn's Light
- Socketed on the Left Shoulder is a broken hearthstone:adamantskin
- Probably due to the Manse being damaged or destroyed
- It is not the same manse as Clindra 99's Adamant Skin Stone
- Previously socketed on the Right Shoulder is the Remembrance of the Brave Stone
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