Stormveil's Probability Ward
A flat hexagonal medallion of dark, iridescent metal threaded with veins of living silver that shift and rearrange themselves like a map of ever-changing futures. It hangs on a chain of braided ley-line filament and hums at a frequency felt in the chest rather than heard, as though the object is perpetually calculating something just beyond perception.
Artifact Details
- Type
- Talisman
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Origin
- Forged by Sentinel-Prime Vorathis Stormveil for use at the head of the Arcane Guardians, the medallion was constructed during a peak in the Ley-Convergence cycle beneath Mystara's heart, allowing an unusually dense probability-altering enchantment to be bound into a portable form.
Overview
Stormveil's Probability Ward is a legendary talisman in Landorya. Its known origin is Forged by Sentinel-Prime Vorathis Stormveil for use at the head of the Arcane Guardians, the medallion was constructed during a peak in the Ley-Convergence cycle beneath Mystara's heart, allowing an unusually dense probability-altering enchantment to be bound into a portable form.. Its most cited abilities include Warps local probability fields, causing enemy strategies and coordinated attacks to unravel before execution, Projects layered illusion barriers that adapt in real time to the perceived intent of an attacker, and Alerts the wearer to imminent hostile arcane workings within a wide radius. Accounts also warn of a drawback: The wearer begins to perceive all possible near-future outcomes simultaneously, making simple personal decisions, where to step, what to say, agonizing without…
History
The Ward has anchored every major defensive action the Arcane Guardians have undertaken, its probability-warping field credited with dissolving at least three coordinated military incursions against Mystara before a single direct strike could be exchanged. Vorathis is believed to wear it still, though in the rare diplomatic meetings where the Sentinel-Prime has been observed by outsiders, the medallion is always concealed. Scholars from the Eldorian academies have theorized its existence for decades based on the inexplicable failure of every intelligence operation ever directed at Mystara.
Powers & Abilities
- ✦ Warps local probability fields, causing enemy strategies and coordinated attacks to unravel before execution
- ✦ Projects layered illusion barriers that adapt in real time to the perceived intent of an attacker
- ✦ Alerts the wearer to imminent hostile arcane workings within a wide radius
- ✦ Passively draws ambient arcane energy from nearby ley lines to sustain its enchantments
Curse or Drawback
The wearer begins to perceive all possible near-future outcomes simultaneously, making simple personal decisions, where to step, what to say, agonizing without extensive mental discipline.