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Unbeknownst to Izaro, "treachery" was already growing in his own court, primarily in the [[Perandus family]].{{efn|"Izaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court... " - {{il|Winds of Change}}}} The Perandus family, especially [[Cadiro Perandus]] and his nephew [[Chitus Perandus]], resented Izaro and his Phrecian bloodline for having blocked their family's claims to the throne on the basis of their bloodlines. Cadiro saw the labyrinth as his family's "only clear shot" at "sovereignty".{{efn|"Over the centuries, the Phrecius family had blocked our every attempt to gain the throne on the scandalous basis that our blood was not of imperial quality. So when Izaro called that whole blood fiasco into question with his Lord's Labyrinth, it gave us the only clear shot we would ever have at sovereignty." - Cadiro Perandus, "Izaro"}} | Unbeknownst to Izaro, "treachery" was already growing in his own court, primarily in the [[Perandus family]].{{efn|"Izaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court... " - {{il|Winds of Change}}}} The Perandus family, especially [[Cadiro Perandus]] and his nephew [[Chitus Perandus]], resented Izaro and his Phrecian bloodline for having blocked their family's claims to the throne on the basis of their bloodlines. Cadiro saw the labyrinth as his family's "only clear shot" at "sovereignty".{{efn|"Over the centuries, the Phrecius family had blocked our every attempt to gain the throne on the scandalous basis that our blood was not of imperial quality. So when Izaro called that whole blood fiasco into question with his Lord's Labyrinth, it gave us the only clear shot we would ever have at sovereignty." - Cadiro Perandus, "Izaro"}} | ||
Cadiro believed that the Perandus family, a ruling family of Sarn, deserved the throne after "centuries of leadership, diplomacy prosperity and security", | |||
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Perandus gold has filled the imperial coffers. | |||
Perandus minds have crafted this Empire into the marvel it is today. | |||
And has a single Perandus ever sat upon the imperial throne? | |||
No. | |||
- Chitus Perandus, [[Letters from Chitus#Letter 1|Letters from Chitus, Letter 1]] | |||
</blockquote> | |||
Three letters, sent by Chitus to his uncle, Cadiro, on the 3rd Kaso of Vitali, 1316 I.C., 1st Lunaro of Verusi 1317, I.C., 3rd Solaro of Divini, 1318 I.C., are known as the [[Letters from Chitus]]. These letters detail Chitus' plans to sabotage Izaro's plans for the Labyrinth and take the throne for himself. | |||
Chitus was greatly dissatisfied with Izaro's plans for the Labyrinth, believing that the Perandus family deserved the imperial throne far more than any "peasant or peon" emboldened by the opportunity. He planned three assassination attempts on Izaro's life, each time "astutely thwarted" by Izaro's men. "Cousin Elano", an illegitimate member of the Perandus family, was executed as part of the failed assassination attemptsas to prevent any "inconvenient disclosure". | |||
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Revision as of 16:11, 13 December 2023
The Eternal Empire is a faction of Wraeclast. People who originate from this empire are known as "Eternals". It is one of the factions that can be fought within Domain of Timeless Conflict. The Eternal Empire functionally collapsed as a result of the Cataclysm.
Members
- Tarkus Veruso
- Caspiro
- Commanders
Tarkus Veruso
Tarkus Veruso founded Sarn and with it the Eternal Empire. After his death, he was succeeded by Caspiro.
Caspiro
Caspiro succeeded Tarkus Veruso as Emperor of the Eternal Empire, but was killed shortly into his reign by a "dark being" speculated to be the Vaal Oversoul.
Perandus family
The Perandus family was an aristocratic family of the Eternal Empire, the wealthiest in its history. Its members include Cadiro Perandus, Chitus Perandus, Janus Perandus, Icius Perandus, and Medici Perandus. Janus Perandus is the only known member to still be alive.
Phrecius family
The Phrecius family was an aristocratic family of the Eternal Empire. For the majority of its history, the Eternal Empire was ruled by an "unbroken line of Phrecia emperors". The Phrecius family was known for extensive inbreeding, resulting in their final descendant Izaro being impotent. His inability to produce an heir marked the end of the Phrecius family and its rule over the empire.
Emperor Romira
Emperor Romira ruled the Eternal Empire at some point prior to Izaro. To the great shame of his subjects, besides being incestuous as per Phrecius family tradition, he was a cannibal. In protest of the Emperor's activities, Sarn was burned to the ground and Romira was desposed in an event known as the Night of a Thousand Ribbons.
Marceus Lioneye
General Marceus Lioneye is a historical figure of Wraeclast, a general of a Gemling legion who defended Lioneye's Watch from an assault by Kaom. Killed in that battle, Lioneye is now encountered as the Legion general of the Eternal Empire army in the Domain of Timeless Conflict.
Victario
Victario is a historical figure of Wraeclast, a Sarn poet who was killing during the Cataclysm. He has no in-game depictions.
Marylene
Marylene is a historical figure of Wraeclast, a Sarn rebel who fought for the Purity Rebellion. She was killed in the battle of The Grain Gate. She has no in-game depictions, but was prominently featured in Origins: Death to Sin, Book 2 of the Path of Exile comic books.
History
Founding (Imperialis Conceptus)
The Eternal Empire was founded by "eighty thousand tribesmen and women" of the Azmeri, led by Tarcus Versuso shortly after The Fall. They descended from the Azmerian ranges onto Azala Vaal, the former capital of the Vaal Empire.
"The Vaal closed their eyes to flesh and stone, to blood and bronze. We are not Vaal. We are Azmeri. For now and forever, our eyes are open."
- Tarcus Veruso, on founding of the Eternal Empire
Veruso founded Sarn, capital of the Eternal Empire, on the ruins of Azala Vaal. "To care for this Empire with eyes open" became a "traditional vow" made by the High Templar upon the coronation of an Eternal Emperor.
Reign of Tarcus Veruso
Emperor Veruso sealed and quarantined the "ancient Vaalish centres of power and knowledge", outlawing thaumaturgy in an effort to ensure that the Eternals wouldn't fall to the same fate that befell the Vaal. The Tears of Maji, gems, were collected up, taken to Highgate and buried under the mountains there. He introduced the system of Legions and legionnaires and conquered many "lands beneath the Mantle".
Reign of Caspiro
After Veruso's death, his successor was decided by the "Lord's Trial", an Azmerian tradition that had brought Veruso to power and would go on to inspire Izaro to build The Lord's Labyrinth. Caspiro, a "low-born legionnaire", was the only survivor of a "labyrinth" that had killed Veruso's only son, and was soon crowned Emperor Caspiro.[a]
Caspiro's reign was cut short, just 5 years after Veruso's death. He was "dismembered" by an unidentified entity known only as "a dark being".[b]
Azmerian writers of the time were "unified" in their description of a "portion of [their] Empire [being] cast into perpetual night", a "pervasive darkness" that enveloped what "would become the imperial heartlands". Wraeclastian historians are uncertain of the cause of these events", suggesting alternatives such as "peculiar weather patterns" or "thaumaturgical residue".[c]
Given the many parallels between this "darkness" and the darkness encountered by the player in Act 2, dispelled upon the defeat of the Vaal Oversoul, it is theorized by some Wraeclastian historians that this "dark being" was in fact the Vaal Oversoul.
Reign of Alano Phrecia
General Alano Phrecia to avenged the death of the emperor, defeating the "dark being", dispelling the darkness and returning "the gaze of Solaris" to the "lands stretching from the foot of the Mantle to the Axiom Ranges".
"... our legions drove the dark being deep into the recesses of its lair and sealed it away for eternity"
- Alano Phrecia, first Sacrato of Lurici, 35 I.C., on defeating the "dark being".
In the absence of a clear Veruso succession, Alano Phrecia was crowned emperor and the Imperial heartlands were named in his honour. This began an "unbroken line of Phrecia emperors" that ended with Izaro.
Night of a Thousand Ribbons
Emperor Romira came into power. To the great shame of his subjects[d], Romira was a cannibal.[e]
In protest of the Emperor's activities, Sarn was burned to the ground[f] and Romira was desposed.[g] This event is known as the Night of a Thousand Ribbons; after Sarn's reconstruction, royals of the Eternal Empire would continue to hold festivities celebrating this event on the same day.[h] This event is notable for being the celebration during which Emperor Chitus was betrayed and murdered assassinated by Mayor Ondar during the Purity Rebellion.
Reign of Izaro
Emperor Izaro Phrecius was the last Phrecian emperor of the Eternal Empire. Decades of incest and inbreeding had rendered him impotent.[i] Unable to produce an heir, he turned to a "forgotten tome on a forgotten shelf" of the Sarn Library to decide his successor - a tome entitled 'Ancient Traditions of Azmerian Ascendancy'.
Izaro was inspired by the "Lord's Trial", a "rough-hewn maze festooned with wild animals and brutal traps" created by the Azmeri to determine their "chieftans".[j].
Tarkus Veruso himself, the "Prima Imperialus", was tested by one of these "trials" to a become the leader of the Azmeri.[k]
The Lord's Labyrinth
Inspired by the Lord's Trial, Izaro built The Lord's Labyrinth as a way to allow The Goddess of Justice to choose his successor. Izaro's labyrinth involved traps such as lava and "boobytrapped decoys", the latter of which killed a trapbuilder, Xirgil, in an accident during its construction.[l][m]
Unbeknownst to Izaro, "treachery" was already growing in his own court, primarily in the Perandus family.[n] The Perandus family, especially Cadiro Perandus and his nephew Chitus Perandus, resented Izaro and his Phrecian bloodline for having blocked their family's claims to the throne on the basis of their bloodlines. Cadiro saw the labyrinth as his family's "only clear shot" at "sovereignty".[o]
Cadiro believed that the Perandus family, a ruling family of Sarn, deserved the throne after "centuries of leadership, diplomacy prosperity and security",
Perandus gold has filled the imperial coffers.
Perandus minds have crafted this Empire into the marvel it is today.
And has a single Perandus ever sat upon the imperial throne?
No.
- Chitus Perandus, Letters from Chitus, Letter 1
Three letters, sent by Chitus to his uncle, Cadiro, on the 3rd Kaso of Vitali, 1316 I.C., 1st Lunaro of Verusi 1317, I.C., 3rd Solaro of Divini, 1318 I.C., are known as the Letters from Chitus. These letters detail Chitus' plans to sabotage Izaro's plans for the Labyrinth and take the throne for himself.
Chitus was greatly dissatisfied with Izaro's plans for the Labyrinth, believing that the Perandus family deserved the imperial throne far more than any "peasant or peon" emboldened by the opportunity. He planned three assassination attempts on Izaro's life, each time "astutely thwarted" by Izaro's men. "Cousin Elano", an illegitimate member of the Perandus family, was executed as part of the failed assassination attemptsas to prevent any "inconvenient disclosure".
Related items
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Combat FocusCombat Focus Cobalt JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Elemental Damage With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Prismatic Skills cannot choose Fire With 40 total Intelligence and Dexterity in Radius, Prismatic Skills deal 50% less Fire DamageVoll stood at the gates of Sarn, and a nation stood behind him. He thought of the righteousness of his cause, and of the glory he would bring to the empire he would soon lead. But as Chitus and his gemlings advanced, he thought only of the fight.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | Voll stood at the gates of Sarn, and a nation stood behind him. He thought of the righteousness of his cause, and of the glory he would bring to the empire he would soon lead. But as Chitus and his gemlings advanced, he thought only of the fight. |
Perandus SignetPerandus Signet Paua Ring+(20-30) to maximum Mana+(25-30) to maximum Mana (45-65)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate 2% increased Experience gain 2% increased Intelligence for each Unique Item Equipped 3% chance for Slain monsters to drop an additional Scroll of Wisdom"Our warehouses are bursting. Our vaults are full. But our minds are still hungry." - Medici Perandus, Prefect to the Treasury | "Our warehouses are bursting. Our vaults are full. But our minds are still hungry." - Medici Perandus, Prefect to the Treasury |
Seven-League StepSeven-League Step Rawhide BootsEvasion: (13-18)50% increased Movement Speed Level Requirement reduced by 100 (Hidden)"Death can be outrun with these, but beware! In running from death, you may forget to live." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 202 | "Death can be outrun with these, but beware! In running from death, you may forget to live." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 202 |
The Perandus PactThe Perandus Pact Prismatic JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: LargePassive Skills in Radius also grant <random stat>It was more than luck that allowed the Perandus line to turn even great misfortunes into golden opportunities.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. | It was more than luck that allowed the Perandus line to turn even great misfortunes into golden opportunities. |
Tear of PurityTear of Purity Lapis AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to IntelligenceGrants Level 10 Purity of Elements Skill +(10-20) to all Attributes +(20-40) to maximum Life +(5-10)% to all Elemental ResistancesA shimmering symbol of Purity, clear as water, but I know better than most how quickly Purity can succumb to Corruption. How quickly water turns to blood. - Victario, the People's Poet | A shimmering symbol of Purity, clear as water, but I know better than most how quickly Purity can succumb to Corruption. How quickly water turns to blood. - Victario, the People's Poet |
Crest of PerandusCrest of Perandus Pine BucklerChance to Block: 31% Evasion: (51-66) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 8, 26 Dex3% increased Movement Speed+(60-80) to maximum Life Regenerate (5-7.5) Life per second +30% to Lightning Resistance 0.6% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life +5% Chance to Block"With piety and justice." - Perandus family motto | "With piety and justice." - Perandus family motto |
Victario's FlightVictario's Flight Goathide BootsEvasion: (84-135)Requires Level 12, 26 Dex+15 to Dexterity +15 to Intelligence (100-150)% increased Evasion Rating (10-20)% increased Movement Speed (10-20)% increased Movement Speed when on Low Life Quicksilver Flasks you Use also apply to nearby AlliesAlive but not unscathed, Victario fled as slaughter blossomed at the gates. | Alive but not unscathed, Victario fled as slaughter blossomed at the gates. |
Nevalius InheritanceNevalius Inheritance Cloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to Dexterity 150% increased Flask Effect Duration Flasks applied to you have 60% reduced Effect 2% reduced Flask Effect Duration per Level Flasks applied to you have 1% increased Effect per Level"I come from a long line of scholars, poets, and artists. You can imagine how little we leave our children... My father only gifted me one thing: for good or ill, I don't know when to quit." - Victario Nevalius, the People's Poet | "I come from a long line of scholars, poets, and artists. You can imagine how little we leave our children... My father only gifted me one thing: for good or ill, I don't know when to quit." - Victario Nevalius, the People's Poet |
Perandus BlazonPerandus Blazon Cloth BeltRequires Level 16(15-25)% increased Stun and Block Recovery+(20-30) to all Attributes (6-8)% increased Quantity of Items found +20% to Fire Resistance 20% increased Flask Effect Duration -2 Physical Damage taken from Attack HitsA large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone. | A large enough debt turns even a friend into an enemy, and the Perandus family had more debtors than anyone. |
Victario's AcuityVictario's Acuity Turquoise AmuletRequires Level 16+(16-24) to Dexterity and Intelligence+(30-40)% to Lightning Resistance +(8-10)% to Chaos Resistance 10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Kill 10% chance to gain a Power Charge on Kill 5% increased Projectile Speed per Frenzy Charge 5% increased Projectile Damage per Power Charge"Grind your words into sharp thoughts. Grind your thoughts into the sharpest of deeds." - Victario, the People's Poet | "Grind your words into sharp thoughts. Grind your thoughts into the sharpest of deeds." - Victario, the People's Poet |
Zerphi's Last BreathZerphi's Last Breath Grand Mana FlaskRecovers 170 Mana over 4.50 Seconds Consumes 10 of 30 Charges on useRequires Level 1850% increased Charges per use Grants Last Breath when you Use a Skill during Effect, for (450-600)% of Mana Cost"Proof that if you devote yourself to a god of death, you may be spared from its wrath." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 408Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters. | "Proof that if you devote yourself to a god of death, you may be spared from its wrath." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 408 |
Xirgil's CrankXirgil's Crank Coiled StaffWarstaff Physical Damage: 27-57 Critical Strike Chance: 6.20% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 28, 43 Str, 43 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+15% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff (60-80)% increased Spell Damage +(70-100) to maximum Energy Shield +1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems Reflects 1 to 150 Lightning Damage to Melee Attackers 20% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Block"Since one with knowledge of machines might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill, Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys. But I know which switch brings the monster down." - Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words. | "Since one with knowledge of machines might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill, Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys. But I know which switch brings the monster down." - Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words. |
Umbilicus ImmortalisUmbilicus Immortalis Leather BeltRequires Level 30+(25-40) to maximum Life(8-12)% increased maximum Life Regenerate 2% of Life per second Flasks do not apply to you Flasks you Use apply to your Raised Zombies and Spectres"The power of rebirth rivals that of immortality." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3 | "The power of rebirth rivals that of immortality." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3 |
Veruso's AmbitionVeruso's Ambition Shackled BootsEvasion: (111-156) Energy Shield: (23-33)Requires Level 34, 34 Dex, 34 IntGrants Level 20 Ravenous Skill Enemies display their Monster Category (80-120)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(13-23)% to Chaos Resistance (20-30)% increased Movement Speed"Follow me if you desire better for yourself, and for your families. Follow me if you hunger for more than this!" | "Follow me if you desire better for yourself, and for your families. Follow me if you hunger for more than this!" |
The Three DragonsThe Three Dragons Golden MaskEvasion: (96-103) Energy Shield: (20-22)Requires Level 35, 40 Dex, 40 Int+(26-30)% to all Elemental Resistances Your Fire Damage can Shock but not Ignite Your Cold Damage can Ignite but not Freeze or Chill Your Lightning Damage can Freeze but not Shock"The ice seared his naked feet As the lightning stilled his heart, But it was the flames upon his lover's face That roused him to vengeance." - From 'The Three Dragons' by Victario of Sarn | "The ice seared his naked feet As the lightning stilled his heart, But it was the flames upon his lover's face That roused him to vengeance." - From 'The Three Dragons' by Victario of Sarn |
Marylene's FallacyMarylene's Fallacy Lapis AmuletRequires Level 40+(20-30) to Intelligence+(80-120) to Accuracy Rating +(210-240)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier +(80-100) to Evasion Rating (10-15)% increased Light Radius 40% less Critical Strike Chance Critical Strikes have Culling Strike"Marylene stroked the medallion at her breast before every duel and every cast of the die." - Victario, the People's Poet | "Marylene stroked the medallion at her breast before every duel and every cast of the die." - Victario, the People's Poet |
TrypanonTrypanon Great MalletTwo Hand Mace Physical Damage: 43-88 Critical Strike Chance: 100.00% Attacks per Second: 0.62 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 40, 131 Str30% increased Stun Duration on Enemies50% reduced Attack Speed This Weapon's Critical Strike Chance is 100%"Though ingenius instruments have been found, it seems surgery before thaumaturgy was not so delicate." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546 | "Though ingenius instruments have been found, it seems surgery before thaumaturgy was not so delicate." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 3546 |
AllelopathyAllelopathy Satin GlovesEnergy Shield: (56-72)Requires Level 41, 60 IntGrants Level 22 Blight Skill (100-120)% increased Energy Shield 10% increased Area of Effect Blight has (20-30)% increased Hinder Duration You cannot be Hindered"Nothing is more natural than competition. One feasts, another starves. One blossoms, another withers. And one cannot catch the golden sunlight without casting a bitter shadow." - Cadiro Perandus | "Nothing is more natural than competition. One feasts, another starves. One blossoms, another withers. And one cannot catch the golden sunlight without casting a bitter shadow." - Cadiro Perandus |
Emperor's VigilanceEmperor's Vigilance Steel Kite ShieldChance to Block: 26% Armour: (1606-1837) Energy Shield: (330-385) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 46, 60 Str, 60 Int(16-22)% Chance to Block Spell Damage 1000% increased Armour and Energy Shield Damage taken from Blocked Hits cannot bypass Energy Shield Damage taken from Unblocked hits always bypasses Energy Shield Glancing BlowsChitus' success stemmed from his cunning, taking calculated risks so that greater dangers could be averted. | Chitus' success stemmed from his cunning, taking calculated risks so that greater dangers could be averted. |
Winds of ChangeWinds of Change Ancient GauntletsArmour: (154-173)Requires Level 47, 68 Str+(30-60) to maximum Life 30% increased Projectile Speed (10-5)% reduced Movement Speed 10% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit (30-50)% increased Projectile DamageIzaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court and powerless to stop it once he had; a captain sailing his own ship into rocks. | Izaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court and powerless to stop it once he had; a captain sailing his own ship into rocks. |
Replica Victario's CharityReplica Victario's Charity Laminated Kite ShieldChance to Block: 24% Armour: (113-133) Energy Shield: (23-27) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 50, 65 Str, 65 Int+8% to all Elemental Resistances+(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance +11% to Chaos Resistance 10% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills 5% chance to grant an Endurance Charge to nearby Allies on Hit 10% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge to nearby Allies on Kill"Close to the original, and perhaps even more useful. However, close is not what we are looking for. Keep trying." - Administrator Qotra | "Close to the original, and perhaps even more useful. However, close is not what we are looking for. Keep trying." - Administrator Qotra |
Victario's CharityVictario's Charity Laminated Kite ShieldChance to Block: 24% Armour: (113-133) Energy Shield: (23-27) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 50, 65 Str, 65 Int+8% to all Elemental Resistances+(50-70) to maximum Life +(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance +11% to Chaos Resistance 20% increased Area of Effect of Aura Skills 10% chance to grant a Power Charge to nearby Allies on Kill 5% chance to grant a Frenzy Charge to nearby Allies on HitA man's life is the greatest gift he can give. | A man's life is the greatest gift he can give. |
Victario's InfluenceVictario's Influence Lacquered GarbEvasion: (629-822) Energy Shield: (129-170) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 52, 76 Dex, 76 Int+1 to Level of Socketed Aura Gems Socketed Gems are Supported by Level 30 Generosity Socketed Gems have 45% increased Reservation Efficiency (120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield (20-40)% increased Area of Effect of Aura Skills (10-15)% increased effect of Non-Curse Auras from your Skills"Every life is a story. If you're not writing your own, you'd better know who's writing it for you!" - Victario, the People's Poet | "Every life is a story. If you're not writing your own, you'd better know who's writing it for you!" - Victario, the People's Poet |
Empire's GraspEmpire's Grasp Goliath GauntletsArmour: (574-800)Requires Level 53, 77 StrSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 10 Knockback +(400-600) to Armour Knockback direction is reversed"I like my vassals at sword point, but my enemies as close as the hilt." - Emperor Chitus | "I like my vassals at sword point, but my enemies as close as the hilt." - Emperor Chitus |
Chitus' ApexChitus' Apex Necromancer CircletEnergy Shield: (55-64)Requires Level 54, 112 Int+(20-30) to Strength +(20-30) to maximum Mana 5% increased Experience gain +10% to all Elemental Resistances (10-20)% increased Elemental Damage"It takes true strength to hold power, and my grip grows tighter by the day." - Emperor Chitus | "It takes true strength to hold power, and my grip grows tighter by the day." - Emperor Chitus |
Rebuke of the VaalRebuke of the Vaal Vaal BladeOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (95-144) to (187-226) Elemental Damage: (49-98) to (101-140), (49-98) to (101-140), 1 to (210-250) Chaos Damage: (49-98) to (101-140) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: (1.43-1.56) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Dex+460 to Accuracy RatingAdds (49-98) to (101-140) Physical Damage Adds (49-98) to (101-140) Fire Damage Adds (49-98) to (101-140) Cold Damage Adds 1 to (210-250) Lightning Damage Adds (49-98) to (101-140) Chaos Damage (10-20)% increased Attack SpeedThough the Vaal revered peace, it would have been suicide for any culture to rouse them to war. - Icius Perandus, Scholar to the Empire. | Though the Vaal revered peace, it would have been suicide for any culture to rouse them to war. - Icius Perandus, Scholar to the Empire. |
VarunastraVarunastra Vaal BladeOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (136.8-182) to (298.8-372) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Dex+460 to Accuracy Rating(80-100)% increased Physical Damage Adds (30-45) to (80-100) Physical Damage Grants (2-3) Mana per Enemy Hit Counts as all One Handed Melee Weapon Types"Painful suicide in the hands of a fool, Creative death in the hands of a master." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 2992 | "Painful suicide in the hands of a fool, Creative death in the hands of a master." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 2992 |
Ahn's HeritageAhn's Heritage Colossal Tower ShieldChance to Block: 29% Armour: (783-1202) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 67, 159 Str+(10-20) to maximum Life(50-100)% increased Armour +(60-80) to maximum Life -1 to Maximum Endurance Charges -10% to maximum Chance to Block Attack Damage +6% Chance to Block +2% to all maximum Resistances while you have no Endurance Charges You have Onslaught while at maximum Endurance Charges"It's not Karui, Azmeri or even Vaal in origin, but one thing is certain. It is very, very old." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 46 | "It's not Karui, Azmeri or even Vaal in origin, but one thing is certain. It is very, very old." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 46 |
Ahn's ContemptAhn's Contempt Praetor CrownArmour: (257-444) Energy Shield: (81-139)Requires Level 68, 62 Str, 91 Int+(15-20) to all Attributes (60-140)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(60-70) to maximum Life -1 to Maximum Power Charges Gain (8-12)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage while at maximum Power Charges You take 50% reduced Extra Damage from Critical Strikes while you have no Power Charges"To touch it is to be overwhelmed with the need to carve your name into history. A face no one remembers, yet once you have seen it, you will never forget." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 48 | "To touch it is to be overwhelmed with the need to carve your name into history. A face no one remembers, yet once you have seen it, you will never forget." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 48 |
Ahn's MightAhn's Might Midnight BladeOne Handed Sword Physical Damage: (115-150) to (249-304) Critical Strike Chance: (5.75-6.25)% Attacks per Second: 1.30 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 68, 213 Str, 113 Dex40% increased Global Accuracy RatingAdds (80-115) to (150-205) Physical Damage (15-25)% increased Critical Strike Chance -1 to Maximum Frenzy Charges 10% increased Area of Effect +100 Strength Requirement +50% Global Critical Strike Multiplier while you have no Frenzy Charges +(400-500) to Accuracy Rating while at Maximum Frenzy Charges"Impossibly heavy, yet the ancient edge is keen as any modern blade. A reminder that, in the end, when we lie in the bellies of worms, it is what we make that makes us." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 47 | "Impossibly heavy, yet the ancient edge is keen as any modern blade. A reminder that, in the end, when we lie in the bellies of worms, it is what we make that makes us." - Icius Perandus, Antiquities Collection, Item 47 |
Veruso's Battering RamsVeruso's Battering Rams Titan GauntletsArmour: (532-778)Requires Level 69, 98 Str(8-13)% increased Attack Speed (120-180)% increased Armour (3-5)% increased Movement Speed 50% increased Stun Duration on you 4% increased Melee Damage per Endurance Charge You cannot be Shocked while at maximum Endurance ChargesWith unending determination and resolve he destroyed first the gates, then the constructs guarding the tomb on the other side. | With unending determination and resolve he destroyed first the gates, then the constructs guarding the tomb on the other side. |
Notes
- ↑ "Veruso's successor, Caspiro, was a low-born legionnaire, the lone survivor of a labyrinth that claimed the lives of every high-born contender, including Veruso's only son." - Trinian, Bronze Inscription § IV
- ↑ "Five years after Veruso's death, Emperor Caspiro, too, was dead... ...Caspiro was dismembered by something referred to simply as a dark being." - Trinian, The Ancients#Book 7: The Light of Phrecia
- ↑ "...it seems fanciful to contemplate a portion of our Empire cast into perpetual night... ...Perhaps it was caused by peculiar weather patterns or some thaumaturgical residue of The Fall..." - Trinian, The Ancients#Book 7: The Light of Phrecia
- ↑ "It burned with shame for giving the title of 'Emperor' to a man who did not deserve it." - Bronze Monograph § The Crematorium (Act 3)
- ↑ "With that most regal of cannibals, Emperor Romira." - Bronze Inscription § IV
- ↑ "The night of a thousand ribbons... ...When Sarn burned And was born again" - Thousand RibbonsThousand Ribbons
Simple RobeEvasion: (30-60)
Energy Shield: (44-80)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires 17 IntSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 5 Elemental Proliferation
Adds (2-4) to (5-9) Fire Damage to Spells and Attacks
Adds (2-4) to (5-9) Cold Damage to Spells and Attacks
Adds 1 to (4-12) Lightning Damage to Spells and Attacks
+(30-60) to Evasion Rating
+(30-60) to maximum Energy Shield
+(25-50) to maximum Life
+(25-50) to maximum Mana
+(15-30)% to Fire Resistance
+(15-30)% to Cold Resistance
+(15-30)% to Lightning ResistanceThe night of a thousand ribbons
To remember the day of a thousand flames
When Sarn burned
And was born again - ↑ "On the Night of a Thousand Ribbons, our finest city burned." - Bronze Monograph § The Crematorium (Act 3)
- ↑ During the celebration of the Night of a Thousand Ribbons, ..." - The Purity Chronicles § Book 5: The Emperor is dead. Long live the Emperor!
- ↑ "Try as I might, with a lovely procession of young and ever dutiful wives, my noble seed simply would not sprout." - Izaro, Bronze Inscription#I
- ↑ "The Azmeri were the first culture known in history to use trials of strength, wisdom and spirit to select its chieftains... ...The first Lord's Trial was a rough-hewn maze festooned with wild animals and brutal traps, crafted to test aspiring Azmerian leaders' body, mind and soul." - Izaro, Bronze Inscription#II
- ↑ "There are no surviving descriptions of the labyrinth that tested and proved the worth of Veruso, Prima Imperialus." - Izaro, Bronze Inscription#II
- ↑ "Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys. But I know which switch brings the monster down." - Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words, Xirgil's CrankXirgil's Crank
Coiled StaffWarstaff
Physical Damage: 27-57
Critical Strike Chance: 6.20%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 28, 43 Str, 43 Int+20% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff+15% Chance to Block Attack Damage while wielding a Staff
(60-80)% increased Spell Damage
+(70-100) to maximum Energy Shield
+1 to Level of all Spell Skill Gems
Reflects 1 to 150 Lightning Damage to Melee Attackers
20% chance for Energy Shield Recharge to start when you Block"Since one with knowledge of machines
might be able to bring the labyrinth to a standstill,
Izaro had us place many boobytrapped decoys.
But I know which switch brings the monster down."
- Xirgil, Trapbuilder's final words. - ↑ "Izaro's insistence on using lava resulted in some surprising material discoveries." - GlitterdiscGlitterdisc
Burnished Spiked ShieldChance to Block: 26%
Evasion: (136-175)
Energy Shield: (72-110)
Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 27, 37 Dex, 37 Int+5% chance to Suppress Spell Damage(120-140)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(20-30) to maximum Energy Shield
+(30-50) to maximum Life
10% increased Rarity of Items found
25% chance to Avoid Fire Damage from Hits
You always Ignite while BurningIzaro's insistence on using lava
resulted in some surprising material discoveries. - ↑ "Izaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court... " - Winds of ChangeWinds of Change
Ancient GauntletsArmour: (154-173)Requires Level 47, 68 Str+(30-60) to maximum Life
30% increased Projectile Speed
(10-5)% reduced Movement Speed
10% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit
(30-50)% increased Projectile DamageIzaro was slow to see the treachery growing in his own court
and powerless to stop it once he had;
a captain sailing his own ship into rocks. - ↑ "Over the centuries, the Phrecius family had blocked our every attempt to gain the throne on the scandalous basis that our blood was not of imperial quality. So when Izaro called that whole blood fiasco into question with his Lord's Labyrinth, it gave us the only clear shot we would ever have at sovereignty." - Cadiro Perandus, "Izaro"