Quest artifact

Template:MakeshiftSitenoticeA quest artifact is a special artifact that you retrieve from your role's quest nemesis. You need not even pick up your quest artifact to ascend, but you must somehow defeat your nemesis for the Bell of Opening, so you might as well pick it up.

Each quest artifact has a default alignment; your own quest artifact will be adjusted to your alignment. You can only pick up a quest artifact that you share a role and/or alignment with. You cannot wish for your own role's quest artifact. Also, don't wish for a cross-aligned quest artifact unless you intend to convert yourself.

Finally, each quest artifact has a few special effects. For example, The Orb of Fate not only invokes for a levelport, but it also halves any physical damage you receive. Since The Orb of Fate is also a crystal ball, you can also apply it to get the normal crystal ball search-for-a-glyph effect. See the entry for a particular artifact to find out all of its effects.

Role	Quest artifact	Base item type	Alignment	Invoke effect
Archeologist	The Orb of Detection	crystal ball	Lawful	Toggles invisibility
Barbarian	The Heart of Ahriman	luckstone	Neutral	Toggles levitation
Caveman	The Sceptre of Might	mace	Lawful	Toggles conflict
Healer	The Staff of Aesculapius	quarterstaff	Neutral	Heal half HP damage, cures sickness; blindness; sliming
Knight	The Magic Mirror of Merlin	mirror	Lawful	Nothing
Monk	The Eyes of the Overworld	pair of lenses	Neutral	Enlightenment
Priest	The Mitre of Holiness	helm of brilliance	Lawful	Restores approximately half your lost power
Ranger	The Longbow of Diana	bow	Chaotic	Creates a small amount of arrows
Rogue	The Master Key of Thievery	skeleton key	Chaotic	Untrap doors and containers without fail
Samurai	The Tsurugi of Muramasa	tsurugi	Lawful	Nothing
Tourist	The Platinum Yendorian Express Card	credit card	Neutral	Charges an item
Valkyrie	The Orb of Fate	crystal ball	Neutral	Levelport
Wizard	The Eye of the Aethiopica	amulet of ESP	Neutral	Branchport

Slash'EM

Role	Quest artifact	Base item type	Alignment	Invoke effect
Flame Mage	The Candle of Eternal Flame	magic candle	Neutral	Summon a fire elemental
Ice Mage	The Storm Whistle	magic whistle	Lawful	Summon a water elemental
Necromancer	The Great Dagger of Glaurgnaa	great dagger	Chaotic	Energy boost
Undead Slayer	The Stake of Van Helsing	wooden stake	Lawful	Nothing
Yeoman	The Crown of Saint Edward	helm of telepathy	Lawful	Nothing

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