Mountainfall Bracers
Description
Mountainfall bracers are usually made from sturdy material; mithril alloys, shaped pieces of natural amber, or in some cases even pieces of carefully smoothed stone. They are usually accompanied by a set of greaves in a sinilar style, and a pectoral, and the whole is often decorated with ambergelt inlays. They tend to be heavy, and even a muscular magician often finds it difficult to undertake extended periods of exercise while wearing them. Many wearers complain that the mage armour becomes a little heavier every time the paralysis spell is cast with its assistance, although they clearly do not actually weigh more than they did when they were donned.
In Wintermark and the Marches, runesmiths and battle-magicians often practice fighting with heavy weights attached to their wrists and ankles to prepare themselves for using this mage armour. They also practice a discipline developed in Urizen in which they remain completely still for a short period of time and then perform a sudden action that stretches their muscles, unbalances them or the like. This technique allows a magician to take advantage of the paralysis they have inflicted on themselves and their opponent to do something surprising - to draw and strike with a sword, for example, when their enemy expects them to make another attack with their staff, or to move in an unexpected direction to keep their opponent off their guard,
Rules
- Form: Mage Armour. Despite the name any mage armour may be mountainfall bracers.
- Effect: You may cast the paralysis spell for 1 mana rather than 2 mana.
- Materials: Crafting mountainfall bracers requires thirteen measures of ambergelt, five measures of iridescent gloaming, seven measures of dragonbone, nine measures of beggar's lye and seven ingots of tempest jade. It takes one month to make one of these items.