Annulets

Post-Dark Ages
It is widely believed that annulets were used as weapons in ancient warfare. Many scholars theorize that due to periodic use, soldiers who wielded such devices caused the eventual destruction and dismemberment of ancient empires. Forgotten prominent families of old who made their beginnings in the first recorded age of history retained annulets as heirlooms, which were passed down through generations. Even then, most have been lost. Many feared their power and disposed of the objects, believing them to be cursed.

Nothing else is known about annulets prior to their initial rediscovery in 1023.

1023 A.D. - 1100 A.D.
In the year 1023, a group of paleontologists were hired by the Commonwealth of Emeris to exploring explore the uncharted outlands of Gardina.

In 1026, a package was delivered to the Magnate Assembly. The artificers and excavators of the envoy were never found, and no effort was made draft a search party. What happened to them remains unclear, but by some divine miracle one of their findings was returned to Emeris.

Perhaps the most prominent concern lies in the question of the artifacts transportation, which remains unheard-of. Upon inspection, the artifact was revealed to be a ring-shaped object imbued with a glowing steel-colored mineral. State alchemists and scholars from across the world were employed to observe and examine the substance, which seemed to emit a tingling sensation.

By 1045, head alchemist Pierro Glorian released his famous theorem. A series of detailed explanations, they discussed how a mysterious energy known as elan related to the newly named mineral known as glorium. It was the only document ever produced that attempted to explain the functions of the recently excavated annulet. Closer examination reveled the annulet to grant Glorian the ability to amass pure elan around his body as a protective layering.

Days after the information was disclosed to the public, families from across the world hired independent bands of vagabonds to venture into the beast-ruled outlands in hopes of finding similar devices. Almost all of them failed, save for one of them. Among the families who succeeded in recovering such archaic technology were the Mersanis dynasty.

In contemporary times, countries are reluctant to send soldiers beyond their borders. Governments scarcely sponsor third party expeditions, due to the overwhelming rate of failure seen throughout the centuries. Consequently, more and more guilds and bands of fool hardy adventurers have recently ventured beyond the borders of the four nations in hopes of securing the lost power of the forgotten empires of old.

Uses
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Variants
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