Dark Artifacts

The malachite throne and the unholy bloodshield are two of a number of magical artifacts possessed by the overking and those serving him. Such malign magics are either crafted with the aid of fiends, or have been revealed to the overking and his mages through the guidance of baatezu. A third example is the spear of sorrow, held by General Kalreth at Permanence. Other gazetteer chapters note one or two other such artifacts, and the magical sites (such as the Cauldron of Night and the Causeway of Fiends) from which they have been taken or crafted.

The DM is at liberty to craft additional artifacts as he wishes, using the ones described in this book as a bench mark. Other artifacts should not be overpowering, however, and they will only be held by rulers, priests, or mages of great power.