School Of Banewrights

Lennier looked down sadly at his shield-brother, little enough of his face remaining to be recognisable.  Shard of glass lay about..

<I>A booby trapped healing potion exploded and killed him.</i>

"Who would make such a thing?"

The banewrights are secretive and dangerous group of dark artificers, specializing in the creation of cursed items of all descriptions. 

The products of the Banewrights are almost always dangerous to their users, often with the intent to kill. Altought capable of producing more generally useful items, the fell powers that source their magics are most easily turned to dark ends.

History

As long as magic as existed, there are those who have sought to use its powers against their enemies. Normally a sneaking, cowardly attack, there is no scruples, only results.

As magic has advanced through the ages, the art of the Banewright has blossomed and items of evil genius have been constructed to lay low enemies, in horrid and deadly ways.

Weapons proper are not the domain of the Banewrights, as there is honesty in the long blade, or piercing arrow.  No, the way of the banewright is the trap, the deception.

Booby Traps

The largest of the cartegory of items, these devices are all intended to cause harm to their user and do not have secondary enchantments of some value.  They are as selective and as compassionate as a landmine. They are also direct in their function - they do not indirectly injure their user - they attack them directly.

Carpets that smother their victim. Magical ropes which strangle their user, armor which crushes its wearer, etc.

These items are usually created to kill specific persons, and may be one use only.

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