Stygian Robes

*Written by Rutabega*
Stygian Robes



When Bane, the God of hatred, tyranny, and fear, marched on the world, his grand army needed arms and armor. Any armor created for this army has been come to be known as Stygian. After his army was defeated, the bodies of his soldiers were buried deep underground in full combat gear, waiting to be dug up again.

Bane had countless numbers of mages under his command, and logically required armor crafted for them. While at a first glance, the Stygian Robes appear to be quite feeble and useless, they are infact one of the best robes you can find. Made from a unknown fiber, it glows with the fires of hell of which it was created and is said to feel like the skin of a snake and has been known to deflect some blades. The fabric also appears to be enchanted to ward off electric, light and dark magics, naturally it goes without saying that being made in hell these robes are highly resistant to fire and heat.

Rumor has it that the essence of the evil mages has seeped into the robes over the thousands of years under the earth. It is said that the wearer will slowly start to be corrupted from the inside, the hate festering within them, until one day they will lose all control of themselves and will turn into beings of near pure hatred, they're former self's forced into the recesses of their minds, to become nothing more then the soldiers that marched from hell all those years ago. Unfortunately only a few samples have ever been seen, and even fewer have ever made it into the hands of mages that would study them in depth, so, to this day it remains unsure of their demonic energies.


[Writers block!]