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Introduction to Mythos Items and Artifacts The arcane science of the Mythos frequently takes the form of artifacts from other realms or worlds, which are often composed of materials unavailable in the normal course of events The proper use of these items can give Of the Shining Trapezohedron he a character the ability to confront and even sometimes speaks often, calling it a window overcome the horrors of the Mythos, or else succumb on all time and space, and tracing to them Sometimes both its history from the days it was While mortals can reproduce certain of these fashioned on dark Yuggoth, before objects, often they originate in other dimensions of ever the Old Ones brought it to earth space or time and are one-of-a-kind Among the most It was treasured and placed in its common and well-known Mythos items are the arcane curious box by the crinoid things of books written by mad sorcerers, which explain the true Antarctica, salvaged from their ruins nature of reality and often list formulae by which the by the serpent-men of Valusia, and universe can be bent to a mortal’s needs peered at aeons later in Lemuria by Because of the star-spanning nature of the Mythos, the first human beings It crossed it is also common for alien races or beings to bring strange lands and stranger seas, devices from other dimensions to the mortal realm and sank with Atlantis before a These invasive items are usually scientific in nature, Minoan fisher meshed it in his net involving advanced chemical, biological, or atomic and sold it to swarthy merchants principles from nighted Khem The Pharaoh This chapter includes gnorri weapons, alchemical Nephren-Ka built around it a temple items, alien and bizarre technology, Mythos books, with a windowless crypt, and did and magic items and artifacts All these items can that which caused his name to be be dangerous in mortal hands, especially as they stricken from all monuments and were developed for use by more advanced entities records Then it slept in the ruins than mortal humans (think of giving a revolver to a of that evil fane which the priests monkey) Kept under control and carefully analyzed, and the new Pharaoh destroyed, they can provide real benefits and pose significant risks till the delver’s spade once more to characters brought it forth to curse mankind —The Haunter in the Dark, H P Lovecraft 143