Artifacts

Scattered throughout the planet are the remains of an ancient and unknown civilization, lost to time. Most of these items contain some type of advanced technology, power, ability, or useful functionality. These items are called "Artifacts" are are extremely rare, valuable, and sought after. Not much is known about these artifacts, and even less about their mysterious creators. There seems to be a higher concentration of artifacts in No Man's Land, although at this point no one is quite sure why. Some speculate that this area was more densely populated by the "Ancient Ones" while others believe that the majority of Artifacts in both the North and South Lands have already been discovered. These discovered artifacts have either been put to use or hidden away by their owners.

For the pragmatic Artifact Hunter, or Facters as they are sometimes called, the speculation is pointless. If you wanted to hunt find and sell artifacts for riches, No Man's Land was the only place to look.

Few people are aware of the existence and power of the Artifacts. Some known them only from folk tales or stories, and doubt their existence. Only a small percentage of people have ever seen an actual artifact. These are extremely coveted and often heavily guarded or well hidden by the owners. Barely any one has ever seen more than one artifact.

If they had, they might have noticed that the artifacts all seemed to e made from the same (or extremely similar) unknown material, or that they didn't respond to electromagnetism or AEther, but were attracted to each other. Artifacts themselves typically look like broken fragments from a greater whole. Often the owners craft around the artifact to make it more easily held, or used, or hidden, etc. This can make their appearance somewhat difficult to spot sometimes.