The eyes of the carabao glow crimson red. The necklace begins to feel heavier and reminds you of your burden to bear.
The pain begins to dull and your mind begins to clear as the weight of the necklace gives you something to focus on.
Nothing short of death will relieve you of your duty.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
You have faced many threats, forced to fight for the desires of others. Thanks to that and your natural ogre resilience, you can push through punishment.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is divided in half.
Through ancestral training in his dreams, the husband-for-hire learned to tame the beast within, mastering the relentless urge to kill and devour. This mastery granted him an unintended gift—supernatural resistance to pain and suffering, a testament to his enduring control.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
You are a greedy one, aren't you? Taking upon yourself this curse which rots at the very soul... Fine, fight through hardship like a deadman. You might just become one.
...and you just might.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
Possession of this Power grants the following Battle Scar: Concussive Trama.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Kleptomania.
Calling apon the spirit of the Yaksha, ancient Buddhist Battle-Demons, you are able to temporarily shrug off ANYTHING--and reach levels of strength incomprehensible to mere mortals.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0. Lasts three hours.
Stress from Injuries acts as a dice bonus instead of penalty.
Anyone who witnesses you during this Effect's activation or for its duration will almost certainly be disturbed to see Incredibly scary & obivously supernatural / Demonic Yaksha-spirits emanating from you; screaming out for battle..
A silver locket with the childhood photo of Kaya-Shi, and their twin, Akuji. Their parent's names crossed out.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your Stress from Injuries and Mind Damage is reduced to 0.
While Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to take a single action.
If you are Stunned, asleep, drugged, or otherwise made unconscious for any reason other than being Incapacitated, you may Exert your Mind to wake up. Any penalty which was caused by this condition is removed.
Anyone who touches this Artifact will notice it warping their mind and may drop it. If they choose to hold or use it, they immediately receive the following Trauma: Phobia of Ghouls: When you encounter the subject of your phobia, you must roll Self-Control to avoid entering a fight-or-flight response. If you fail, you may Exert your Mind to face your fear.. If they lose possession of this Artifact, the Trauma heals over the course of the next day.
The mobster's been through tougher scrapes than this. A few cuts and bruises won't stop them.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
Your Stress from Injuries is reduced to 0. Does not reduce Stress from Mind Damage.