Artifact armor

Artifact armor

Artifact armor is the combination of six unique magical armor pieces found in Britannia during in Ultima IX.

Description

Each piece by itself has a special power, which can be used even if no other pieces are equipped. Apart from its magical properties, artifact armor provides an armor value slightly better than leather armor.

The pieces, their powers, and their locations are as follows (sort the table by location to get the rough order of game progression):

Piece	Power	Location
Crown of Radiance	It illuminates the surroundings.	4. Found on the third level of dungeon Covetous.
Chest of the Troll	It slowly heals the wearer.	6. Found in dungeon Destard in the dragon's treasure chamber.
Arms of the Magi	They reduce mana useage.	3. Found on Verity Isle in a shipwreck guarded by the thief Ella.
Legs of Sentri	They increase jumping range.	5. Found in a lake near Trinsic.
Gauntlets of Fury	They improve attack strength.	1. Found in Buccaneer's Den, following the second map sold by Keagan.
Swamp boots	They protect against swamp poisoning.	2. Found in dungeon Hythloth.
Boots of Levitation	They allow the Avatar to walk on air in Ambrosia.	2. Found in Ambrosia following the directions by the nameless gargoyle.

Protective Value

Their defensive values are as follows:

		Defense
	Helm of Radiance	2
	Chest of the Troll	5
	Arms of the Magi	3
	Gauntlets of Fury	3
	Leggings of Sentri	2
	Swamp boots	2
	Boots of Levitation	1

Lore

“

A warrior searches for new and better protection as if by instinct. Where invention flowers, forms of armament that defy the conventions can be found. Armorers continue to uncover protective properties in the treated bone and skin of nature's exotic creatures. These are combined with new materials forged in Britannia's smithies. Among a warrior's findings will be forms treated with magical blessings. – from Journal (Ultima IX)

Trivia

• The Arms of the Magi are also the starting equipment of the mage class.
• The Boots of Levitation exhibit their power only when used in Ambrosia, because they draw their power from the magical dome that covers the city.
• In order to activate the regeneration effect of the Chest of the Troll after reloading a saved game, the Avatar should unequip and re-equip it (after every single reload). This is probably a bug.

See Also

• Ultima IX armor values

References

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Armour

Basic Armour	Cloth armour ☥ Leather armour ☥ Ring mail ☥ Scale armour ☥ Chain armour ☥ Bone armor ☥ Plate armour ☥ Blackrock armor
Enhanced Armour	Magic armour ☥ Anachronistic armour ☥ Exotic Armour ☥ Mystic Armour ☥ Leather Vest of Flameproof ☥ Artifact armor
Other Armour	Armour in Martian Dreams ☥ Primitive armour ☥ Antique armour ☥ Armour of Beauty ☥ Winter gear ☥ Wyrmguard armor ☥ Pirate outfit ☥ Avatar armor
Head Protection	Helmets ☥ Viking helm ☥ Spiked helm ☥ Helm of Courage ☥ Caddellite helm ☥ Cap of Missile Protection ☥ Cowl of Valor ☥ Helm of Light ☥ Living toupee
Shields	Shields ☥ Shield of Monitor ☥ Shield of Valor ☥ Magic shield ☥ Jeweled shield ☥ Dupre's shield ☥ Mage shield ☥ Kiran shield ☥ Serpent Isle shields
Legs and Arms Protection	Swamp boots ☥ Boots of Bouncing ☥ Dragonskin boots ☥ Leather Leggings of Stealth ☥ Greaves ☥ Stocking ☥ Gauntlets of Missile Protection ☥ Gauntlets of Quickness
Other Items	Kidney belt ☥ Loriel's Gift ☥ Spiked collar ☥ Serpent artifacts ☥ Ring of Protection