Enc.:	IS:	-	Aura:	GP:  50k
Artifacts & Relics	-	<8Magic Items8>	-	DMG

Crown of Might: According to tradition, great items of regalia were constructed
for special servants of the deities of each alignment when the
gods were contending amongst themselves. Who amongst them first conceived
the idea is unknown. The champion of each ethic alignment - Evil,
Good, Neutrality - was given a crown, an orb, and a sceptre. These items
have been scattered and last over the centuries of struggle since they first
appeared. These 3 complete sets bestow great powers, but even mere
possession of a Crown of Might gives a character of the same ethos great
benefits (if a character of another alignment touches such an item he or
she takes 5-30 hit points of damage and must save versus magic or be
instantly killed). The alignment of a Crown is determined as follows:
 

01 -06	Evil
07-1 4	Good
15-20	Neutrality

While being worn, the Crown raises its wearer's level of experience by 1
and confers the following additional powers/effects:
 
 

-	Evil	...		Good	...		Neutrality	...
2 x I	*	*		*	*		*	*
1 x II	*			*			*
1 x III	*			*			*

Should a character wearing a Crown touch an Orb of Might (q.v.) or a
Sceptre of Might of a different ethos, he or she takes damage and must
save as noted above, and if the saving throw is successful, 1 malevolent
power from Table IV. will affect him or her. However, if the Orb or Sceptre
is of the same ethos, the following extra powers (and effects) are conferred
upon the possessor:

2nd Item of Set

-	Evil	...		Good	...		Neutrality	...
1 x I	*	*		*	*		*	*
1 x II	*	*		*	*		*	*

3rd Item of Set

-	Evil	...		Good	...		Neutrality	...
1 x I	*	*		*	*		*	*
1 x II	*	*		*	*		*	*
1 x IV	*	*		*	*		*	*
1 x V	*	*		*	*		*	*
1 x VI	*	*		*	*		*	*

Note: Each of these items is so similar in appearance to the other that
examination will reveal no difference, and detection magically will not
reveal their ethic alignment. Each Crown is a slender diadem of gold set
with 3 precious stones of great size so as to bring 50,000 or more gold
pieces if openly sold.

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