Belts
Belts and girdles are waist items, though they are never rendered on the character. As with amulets and necklaces, there are no wearable non-magical waist items.
Apart from holding up one’s trousers, belts are much-favored by enchanters, for the material portion is easily crafted, typically light in weight, and requires few adjustments to those pieces of armor which contribute in more direct ways to protection. As such they are second only to rings in volume, and commonly peddled in urban markets.
Girdle of the Driving Wave
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Minor Spellbind: Knock Down: Grants Knock Down.
Shoves an enemy with enormous force, knocking them Prone but causing little damage.
3 per rest
Area of Effect: Target + Length: 5.0m (base 5.0m) 90° Cone
Effects: AoE: 1-6 Crush, 0.1m Push, Prone for 5 sec vs. Fortitude
Value: 410cp
This belt, etched with cresting waves, carries a powerful enchantment, which allows the wearer to send out a burst of arcane force in a circle around themselves. The burst hits foes like a crashing wave, often taking them off their feet.
Girdle of Eotun Constitution
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Of Constitution +3: +3 Constitution
Value: 610cp
Eotens feature in the most grotesque of folk tales. Once merely the most aggressive and unstable of ogres, Eotens have since developed into massive monstrosities that are both larger and far less intelligent than their cousins. Eotens have two heads, one notable smaller than the other, and when the larger of these is incapacitated, the smaller retains just enough brute cunning to keep an Eoten fighting.
Named for these monstrosities, this belt provides a charm granting a similar kind of hardy perseverance.
Don Paco’s Codpiece of Vigor
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Of Constitution +2: +2 Constitution
Value: 410cp
Belt of the Stelgaer
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Prone Reduction: x0.66 Prone Duration
Of Dexterity +2: +2 Dexterity
Value: 510cp
Commissioned by a wealthy nobleman in New Heomar, this leather belt has been dyed to resemble the felines for which it is named. Much taken by accounts of the fearsome beasts, the eccentric nobleman gathered pelts and hunting trophies, though he had never seen any of the creatures in person. When commissioning this belt, the nobleman insisted upon an enchantment, which would grant him the stelgaer’s grace and poise. Despite these mundane origins, the enchantment proved very effective. While the belt won’t guarantee that the wearer will land on their feet after a fall, it will see them back in fighting stance more quickly.
Girdle of Mortal Protection
Decrease Critical Hit Damage: x0.73 Crit Damage taken
Value: 110cp
Often purchased by soldiers with the means, these belts are laden with charms granting protection to the wearer. Though a simple band of dark leather, this particular girdle provides a defense against killing blows, turning a blade aside at the final moment, or else cushioning a strike from a blunt object.
Dyrwooden Charm Belt
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Movement Rate Bonus: +0.2 Move Speed
Value: 110cp
This thin, lightweight loop of tanned leather has a small metal buckle bearing an engraving of a stag’s head and star, the symbol of the Free Palatinate of the Dyrwood. Apart from declaring the wearer’s loyalties, the belt carries a charm which grants fleeter passage over terrain. It is unclear if this charm persists beyond the boundaries of the Dyrwood.
Trollhide Belt
Regeneration: +1 Endurance
Value: 110cp
This belt has been crafted from the mossy hide of a forest troll, with intertwined vines and leaves forming a solid and resistant piece of clothing. Any damage done to the belt tends to be obscured by new growth, for the moss and small plants which grow upon the belt retain some life. Though the resulting effect is somewhat like wearing an herb garden around one’s waist, the piece of hide holds some of the troll’s power, granting the wearer the creature’s ability to recover from wounds.
Broad Belt of Power
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Of Might +2: +2 Might
Of Resolve +2: +2 Resolve
Value: 810cp
Aptly named, this belt is comprised of a broad span of boiled leather, joined in front by a silver buckle. Arcane spells have been forged into the material, and it grants those who wear it undeniable strength, and a newfound sense of determination which, even if it is induced, can rouse even the meekest of individuals to action.
Berserker’s Belt
Only usable by: Barbarian
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Rage Bonus: x1.2 Frenzy Duration
Value: 110cp
This belt was the product of a strange collaboration between the famed barbarian Strungbr and an animancer of comparatively lesser fame. Strungbr was determined to extend the period in which he could cast himself into a fearless frenzy, for it was the means by which he survived most of his many battles. The animancer, in turn, was much intrigued by the opportunity to investigate the affliction of temper. Over a period of time, the trigger for Strungbr’s rage was isolated, and the belt was imbued with a spell which mimicked the effect. The resulting damage done to the laboratory ensured that the pair never collaborated again, but Strungbr was very pleased with the belt he received.
Blunting Belt
DR: 0 (Slash: 5, Pierce: 5)
Recovery Speed: 0%
Pierce DR Bonus: +5 Damage Reduction (Pierce)
Slash DR Bonus: +5 Damage Reduction (Slash)
Value: 210cp
This belt is comprised of several layers of leather, wound around small round pieces of metal. The resulting effect is not unlike brigandine, though the belt’s sturdiness reflects only those arcane protections woven into the material—for the belt grants uncommon resistance against cutting and piercing weapons.
Wildstrike Belt
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Wildstrike Bonus: Modifies Wildstrike Burn, Wildstrike Corrode, Wildstrike Freeze, Wildstrike Shock.
Value: 110cp
Seeking to augment the power he wielded even while in the skin of a bear, one ancient druid crafted this belt, which taps into the power of a druid’s spirit shift to put added force behind each of the druid’s strikes. The belt is enchanted to accommodate whatever form the wearer takes, allowing those in more feral shapes to enjoy the benefits of the belt’s magic.
Nature’s Embrace
Light Armor
DR: 0 (Burn: 5, Freeze: 5)
Recovery Speed: 0%
Burn DR Bonus: +5 Damage Reduction (Burn)
Freeze DR Bonus: +5 Damage Reduction (Freeze)
Spell Holding: Woodskin: Grants Woodskin.
Creates a thick layer of bark over allies in the area of effect, affording them a Damage Reduction bonus to Pierce, Burn and Shock.
3 per rest
Speed: Fast
Range: 15m
Area of Effect: Target + 2.5m Radius (base 2.5m)
Aura Range: 5m (base 5m)
Effects: AoE: +6 Damage Reduction (Pierce), +6 Damage Reduction (Burn), +6 Damage Reduction (Shock)
Value: 610cp
This belt is made of thin, interwoven vines, forming a sturdy and elegant loop imbued with protective magics. Like the plants and animals of the Dyrwood, the wearer can contend with extremes of temperature and, in moments of dire need, the magic of the belt will lends its protection to the wearer’s very skin.
Girdle of Maegfolc Might
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Of Might +3: +3 Might
Value: 610cp
Feared throughout the Eastern Reach but rarely seen, the gargantuan Maegfolc are renowned for their awesome strength and destructive fury. Despite its thickness and weight, this belt is otherwise not especially remarkable in appearance. Its durable leather, lined with distinctive snow stelgaer fur, likely came from the fearsome mountains of White March.
Belt of Bountiful Healing
Light Armor
DR: 0
Recovery Speed: 0%
Healing Bonus: x1.1 Healing
Value: 210cp
While these belts provide no direct influence upon the injuries or fatigue of their wearers, the enchantments do lend additional power to those spells of mending and recuperation which strike it.