Blackstitch Armor of Claybottom Meadow

Steel Realms

Pervasive Overview: The Blackstitch Armor was found by the halflings of the Clayfoot clan of Boulderwood in Claybottom Meadows. The armor itself looks like a smaller suit of black leather that has scale shapes cut onto the surface. There are no real legends around it, and it was found in the Great Forest of Rhyl by an expedition from the Montwold Pass Protectorate. Nothing like it is mentioned, and its true origins remain lost to time, as the Halflings dont record much things for posterity.

Chronicle/Facts of [Thing]

Item Powers (common and Attuned) can be found under Common Knowledge tab.

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Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty

Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore

For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.

Rumors About the Item
  1. The item causes a rash.
  2. Those who wear it are cursed to never leave Rhyl.

Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty

For those native to or long-dwelling in the region, ALL Common Knowledge may be Pervasive.

An adventuring band pulled it from overgrown ruins in CY 7710. The faint charnel smell that comes from it means it rarely gets used and mostly sits out of the way (of smell!).

Item Purpose: Protect the wielder

Lesser Attunement (1 Essence total )

+1 Prestige Signifier when the item is wielded (wearing)

i20™ Item Details

Leather Armor, 1 (extra) Resilience (150sc repair); has 6 points of armor deflection (1 per blow; 35sc per point to repair @1/Short Rest or 400sc to repair all in a single Short Rest); It smells like burnt flesh within 30′; Within 120′ for a Long Rest when its repaired ( Disadvantage on Influence Activity checks except Intimidation).

Gets +1 on hiding in shadows; a Stealth or Camouflage suit will go over it.

iCore iCore™ Item Details

Estimated Value: 8,000 (Silver Crowns)

Item Source: i20™ 2026

Destroying the Item: As an item with inherent mystic nature, it is deeply bound to The Pattern – mere mundane efforts cannot destroy it. It must be melted, disintegrated, or shattered – not merely made Useless.

Uncommon Knowledge / Average Difficulty

It seems to handle being repaired well, and is slightly better than normal leather armor.

Its been passed down a few times, and worn in battle at least twice (including once in The Battle of Menloppoy Field).

Scarce Knowledge / Hard Difficulty

Originally 3 suits of this armor were found, one has been destroyed.

Rare Knowledge / Very Hard Difficulty

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Realm's Aptitude Powers: Divine, Occult, and Psychic