Forum Alexandrīae
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Faber
A curved bow of horn and wood, like the ones heroes carry in the old stories. The bearer will make one remarkable shot, or be taken for a master archer, once per mission, when the Recentius writes "ēmittō sagittās sīcut Paris sagittārius" (I shoot arrows like Paris the archer).
Phrase: ēmittō sagittās sīcut Paris sagittārius
A round bronze shield with "fortissimus" (strongest) beaten into the boss. Braced behind it, the bearer will find strength beyond their own for one great effort, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "fortissimus sum" or "fortissima sum" (I am strongest).
Phrase: fortissimus/a sum
A long straight sword in the old style, heavier than a gladius and strange to Roman eyes. That strangeness makes an opponent hesitate: the bearer will strike with advantage, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "petit hostem ense" (attacks the enemy with the sword).
Phrase: petit hostem ense
A bronze helmet, plain and solid, stamped inside the crown: "caput tūtum" (a safe head). It will turn aside one blow or falling danger that would have struck the wearer, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "gerit galeam aēneam" (wears the bronze helmet).
Phrase: gerit galeam aēneam
A mail shirt gone orange with rust. It still protects, and its sad state will win the wearer sympathy from kind hearts, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "ēheu! sum incōmptus!" or "ēheu! sum incōmpta!" (Alas! I am disheveled!).
Phrase: ēheu! sum incōmptus/a!
Bronze greaves, finer than the rusty kind and just as noisy, stamped "audī mē venīre" (hear me coming). They will guard the legs against a blow, but the wearer "ambulat clāmōre maximō" (walks with the greatest noise), always. Every guard in the building will know where you are.
Phrase: ambulat clāmōre maximō
A curved dagger of Egyptian work, its sheath stamped with a line of Vergil: "fit via vī" (a way is made by force, Aeneid 2.494). When a path is blocked or a door is shut, brandishing it will force an opening of some kind, once per mission, when the Recentius writes "fit via vī".
Phrase: fit via vī
A shield painted with worn Egyptian figures, its rim ringed by a line of Vergil: "audentēs fortūna iuvat" (fortune favors the bold, Aeneid 10.284). Once per mission, when the bearer attempts something genuinely daring and writes "audentēs fortūna iuvat", fortune will lean their way.
Phrase: audentēs fortūna iuvat
A tall wooden shield, legion pattern, its rim scarred by use. Raised square against a threat, it will hold off one danger entirely, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "attollit scūtum līgneum ex adversō" (holds the wooden shield out in front).
Phrase: attollit scūtum līgneum ex adversō
Gemmārius
A bronze eagle with a spur at its base, made to be held aloft: the third of three. Raised high, it will show any Roman present the glory of Rome, at will, when the Recentius writes "tenet aquilam sublīmē" (holds the eagle aloft). And one who holds all three eagles and displays them together will, once per mission, be treated by Roman officials, soldiers, and citizens as one acting with the legitimate authority of Rome, when the Recentius writes "trēs aquilās ostendit" (displays the three eagles).
Phrase: tenet aquilam sublīmē
A broad bracelet of hammered gold that seems made to be seen from the back of a crowd. Raised before many people at once, it will draw the crowd's feeling toward the bearer's side, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "ad captandum vulgus" (to win over the crowd).
Phrase: ad captandum vulgus
Earrings of lapis and gold that catch the light like the harbor at noon. Their wearer will be received warmly by strangers, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "gerit inaurēs Aegyptiās" (wears the Egyptian earrings). Worn together with the Monīle Aegyptium, the pair will instead draw out one secret the scene is holding, agent's choice, once per mission, when the Recentius writes "ōrnāmenta Aegyptia coruscant" (the Egyptian ornaments gleam).
Phrase: gerit inaurēs Aegyptiās
A necklace of faience beads in blue and gold, clearly foreign and clearly expensive. Admired aloud, it will earn its wearer respect, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "spectā meum pulchrum monīle!" (Look at my beautiful necklace!). Worn together with the Inaurēs Aegyptiae, the pair will instead draw out one secret the scene is holding, agent's choice, once per mission, when the Recentius writes "ōrnāmenta Aegyptia coruscant" (the Egyptian ornaments gleam).
Phrase: spectā meum pulchrum monīle!
A ring of Alexandrian work, set with a scarab of green stone. In the city of the great Library, good questions get answers: twisted while thinking over a problem, it will bring the bearer one piece of knowledge useful to the moment, agent's choice, once per episode, when the Recentius writes "torquet ānulum in digitō" (twists the ring on a finger).
Phrase: torquet ānulum in digitō
A gold ring engraved with a band of hieroglyphs no Roman in the shop can read. Their meaning comes to the wearer all the same: "quaere vērum" (seek the truth). Worn while listening closely, it will tell its bearer whether one statement just spoken was true or false, once per mission, when the Recentius writes "quaere vērum".
Phrase: quaere vērum
Vestītor
On a tiny label inside the heel, visible only to the Recentii, it says: "Hobnailed marching boots, made for the long road. The wearer can keep going over rough ground and long distances without complaint, at will, by writing 'iter longum facit' (makes a long journey)."
Phrase: iter longum facit
On a tiny label inside the strap, visible only to the Recentii, it says: "Light sandals for quick feet. The wearer can move fast when it counts, at will, by writing 'currit celeriter' (runs quickly)."
Phrase: currit celeriter
On a tiny label at the seam, visible only to the Recentii, it says: "Cut in the Alexandrian fashion, this stola helps the wearer read people. The wearer will size up one stranger, what they are like and what they want, once per episode, by writing 'ā capite ad calcem' (from head to heel)."
Phrase: ā capite ad calcem
Librārius
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A wax tablet and stylus, with a note scribbled on the frame: "verba volant, scrīpta manent" (spoken words fly away, written ones remain). The bearer can impress others as a person of letters, at will, when the Recentius writes "scrībit in hāc cērā" (writes on this wax tablet) and shows the words.
Phrase: scrībit in hāc cērā
A papyrus scroll of old poetry, its margins full of a former owner's notes. Reading from it aloud, the bearer has a chance to win the respect of the educated and the curious, at will, when the Recentius writes "legit carmen antīquum in volūmine" (reads an ancient song from the scroll).
Phrase: legit carmen antīquum in volūmine