Items, Factions, and Allies

LINK OF ANGAINOR(4 MP, Greater Item)
Unique. All attacks against bearer's company are made at -1 prowess and -1 body. Tap this card to give an attack an additional -1 to prowess and body and -1 strike to a minimum of 1.
Corruption points: 3
"...he was bound with the chain Angainor that Aule had wrought, and led captive..." -Sil

ELENDILMIR(3 MP, Greater Item)
Unique. +3 to bearer's direct influence.
Dunedain only: Tap Elendilmir to give +2 to one corruption check made by a character in the same company.
Corruption points: 2
"Many treasures and great heirlooms of virtue and wonder the Exiles had brought from Numenor..." -Sil

CLOAK OF MANY COLORS(3 MP, Hero resource Special Item)
Playable at Isengard. Only playable by a Wizard or by an Elf Sage with a Mind of 5 or higher.
+1 to Prowess, Body, and direct influence. Bearer may tap this item to gain 1 of the following abilities until the cloak untaps:
-Bearer may tap to test a gold ring.
-Bearer may tap to use a palantir.
-Bearer's player may draw 1 extra card for each Wilderness region in the bearer's company's site path.
-Opponent must draw 1 less card to a minimum of 0 based on the bearer's company's movement.
-Bearer's player may hold 1 extra card in his hand.

Bearer makes a corruption check when cloak is tapped. Item may not be stored or transferred.
Corruption points: 4
"...his robes...were woven of all colors, and if he moved they shimmered and changed hue so that the eye was bewildered." -LotRII

ESCAPED SLAVES(1 MP, Hero Faction)
Playable at any non-Shadow-hold or non-Dark-hold site on a previously played Rescue Prisoners card if the influence check is greater than 9.
If successfully played, place this card and the Rescue Prisoners in your MP pile; reduce the MP value of Rescue Prisoners to 1. This card may be played at a tapped site, and its play does not tap the site.
"The slaves of Mordor he released..." -LotRVI

GOLDEN CHAIN(1 MP, Hero Special Item)
Playable at any Haven on the bearer of The One Ring regardless of the bearer's tapped or wounded status.
Place this card with The One Ring and discard it if that item leaves play for any reason. As long as this card is in play The One Ring gives 1 less MP and all the bearer's corruption checks are made at an additional +1 modifier. An immediate corruption check must be made if the bearer makes use of The One Ring's increases to prowess, body, or direct influence, but all these powers are optional for the bearer.
This item gives no corruption.
"When he had dressed, Frodo found out that while he slept the Ring had been hung about his neck on a new chain, light but strong." -LotRII

POCKET-HANDKERCHIEFS(Minor Item)
May not be included with a starting company. Discard this item to cancel any effect that would discard the bearer or return the bearer to its controlling player's hand.
Corruption points: 1
"...up came Gandalf very splendid on a white horse. He had brought a lot of pocket-handkerchiefs, and Bilbo's pipe and tobacco." -Hob

THE MITHRIL-KOTE(Minor Hoard Item)
May not be included with a starting company. This card may be placed with a non-unique weapon, armor, shield, or helm in the same company, and cannot be removed from its associated item unless that item is discarded or eliminated.
The item associated with this card is worth +1 MP. This bonus is lost if the item's company contains a Dwarf character, or if a Dwarf character is present in any company during the White Council.
Corruption points: 1
"'Yer mithril-plating's warranteed against rust, sun damage, and Orc-blood, but reckless exposure to Dragons voids all your coverage. So, how you gonna pay for that?'" -SRBH

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