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Magical Items & Artifacts
The following is a list of various lesser magical items specific to the Hyborian Age. Also included are
items which are not necessarily magical, but are nonetheless rare, valuable and/or powerful in their own
right. Note that market values are not given, since buying and selling magical items is very uncommon
in the Hyborian Age, and because local economies change as often as scenery does. In a Hyborian Age
campaign, the Narrator should adjudicate a suitable price for magical items on a case-by-case basis.
Also note that the following list is a sample of setting-specific magical and rare items found in Howard's
literature and the other works that have helped to build Hyboria. There are surely hundreds of other
magical items that are non-setting specific, so don't feel confined by this list. For more information on
magic and magical items, see the Magic & Psionics chapter in the Saga core rulebook.
Fire Dust
"'And that bursting blue flame - I thought it looked familiar. It's a trick of the Stygian priests.'"
- Robert E. Howard: "Jewels of Gwahlur"
A magical dust that produces a blinding flash of blue fire. It is a common trick of Stygian priests. When
thrown into the air it blazes in a flash of blue-white light covering a 10 foot radius area no more than 10
feet away from the user. Effects last d4 seconds/turns. Anyone who looks into the radiant flash is blinded
for 30 seconds to 1 minute, and receives whatever blindness penalties the Storyteller deems fit.
Globe of Yezud
A black, marble-sized sphere that changes into a deadly spider at the command of the user. The globes
are not manufactured, but summoned from elsewhere by a mystic diagram drawn on a surface (like the
ground). Up to three times per day, the wielder of the globe can transform it into a small monstrous
spider whose poison and web has the properties of a large monstrous spider. Stats are left to the
discretion of the Narrator. Using the Globe of Yezud is a standard action. The globe remains in spider
form for up to one hour. The globe itself can be destroyed but has the strength of stone. This tool is
favored by the priests of the Cult of Zath, the spider god of Yezud.
Golden Elixir of Xuthal
"On the dais lay a young yellow woman, naked and apparently lifeless. At her hand stood a jade jar nearly full of
peculiar golden-colored liquid. Natala believed it to be the elixir described by Thalis, which lent vigor and vitality to
the degenerate Xuthal."
- Robert E. Howard: "The Slithering Shadow"
A golden wine-like drink that magically restores strength and vitality, even to one horribly wounded. It is
made by the dreamers of Xuthal. When ingested, a Golden Elixir of Xuthal cancels all penalties to
Strength and Endurance, even those caused by magic. Those who have no penalties who drink a Golden
Elixir receive +1 STR and END for 1-5 hours (Storyteller's discretion).
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