[Translation] Artifacts

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Artifacts

Artifacts are scattered around the Abyss and can be held by Elyos, Asmodian or Baluar forces for 24 hours. Taking over an artifacts will allow the use its hidden powers. This power is often referred to as the artifact skill. The artifact skill when activated, will affect targets surrounding the floating island which the artifact is on.

Artifact Locations

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Once an artifact is captured, the Legion or faction emblem will be be displayed

There are 31 artifacts in the Abyss and a total of 14 artifact skills exist. There are 8 artifacts in the Lower Abyss, 14 in the Upper Abyss and 9 in the Core Abyss. Artifacts can be utilized by faction players attacking or defending a fortress, and therefore creates a diverse range of battle tactics. Locations and skill abilities of each artifact will be explained below.

Artifact Location and Skill Effect

Location	Abyss Map	Artifact Name
Lower		1. Abyssal Shield 2. Abyssal Light 3. Bloody Cry 4. Rain of Illusion 5. Mythical Strength 6. Abyssal Light 7. Abyssal Light 8. Abyssal Shield
Upper		1. Belldandy's Mockery 2. Celestial Breath 3. Celestial Curse 4. Eruption 5. Abyssal Shield 6. Bloody Cry 7. Eruption 8. Hellfire 9. Metamor Vines 10. Eruption 11. Metamor Vines 12. Abyss Storm 13. Rain of Illusion 14. Air Shackle
Core		1. Metamor Vines 2. Eruption 3. Celestial Breath 4. Abyssal Barrier 5. Abyssal Light 6. Abyssal Light 7. Eruption 8. Abyss Storm 9. Eruption

Lower Abyss

	Artifact	1. Abyssal Shield
	Skill Target	Sulfur Tree Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive a protective shield which can absorb up to 5000 damage and lasts for 15 minutes.
	Artifact	2. Abyssal Light
	Skill Target	Sulfur Tree Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will receive 800 damage every 4 seconds for 12 seconds.
	Artifact	3. Bloody Cry
	Skill Target	Sulfur Tree Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 1000 DP, and for 3 minutes: attack speed will be increased by 50%; movement speed will be increased by 20%; and a protective shield will absorb all incoming magic attacks.
	Artifact	4. Rain of Illusion
	Skill Target	Sulfur Tree Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 1000 DP, and will enter a superior-stealthed state with no movement speed penalties for 1 minute.
	Artifact	5. Mythical Strength
	Skill Target	Sulfur Tree Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will be polymorphed into a Kerubeem. This polymorph increases physical defense by 5000, and a protective shield will absorb 50% of all incoming magic attacks.
	Artifact	6. Abyssal Light
	Skill Target	Entire Eastern Siel Fortress island
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will receive 800 damage every 4 seconds for 12 seconds.
	Artifact	7. Abyssal Light
	Skill Target	Entire Eastern Siel Fortress island
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will receive 800 damage every 4 seconds for 12 seconds.
	Artifact	8. Abyssal Shield
	Skill Target	Entire Eastern Siel Fortress island
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive a protective shield which can absorb up to 5000 damage and lasts for 15 minutes.

Upper Abyss

	Artifact	1. Belldandy's Mockery
	Skill Target	Asteria Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will be polymorphed into a Debri for 3 minutes. This polymorph will silence, restrain and reduce the movement speed of the player.
	Artifact	2. Celestial Breath
	Skill Target	Asteria Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 1000 DP, flight duration will increase by 5 minutes, and skill cast time will be reduced by 30% for 5 minutes.
	Artifact	3. Celestial Curse
	Skill Target	Asteria Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will be prohibited from flying for 10 minutes, and 50 damage will be inflicted every 5 seconds for 5 minutes.
	Artifact	4. Eruption
	Skill Target	Entire island of Ran Miren Fortress
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 900 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies.
	Artifact	5. Abyssal Shield
	Skill Target	Entire island of Ran Miren Fortress
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive a protective shield which can absorb up to 5000 damage and lasts for 15 minutes.
	Artifact	6. Bloody Cry
	Skill Target	Krotan Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 1000 DP, and for 3 minutes: attack speed will be increased by 50%; movement speed will be increased by 20%; and a protective shield will absorb all incoming magic attacks.
	Artifact	7. Eruption
	Skill Target	Krotan Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 900 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies.
	Artifact	8. Hellfire
	Skill Target	Entire Burning Blood Nebula
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 3
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 1100 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies, and will stun the targets momentarily.
	Artifact	9. Metamor Vines
	Skill Target	Entire island of Dukasas Fortress
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will be restained 6 times for 6 seconds. Friendly players will recover 513 HP every time they attack an enemy.
	Artifact	10. Eruption
	Skill Target	Entire island of Dukasas Fortress
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 900 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies.
	Artifact	11. Metamor Vines
	Skill Target	Ancient City of Ru Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will be restained 6 times for 6 seconds. Friendly players will recover 513 HP every time they attack an enemy.
	Artifact	12. Abyss Storm
	Skill Target	Ancient City of Ru Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 150 magic damage will be inflicted to all enemies every 2 seconds for 1 minute.
	Artifact	13. Rain of Illusion
	Skill Target	Ancient City of Ru Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 1000 DP, and will enter a superior-stealthed state with no movement speed penalties for 1 minute.
	Artifact	14. Air Shackle
	Skill Target	Ancient City of Ru Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 300 magic damage will be inflicted to all enemies, and will put them into an air shackled state for 45 seconds.

Core Abyss

	Artifact	1. Metamor Vines
	Skill Target	Sulfur Tree Fortress, Divine Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will be restained 6 times for 6 seconds. Friendly players will recover 513 HP every time they attack an enemy.
	Artifact	2. Eruption
	Skill Target	Entire island of Ran Miren Fortress
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 3
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 900 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies.
	Artifact	3. Celestial Breath
	Skill Target	Asteria Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 1
	Cooldown	15 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 1000 DP, flight duration will increase by 5 minutes, and skill cast time will be reduced by 30% for 5 minutes.
	Artifact	4. Abyssal Barrier
	Skill Target	Divine Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 3
	Cooldown	30 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all friendly players will receive 4000 DP, total health will be increased by 6000, and 300 health will be recovered every 10 seconds for 5 minutes.
	Artifact	5. Abyssal Light
	Skill Target	Entire Eastern Siel Fortress island
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will receive 800 damage every 4 seconds for 12 seconds.
	Artifact	6. Abyssal Light
	Skill Target	Entire Eastern Siel Fortress island
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, all enemies will receive 800 damage every 4 seconds for 12 seconds.
	Artifact	7. Eruption
	Skill Target	Entire island of Dukasas Fortress
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 3
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 900 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies.
	Artifact	8. Abyss Storm
	Skill Target	Ancient City of Ru Fortress, Divine Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 2
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 150 magic damage will be inflicted to all enemies every 2 seconds for 1 minute.
	Artifact	9. Eruption
	Skill Target	Krotan Fortress and its nearby surroundings
	Activation Cost	Artifact Activation Stone x 3
	Cooldown	45 minutes
	Skill Description	Upon activation, 900 magic damage will be inflicted 5 times to all enemies.

Artifact Possession

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Unlike fortresses, Artifacts can be taken over at any time. If an Artifact is occupied by the Balaur faction, an Artifact Defender will be present. The first faction(and Legion) to defeat the Artifact Defender will take control of the Artifact. When a faction takes control of an Artifact, an Artifact Defender NPC of that faction will spawn. As such, defeating the Artifact Defender of another faction will allow your faction to take over the Artifact. When possessing an Artifact, there will be many other NPCs that also protect the Artifact Defender, however, only the Artifact Defender needs to be defeated in order to change ownership. After the Artifact Defender dies, all the other remaining NPCs will automatically despawn. Like the fortresses, the emblem belonging to the Legion that possesses the Artifact will be displayed on the Artifact. If the Artifact is taken by a guildless player, then the player's faction emblem will be displayed.

Balaur Artifact Defender

Using the Artifact

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Artifacts are a crucial part of fortress sieges. Artifacts are taken by factions to access the powerful area of effect skills within them. For those assaulting a fortress, the Artifact skills can play a vital role in penetrating the fortress defences. For those defending their fortresses, it is best if you don't allow the other factions to take control of these Artifacts. To use an Artifact skill, you must have the required amount of Artifact Activation Stones. These stones cannot be bought from any of the shops. Instead the recipe to craft the stone must be purchased form the Abyss Consumable Rewards NPC, and the stone can be crafted through the use of the alchemy profession. An alchemy level of 199 is requires to learn this recipe. The below table lists the materials required to build an Artifact Activation Stone.

To create the Artifact Activation Stones, you must increase your alchemy profession levels

Artifact Activation Stone - Required crafting materials

Artifact Activation Stone	Mid-grade Magic Crystal x 4
	Mid-grade Wisdom Stone x 6
	Mid-grade Catalyst x 14
	Ode Crystal x 19

Having the necessary amount of Artifact Activation Stones will allow the Artifact Activation button to be available. Clicking on the button will start the skill activation animation and the Artifact skill will be cast. Moving or being attacked during the Artifact activation will cancel the skill cast. The recast times are different for the Artifacts depending on the skill types. Like fortresses, Artifacts can be captured by Legions, however, if the Artifact Defender is killed by a player not belonging to a Legion, then the Artifact will be owned by the whole faction that the player belongs to. When an Artifact is under a Legion's control, only the Legion Master may activate the Artifact by default. By changing the member rights/privileges, the guild officers can also activate Artifacts. When an Artifact belongs to a whole faction, any player of that faction is able to activate that Artifact.

"When activating this Artifact, 3 Artifact Activation Stones will be used. Do you want to activate this Artifact?"

After pressing "Yes", approximately 5 seconds later the Artifact Core will eject.

- translated by LightSpeed on 03/02/09

[Azza]

Thanks again for translation paul, havnt had time to read over it all yet but some of the effects sure do look nice xD

[Trivial]

Woot Lightspeed is the man! This setup will make pvp quite the interesting feature. I am really excited about NA release now, I hope they boost the server population capacity. Would be nice to see a full fledged RvR going on with hundreds vs hundreds using this system.

[KenPachixD]

Nice Job Lightspeed....


I WANT PLAY AION!!!

[MonKeY]

thats pretty spiffy neato. Thank you for the translation lightspeed. This should add some interesting tactics to RvR :D

[Maverik]

Artifact Defender looks pimp :cool:

[Zato]

pretty cool thanks for the translation

[Thana]

full scale wars with little tiny soldiers its like a Totem concept except its better with functionality, Like those skills they gave out is similar like most MMO tower,

oh my, AION is really taking shape to be a great game o.o
Thanks lightspeed, i wished you get paid to do this,
really this is very nice ,very nice for what you did for the community. o.o

[Trivial]

Gatekeeper and I both went and took one of these badboys last night. Pretty fun and sick. Just forgot to get the item to activate the ability.

[LightSpeed]

Hellfire artifact





Abyssal Shield artifact