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== Mortaegis Mantle ==

{{3.5e Magic Item
|name=Mortaegis Mantle
|price=Varies
|bslot=Back
|cl=4 times its [[SRD:Enhancement Bonus|enhancement bonus]]
|aura=Varied [[SRD:Abjuration School|abjuration]]
|act=Use-activated (continuous)
|weight=1 lb.
|summary=This fringe mantle wards off death and decay.
}}

This finely embroidered white fringe mantle is worn over clothing in the manner of a poncho, and while worn, wards its wearer from spells that seek to drain his life, energy or health away. The protective charm interwoven with the mantle functions as a ''sacred'' bonus to [[SRD:Armor Class|Armor Class]] equal to its [[SRD:Enhancement Bonus|enhancement bonus]], and as a [[Shield (3.5e Creature Ability)#Spell Shield|spell shield]]. The shield stops [[SRD:Death Effect|Death]] effects, as well as effects that cause energy drain and ability drain. The shield even stops these effects if they are not spells, instead treating those as spells with a spell level equal to half the attacking creature's [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]] (or [[SRD:Challenge Rating (Creature Statistic)|challenge rating]], in the case of encountered hazards that have no Hit Dice). The shield takes only half damage from non-instantaneous effects.

The mortaegis mantle's spell shield has a strength of 5, no hardness, and Default recharge rate, and has effective [[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]] of 4 times its [[SRD:Enhancement Bonus|enhancement bonus]] (20 hit points at +1, 40 at +2, etcetera).

As the mortaegis mantle absorbs deadly energies, its white fabric slowly fades to grey and eventually black, at which point its shield is fully spent. Any damage dealt over the shield's remaining hit points is dealt as [[SRD:Nonlethal Damage|nonlethal damage]] to the wearer. For every 20 shield hit points lost, the mantle's AC bonus lowers by 1 until it disappears completely at 0 hit points.

Prerequisites: [[SRD:Craft Wondrous Item|Craft Wondrous Item]], ''[[SRD:Death Ward|death ward]]'', ''sheltered vitality''<sup>[[Publication:Libris Mortis|LM]]</sup>, [[SRD:Caster Level|CL]] 7th (+1), 10th (+2), 13th (+3), 16th (+4) or 19th (+5).<br />
Cost: 12,500 gp (+1), 20,000 gp (+2), 32,500 gp (+3), 50,000 gp (+4), 72,500 gp (+5). 
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Author	Sulacu +
Body Slot	Back +
Cost	Varies +
Identifier	3.5e Equipment +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Summary	This fringe mantle wards off death and decay. +
Title	Mortaegis Mantle +