Fear Stone

The Fear Stone is an Artifact created by Crav as a way to dispose of the many negative and frightful byproducts of creating several other artifacts including, The Clarity Goggles, The Hammer of Crav, The Resource Totem and Insiration Totem

Appearance
The Fear stone is a fist sized, oblong stone. It glows from within with shifting evil light. The surface is mostly smooth with shallow imprints of screaming and tortured faces that seem to shift as the light does. The stone seems to weigh far more than it should.

Powers
The Fear Stone causes all who touch it to face absolute horror in their own mind. However, those who can overcome their fear and best it will gain control of it and be able to influence the fear of all around them. This means that a succesful wielder of the Stone will cause nightmares in those nearby and can force others to fear him/her. Intense courage in a person or having the status of a hero negates this effect.