Scarab versus golems

A scarab versus golems, known as a golembane scarab by, was a type of enchanted pin that was designed to help combat golems.

Description
This pin was in the shape of a scarab.

Powers
These pins bestowed two powers upon their wearer. The first was the ability to detect any form of golem within of the wearer, though they had to concentrate. Their second power enabled a wearer to harm golems with any form of weapon, overcoming their immunity to non-magical weapons.

When it came to the second power, there were different types of pins that could affect golems. Most affected only a single type of golem. The second most expensive affected flesh golems, clay golems, and wood golems. And the most expensive type affected all forms of golem. All the other types but the latter were virtually unknown by ; the general one became known as a golembane scarab.

These scarabs could be to form anvils of darkness, which were used to construct doom guards.

Construction
These scarabs required only a sufficiently experienced creator who knew the detect magic spell in order to successfully assemble one.

Notable Owners

 * Valmous

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * The Shattered Statue
 * Card Games
 * AD&D Trading Cards