Artifact

An artifact is a magic item of exceptional power that cannot be reproduced using normal magical means. Artifacts created through spiritual means are sometimes called relics.

This diverse category includes the works of the great civilizations of old, such as Netheril, as well as the many magical creations of deities.

Lesser artifacts

 * Arbane's Sword of Agility

Examples

 * Heart of Kazgaroth
 * Finder's Stone

Greater artifacts
Greater Artifacts are usually creations of the gods themselves or at the very least brought into existence through never-before attempted magical exertion or a powerful phenomena

Examples

 * Crenshinibon
 * Crown of Horns
 * The Cyrinishad
 * Ring of Winter
 * The Tablets of Fate
 * The Book of Vile Darkness