Shadowplate of the Realms History:
Once worn by Scalesworn warriors loyal to the Draconum way of life, this special armor was stolen from a secret Mortis Draconum school in 435 Tz. Its uncontrolled presence in the Land has made more than one king and wizard wary of assassination.
—Maleficius

(Shadow)Hammer of the Realms Hisotry:
This unstoppable weapon is a legendary symbol of rule among the Land’s warriors. It is destined to be used against the tide of doom coming to the Land—against the dark riders who would destroy us all.
—Maleficius

A little background about these two relics. They both are "shadow" weapons, however the limitation of space didn't allow for "Shadow Hammer", so it's just "Hammer".

One of my favorite special abilities is Sneak Attack. I was bummed to not see it make the cut into 2.0, especially considering some of the damages that were running around (imagine Thunderblow and Sneak Attack!!!). As this project began to shape up, I asked for something that would be unique for the Realms relic, that would make it exciting and fun, and hopefully appeal to the level of player we have here at MKRealms. The designers came back with this idea of a relic that would be sort of like Sneak Attack, but better. However, again, size limitations caused a problem. They couldn't fit all of the game text needed on one relic card alone.

I'm also a big fan of bending the rules, especially with relics. When Kelly and Matt approached me with the idea of making the one relic teo but allow a warrior to wield them together, I just loved it. That alone sets these two apart. Are the two expensive together? Yes, absolutely. However, they are great alone and awesome together. Parry gives good odds that the wielder won't be hit, allowing him to be moved into the attacker's rear arc. This gives you an open shot with Crushing Blow, one that is almost guarnteed to hit (rolling three die instead of two). Cap it all off with Ghostform.and you got a melee machine. On someone like General Volkare or Vale, these can be truly horrific! :)

And seeing "Realms" on two relics sent shivers up my spine.

I hope you guys will enjoy these relics and get a lot of play (either competitive or casual) out of them.
Bronze Donors can start pre-ordering tomorrow!