An Artifact is an item of the Shadowlands that temporarily bestows power upon the user or owner. Artifacts can either be made from Shadowlands-based materials such as soulsteel or Stygian steel, or from relics, which case they are known as Relic Artifacts. The former category is the more common of the two. Powers bestowed by artifacts are usually reflections of low-level Arcanoi abilities, although other abilities such as Attribute enhancers and aggravated damage are not unheard of. Especially powerful and rare Artifacts may have altogether unique abilites.