History
The General commissioned the archaeologist Prof. Lewis Green to find an artifact in Turkey, near ancient Troy. Prof. Green found the artifact but did not give it to the general but kept it for himself wearing it and transforming himself into the superhuman Achilles.[1]
Properties
The Amulet of Achilles was a nuanced magical item of divine origin that granted anyone who wore it a number of superhuman traits that came at a steep price. Lewis Green described the item as a vessel for a finite pool of energy that could be refilled indefinitely through the lifespan of others, a contingency put in place by the gods to prevent misuse.
Divine Transformation: The wearer could empower themselves with the amulet's font of life-force at will. Furthermore, the more victims the wearer made, the stronger he became by absorbing the vital energy of his victims. While in this empowered state the wearer would fill out their frame and grow much sharper and chiseled facial features, becoming a more Hellenistic version of themselves. Prof. Green noted that this sensation was akin to "letting out his inner Achilles" indicating that the change was not only physical but psychological as well. In fact, the usually meek Lewis Green became much bolder under the amulet's influence to the point of arrogance and perhaps even apathy to the value of human lives. At least in the case of criminals.
The wearer was made immediately aware of the amulet's function and drawbacks upon activating it for the first time.[3] The breadth of powers that were accessible by the wearer were as follows:
- Invulnerability: Chief among the traits imparted by the mythical amulet was obviously a invulnerability to harm. The wearer's body turned superhumanly hard and impossible to damage through external forces. They could easily shrug off machine gun fire and the bites of a pack of magical canines spawned from Cerberus himself without any damage.
- Superhuman Strength: Corresponding to the increase in physicality the wearer would gain incredible strength. Prof. Green could wrestle with the lycantrope form of The General, the cerberoi and overpower the Fear Lord Nox at full charge.
- Superhuman Vitality: The very reason why The General originally sought out the Amulet of Achilles was to stave off his rapidly deteriorating condition. Though Lewis Green did become much more stout and hardy-looking under its influence, it is unknown if it truly could've prevented the disease from spreading further.[3]
- Lifespan Storing: Due to the amulet's particular nature it could hold a wealth of additional lifetime in itself. For each life it took the wearer would gain another year. This meant that the wearer would live longer than ordinarily possible for as long as there were lives to take.
- Object Transformation: By drawing on the amulet's energy Prof. Green tranformed his clothes into a more practical uniform and summoned a sword with a shield to arm himself with. These apported items could rend steel and resist gunfire.
Curse of the Gods: To prevent mortals from abusing the amulet's power against them, the Olympians placed a condition on its use. For each time it was activated or when it was worn for more than a day, its wearer would lose a year of their life. Each life taken while wearing the amulet would then restore a year. [3]
See Also
- 4 appearance(s) of Amulet of Achilles
- 1 minor appearance(s) of Amulet of Achilles
- 3 image(s) of Amulet of Achilles