A device that extends the range of the cypher seated in it, which allows them to communicate over a great distance. A lancer must wear the link to maintain contact with a cypher in their amplifier. Each link has a unique identification code that the cypher must know before they can send information. Amplifiers were invented by Corvus for diplomatic purposes and not a technology stolen from Fortuo.

Lord Brall: Milord, the visitors from Antium are missing. As is Brexis.
Cadmius: Missing? What say you?
Lord Brall: He has stolen blueprints to our grand secret, oh great one.
Cadmius: Our precious amplification! Stolen from under our nose. Find him. At once! As for the so-called diplomats from Antium… let them sit in the bellies of the mantikars.
Lord Brall: As you say, my lord.
Lady Cadmius: Dearest sir. Your flesh has turned ripe, and your body is about to fall from the tree.
Cadmius: Tree? What tree? Do not spin metaphors while I’m in the throes of anger!

— From Corvus in Fortuo, a performance play by Braceweld

A key Legion of Dawn member, Arden Vassa invented and built the first javelin. A master of ember manipulation and Forge blueprints, Vassa reportedly constructed the first javelin in just five days.

When the Legion of Dawn divided into three, Vassa led a great throng to Antium and was received as a hero. He invented Antium's fortifications and transformed it from an insecure village to a safe haven. While there, Vassa made numerous discoveries and breakthroughs in technology, then passed that knowledge onto his children, Fortuo and Dell. In turn, they taught their own children. Fortuo eventually left to found his own city, but Dell and his bloodline have remained rulers of Antium.

ANTIUM NEWS, CURRENT EDITION.

Lady Cardea Dell and other Bastion citizens, long thought lost, were recently found by a team of brave Freelancers who released them from an anomaly in the Emerald Abyss. The Royal Family, along with all of us, owe a great debt of gratitude to the Freelancers and their Fort Tarsis cypher. Strong Alone, Stronger Together, indeed!

Marriage Announcement: Bex Marxel and Teenen Prosh were joined in a quiet ceremony in the Fort Tarsis courtyard yesterday. Freelancer Yarrow spoke and many were moved to tears. The couple now travel to Fortuo where they will no doubt experience new adventures. Good luck to them.

Antium News [Archives].

— Tragic news of yet another outlaw attack on a passenger strider between Antium and Fortuo. The ruthless gang was tipped off that smugglers had stuffed a hoard of major crystals under the floorboards. Although the thieves only wanted the crystals, Freelancers discovered most of the passengers dead in a gruesome scene. The outlaws spared only the children, who were taken to an farm near Pontiex.

— Congratulations to Freelancer Thetes, who celebrated his birthday by winning the Venter Race in his custom Interceptor. Since no one admits to letting the veteran win, we must assume his victory was fair and square.

— Icetide is expected to begin in the next month or two. Harvest missions will be run out of the Freemark enclave this year. Freelancers from all areas are welcome to join.

Might Valor Resolve

This chain was started in the hope of bringing prosperity to you. The original copy is from the Mirelands. It has been sent around the world nine times.

Within three days, make five copies of this letter and send it to five of your friends to whom you wish prosperity to come.

Make sure to send this only to people who will not break the chain. Do not keep this letter; it must leave your hands in 72 hours. This is not a joke.

A Sentinel Commander in Antium was promoted to Argentum after passing this letter along. A Freelancer in Fortuo won a new javelin in a card game and then was killed by a chimera because he broke the chain. Send five copies and see what happens on the 4th day.

DO NOT IGNORE IT. IT WORKS!

Hey, just seeing what you're up to. I should warn you about drinking too much of whatever that garbage Yarrow likes... Fortuo Batch, or whatever it is? Tastes like something that causes mutations in grabbits, y'know? It's so terrible, I think I damaged my past. Like my mom won't recognize me anymore. Crap. Anyway, see you around!

— Rythe

Any quest south of the mountains must include a trip to Antium. One of the first free human cities, Antium is a hub of trade; there are merchants and vendors of almost every kind, selling goods from Fortuo to the Mirelands. Make sure to stay in—or just off of—"Old Town," where you can enjoy Vassa-era architecture, as well as the famous Moon Clock, then take the bridge over to New Town to visit their Hall of Heroes. Antium is home to Bastion's royal family, who have recently made their palace garden open to the public and, let me tell you, being able to sit and enjoy nature without the fear of being mauled to death is a genuine luxury, not to be missed.

— From the Quest Advisor pamphlet

The more I dig, the more I'm certain that the General's javelin is the key. At the Satomi in Fortuo, I found a moldy version of The Volume of Tarsis with scribbled notes in the margins—something about a "shield that kept her steady and repelled Fulminous' great breath." Exciting. If we find her javelin, I may figure out what that means.

—Faye Navine. Field notes.

Out at sea, sometimes you hear them, those voices from beyond. You recognize lovers, dead friends, or family left behind somewhere. But you never go to them. That way lies only death, or worse. There, looking across that watery place, I heard them again, just the same.

—Fortuo sailor's tale

Dear Mother,

It appears our current hunt has been misguided. What we thought was a map to the last resting place of General Tarsis has turned out to be a fake. Why would anyone create a fake map? If someone took the time to fashion a false trail, they must truly be hiding wonders indeed. Oh, well. We've decided to venture to Fortuo to follow another lead. I've heard such things about Fortuo! And who doesn't enjoy a trip to the seaside?

Love to Dad
Blais