Belt of Giant Strength

Belt of Giant Strength
Magic Item [Very Rare]
Type: Clothing (Belt)
Rank: 5 (Potency 50)
Description: A leather belt set with 3 large Fire Opals.
Properties
  • Increase your Strength to 22. This is an item bonus.
Allocation: 4 Stamina
Aura: Moderate Transmutation
"With this, I now become the greatest warrior in the city without an ounce of effort. Just the way I like it!"
——Gerald the Blade, adventuring mercenary

Description

This grandiose looking girdle is wide and made of a thick, dark red leather, decorated by heavy plates of gold. Each plate is inset with a large, finely cut ruby. Even if the item were not enchanted, the belts material value could make a peasant wealthy overnight. When the strong golden clasps on the back of the belt are snapped around the waist of a wearer, every muscle on their body visibly bulges with newfound power, conferring on them the strength of a Fire Giant!

Lore

Not surprisingly, Fire Giants are loathe to share their greatest asset with other lesser creatures, so the secrets of their heritage were stolen long ago by a clever wizard/alchemist. He figured out how to dye leather with giant's blood, enchant gemstones with enough energy to store the raw power and confer it upon a smaller wearer without ripping their bodies to shreds from the unnatural strength within. Naturally, there were a few failures in initial experiments, but the method has since been perfected.