An accounting of items which may be acquired by those with the power to do so:
“Red Thread” (Sword): Though only for a moment, our fates were tied together.
“Reflected Glory” (Auto Rifle): When the smoke clears, all that matters is being on the side that’s still standing.
“The Tables” (Grenade Launcher): Well, well… look who just turned up.
“Tourniquet” (Solar Scout Rifle): When you need to stop the bleeding… permanently.
“Tenuous Grasp” (Gauntlets): Barely holding on is still holding on. Those with the courage to fight never stop holding on.
“Flame’s Roiling Heart” (Chest Armor): Twisting beyond comprehension, it burns all the brighter to light the way in the darkness. Never fully trusted, never to go dark- the heart of life itself.
“Lost Treads” (Legs Armor): The remote places are strong: hard packed, well worn, tested and tried by time. How much stronger, then, those that tread there?
“Spider’s Eye” (Gauntlets): I like to keep my feelers out there. You never know where something valuable will show.
“Crystalline Monocle” (Helmet): A focused light will blaze a trail that none my bar. It will burn away all that impedes until it is successful, or it is extinguished.
“Hydrophobic Stasis Plate” (Chest Armor): Yeah? You spend two days underwater, wondering which of the tiny drips in your suit will be the one that drowns you and see if you don’t get an upgrade!
“Talkative Node” (Shotgun): That one is always overwhelming. Sends out enough data to crash a whole system.