Mask of Odysseus
mask of Odysseus
Plural: masks of Odysseus
No, not the figure from Hellenic legend who was part of the sacking of Troy, this Odysseus specialized in financial protection services. In other words he guarded Twilight's largest banks. You could call him a protector of troy (ounces, that is).
A crafty strategist, Odysseus only turned to fighting as a last resort. He was often heard to claim that fortunes were saved or lost by the time the blueprints were drawn.
This mask contained a variety of optical enhancements that served him well, providing multi-spectral vision that allowed him to see details others would miss, and exceptional ranged targeting ability, because both the original and the modern Odysseuses were good with the bow, see?
October 2009 Item of the Month
Accessory
Item cannot be auto-sold
+15% Intellect
+15% item drops
Makes the wearer unusually cunning.
+5 Ranged damage
How Obtained
- Available for 10 silver stars during October of 2009.
- Available for 10 silver stars during October of 2009.
Sometimes at the beginning of a combat where you would have lost initiative, you win initiative and get a message:
The improved vision of your Odysseus mask indicates that someone is approaching. Thinking quickly, you hastily build a X-shaped shelter out of Y and wait until your opponent is nearby. Then you jump out and catch them by complete surprise.
X is one of:
- badger
- cow
- dog
- dragon
- goat
- horse
- pig
- ox
- rabbit
- rat
- rooster
- snake
Y is one of:
- a convenient dumpster
- a pile of loose boards
- a single blade of grass
- an old couch and a broken bicycle
- depleted tritanium
- frosted glass and silly putty
- milk crates
- nothing but paste and dynamite
- origami made from unrecycled newspaper
- primordial soup
- some nearby boxes
- your collection of merit badges
- your own sense of self-satisfaction
References
- Refers to Odysseus, the legendary hero of Homer's, who took part in of the sacking of Troy.
- The Troy ounce is weight measurement used for precious metals.
- The use of large fake animals as hiding places is a reference to the Trojan Horse.
- The animal shapes are roughly those representing the 12 months of the Chinese calendar, except that cow and badger replace tiger and monkey.
