I seem to remember there were several artifacts floating around darkemud when I was playing 10+ years ago. Are any of them still around? Some were quite powerful, but had terrible downsides.

For example, there was a ring that granted complete invisibility and undetectability. But you had a 60% chance of aggressively attacking anything that entered the room while it was worn; regardless if it was a friend or foe.

That sort of stuff made the game so much more interesting and fun. It just requires a coder creative enough to invent a way to balance whatever cool power exists.