Nearly indestructible, most of these artifacts retain their powers even unto the current times. They may be found in ruins, in the possession of monsters, and other such places. Most of these artifacts are marked with tiny runes indicating their purpose. These runes may be read with the identify command. The amount of the bonus will be shown by the identify command.
Most artifacts have unlimited uses and are applied automatically whenever appropriate.
The following sections describe the types of artifacts that can be found.