Banner of Bravery

Artifact red standard that makes soldiers fight without fear or fatigue. The Banner, which is attributed to Modi, first saw mention at the battle of Losada  in -61, when the numerically inferior Suanan army defeated a nomad army. After that, there are only obscure references to the Banner until 637, during the Nomad Invasions, when the Marentian autarch Faldorno was given the Banner in the hope that he would assist Penboyn against the Iluvar. Faldorno brought along the Banner to Servania in 647, but in the end he refused to employ what he called "the red rag". He died in the ensuing battle, but it must be noted that soldiers fighting under the influence of the Banner cannot be aided by magic. Later, the Banner was rediscovered by Zorma, and he employed it around 700 to clear the land around the Lake Benshil of orcs. According to legend, his son Kristiorn passed the Banner on to the High Lands in 747, in return of the territory now making up the western part of Hardnit. Rumors imply that the Banner was used in the defense of Ilandris in 1105-06. Trueblood is said to be searching the ruins of Ilandris for it.