Anu's Doublet Set

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This very rare set of doublet-type armor is one of three used to create Marduk's Jubbah Set. See also Ea's Doublet Set and Enlil's Gambison Set. All of its pieces are dropped in Salvage and, despite their purpose, are solid pieces of low-level equipment on their own.
Number of Pieces: 5
Cost to store: Cannot be stored!
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| 15
| Anu's Tiara [Head] All Races DEF: 3 MP +1%Lv. 15 WHM / BRD / SMN|- BGCOLOR="#e3e6ff"
| 15
| Anu's Doublet [Body] All RacesDEF: 10
MND +1
Lv. 15 WHM / BRD / SMN
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| 15
| Anu's Gages [Hands] All RacesDEF: 3 MND +1Lv. 15 WHM / BRD / SMN|- BGCOLOR="#e3e6ff"
| 15
| Anu's Brais [Legs] All Races DEF: 7 MP +1%Lv. 15 WHM / BRD / SMN|- BGCOLOR="#e3e6ff"
| 15
| Anu's Gaiters [Feet] All Races DEF: 3 MP +1%Lv. 15 WHM / BRD / SMN|}
Set Summary
*Defense +26
*MP +3%
*Mind +2
==Historical Background==
In Sumerian mythology and later for Assyrians and Babylonians, Anu was a sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons, and dwelt in the highest heavenly regions. It was believed that he had the power to judge those who had committed crimes, and that he had created the stars as soldiers to destroy the wicked. His attribute was the royal tiara, most times decorated with two pairs of bull horns.
He had several consorts, the foremost being Ki (earth), Nammu, and Uras. By Ki he was the father of, among others, the Annuna gods. By Nammu he was the father of, among others, Enki and Ningikuga. By Uras he was the father of Nin'insinna. According to legends, heaven and earth were once inseparable until An and Ki bore Enlil, god of the air, who cleaved heaven and earth in two. An and Ki were, in some texts, identified as brother and sister being the children of Anshar and Kishar. Ki later developed into the Akkadian goddess Antu.
He was one of the oldest gods in the Sumerian pantheon, and part of a triad including Enlil, god of the sky and Enki, god of water. He was called Anu by the Akkadians, rulers of Mesopotamia after the conquest of Sumer in 2334 BC by King Sargon of Akkad. By virtue of being the first figure in a triad consisting of Anu, Bel, and Ea, Anu came to be regarded as the father and at first, king of the gods. Anu is so prominently associated with the E-anna temple in the city of Uruk (biblical Erech) in southern Babylonia that there are good reasons for believing this place to have been the original seat of the Anu cult. If this be correct, then the goddess Inanna (or Ishtar) of Uruk may at one time have been his consort.