Conan the Barbarian Pantheon and Hyborian Facts

A great and mystical tome of the Hyborian Age. The great Cataclysm is chronicled along with ancient sorcerous knowledge, prophecies, and tales of unseen planes of existence. It is said that the book was written by a Valusian seer named Vathelos, describing the Black Seers of Yimsha, rituals of the Heart of Ahriman, even the powers of the Hand of Nergal.

Perhaps the most powerful talisman ever handed down from the snake cult. In the form of a coiled snake, it is gold crusted, and covered with faceted diamonds. The coils of the snake form a cone shaped crown as the head of the snake looks down over the forehead of the wearer, poised as if to strike.

A massive cooper ring in the shape of a serpent, it is said that it can control demons from the black gulfs of beyond. Very little is known of this ring belonging to Toth-Amon.

The ancient weapon of the Taians of Stygia was given to their first warrior hero, Varanghi from Mitra. Any warrior that wields the axe is said to be undefeatable as long as the warrior remains true in the eyes of Mitra. The Axe is also a symbol of Taian unity, and dates back to their first arrival somewhere south of the Styx, at the head of the Hyborian migration.

Jet black beads worn in dancing costumes of the temples virgins of the spider god Zath in Yezud. The temple virgins are tested before Zath each time they wear the dance costumes, a loss of virginity denotes treason to the spider god.

Thought to have come from Khorala, in Vendhya, the gems puts any man under the control of it's wearer.

Legend says that the talisman fell from the sky before the great cataclysm. Many men have turned their heads to the promise of unlimited power, only to receive it's sole promise of death beyond despair. In the shape of a clawed hand and made from ivory, it is covered in ancient writing, unknown to most. A dim crystal rests in the palm of the Hand of Nergal. The sphere is said to be inhabited by a demon from the black gulfs, banished to wander space for all eternity.

An ancient skull said to be the last remains of an ancient and evil wizard that hypnotizes any who look at it's face.

Large, crystalline and intricately faceted, the Heart of Ahriman glows from within. It's complete powers are not known. It was used to bring the mighty Xaltotun 3000 years back from the dead.

Khemsa's Girdle was made of the woven thick black tresses of a woman. Set in the thick mesh were tiny jewels. The buckle was strangely made, in the form of a golden serpent head, flat, wedge-shaped and scaled with curious art.