On October 30th, 2006, Illusion of Apathy (a Cazic Thule Guild) dropped Arch Magus Vangl in Anguish. He was our 4th AMV kill, and it was only the 2nd time I'd ever seen "Jayruk's Vest" drop. (The first one went to our premier puller, a Monk named Aabca, and no-one deserved it more! The guy works his tail off...which is quite apropos, considering he's an Iksar.)
Arch Magus Vangl dropped a few other items from his loot table, but nothing which really appealed to me. When it was called for bids on the Vest, I put one in just for the hell of it. After all, a man can dream, right? I didn't honestly expect to get it; our Guild works on the merit system, rather than any of the hard-and-fast DKP or RPP point systems, and there were quite a few members present who out-ranked me in seniority.
Well, to make a long story short...it was awarded to *ME*! I'm the first Enchanter in my Guild to wear one, and it's a continuing source of wonder and amazement, that my Guild has come to value me so highly as to award me the 2nd Tier 2 BP drop in all of our history!
For those of you, like me, who see this and think: "I'll never get something like this in a million years..." Well, it *can* happen! All it takes is hard work, participation, a cheerful "can-do" attitude...and a Guild of like-minded people who know the meaning of the word, "teamwork"!
(P.S. The clicky effect on this, "Bedazzling Eyes", is a self-buff that is cast on YOU, not the mob; so make sure you have a buff slot open to hold it, or you'll waste it and have to wait 5 minutes for the recast. As such, it only affects the spells YOU cast, and no-one else. However, that -40% resist is *INVALUABLE*, especially when facing end-zone boss mobs, and well worth keeping a slot open for it!)
I'll take a screenshot of it in-game, and send it in. =)
<EDIT: Following paragraph added November 17th, 2006 at 0715 PST>
Screen shot sent in; it's now up to Allakhazam whether or not they like the format. Didn't know of a way to blaze my name on it, so just take it on faith it's mine. I put a Stone of Horrid Transformation in it, so it's got +505 mana. =D
<EDIT: Following paragraph added July 19th, 2007 at 2318 PST>
Now that I've had awhile with this Robe, I can honestly say that the clicky effect (Bedazzling Aura) just doesn't seem to do anything at all. It certainly doesn't "Decrease Spell Resist Rate by 40%", or even anything close to it. Anyone else experiencing this?
Edited, Jul 19th 2007 11:17pm by Vesanus