The five royal artifacts are:
Newly registered Octopodes will vote for whoever currently wears the Crown.
The Octopus in possession of the Mantle scores at least one point in any contest for which they have submitted a picture, even if that picture ranks below eighth place.
The Octopus in possession of the Torc will score for their top two pictures in the Friends contest of Fellowship.
For any picture in which a number is relevant, the number of the Octopus currently in possession of the Scepter will be counted as 10% higher.
The current holder of the Pen is permitted to submit appeals in any format. They are not confined to eight-word sentences for an appeal. Additionally, after the Pen Transmogrification of June 15, the holder of the Pen may edit one of their own contest pictures.
Artifact abilities are subject to change without notice. Artifacts will be sent to the current leaders of each of the five tests on a regular basis. Octopodes who are no longer leaders will be responsible for sending the artifacts on to the new leaders. Loss of a Royal Artifact is a serious offense that will be dealt with by the judges.