[[Image:Loricatus .png]] '''Loricatus''' is the [[Gods|god]] of fire, machines, and weaponry. On the mortal plane, he takes the form of a gigantic machine located in a [[Kharaz-Arad|dwarven city deep underground]]. His alignment is '''N= (''', true neutral).

* If he is pleasedstanding in the dark, and attempt to ignite what you're wielding to grant you are missing a limb, then he will summon a new limb for you made out of one of his [[List of materials|aligned materials]]light source.

If * Hardens [[Items|''anything'']] you are not missing a limbhave wielded in your hands, with the item sparkling and glowing as shown below.** This can fail, then he will do one of resulting in the following:tingling message below.* * Loricatus can only harden his aligned [[materials]], and your weapon(relationship / 50) must be greater than the material's [[Int]] requirement.* give you * Failing that, there is still a 1-in-(relationship / 50) chance that a scroll [[weapon]] made of repairan aligned material will be hardened anyway.* fix any broken ''Your item that you have equippedsparkles and glows like it was reforged by invisible hands.'' OR ''You feel a slight tingling in your hands.''

He may also summon an * Has a 10% chance to grant you a [[angelScrolls|scroll of repair]] or his archangel Ignigena to assist you.

If you get a message * May repair any broken item that "You feel slight tingling in your hands", that means Loricatus tried to harden your weapon but was unable to. Your weapon's material may not be able to harden. In this case, you may want to temporarily "wield" your gauntlets or some other item that needs hardeninghave equipped.

If he is angry with * May repair any burnt item that you, then he will turn your weapon into banana fleshhave equipped.

Offering one of these [[items]] to Loricatus at his [[altar]] will receive a greater bonus towards your relation with him: axe, war hammer, battle axe, hammer, pick axe, body armour, wand of door creation, scroll of change material, key, ring of fire resistance, ring of electricity resistance, ring of searching, ring of acid resistance, Gorovit's family gas mask, flaming sword, Gorovit's hammer, scroll of repair, scroll of harden material.

Or most items made of forged metals (, like [[copper]], [[bronze]], [[steel]], etc). See [[List of materials]] for more details.