Guide to hierloomingOnce your character reaches level 31 you are given the option to retire. Retiring resets your exp but lets you keep your items and gold. It also gives you +1 generation which increase exp gained by 10% and you also can choose one item in your inventory to heirloom. Heirlooms have modifiers making them different to normal versions of the weapon, you can hierloom an item up to 3 times for different modifiers. Below is a list of each modifier for each time hierloomed. You are not able to hierloom an item unless your character retiring can wield it (unconfirmed post patch). Although heirlooms may have a higher or lower base price than normal,
heirlooming does NOT effect upkeep cost of the item.
Damage bonuses seem to be depend on base damage, higher base damager = higher modifer. Check exact damage increase for specific weapons in
lamix's thread.
Horse: Heavy: hit points +10 body armor +6 horse charge +8
Spirited: hit points +5 horse charge +2 horse speed +2 horse maneuver +2
Champion: hit points +5 horse charge +4 horse speed +4 horse maneuver +4
ShieldThick
reinforced +63 HP +4 resistance
masterpiece
WEAPONSSword 1h and 2hTempered +damage
balanced +damage +1 speed
masterwork +damage +2 speed
Mace 1h and 2h and Polemacesheavy +damage +0 speed +0.5 weight
powerful +damage -1 speed +0.75 wieght
Mighty +damage -1 speed +0.75 wieght
Axes 1h and 2h and Poleaxesheavy +damage -1 speed +0.5 Wieght
powerful +damage -1 speed +0.75 weight
mighty +damage +0 speed +0.75 wieght
PicksHeavy +damage -1 speed +0.5 wieght
balanced +damage +1 speed +0.75 weight
deadly +damage +1 speed +0.75 weight
Xbows well made: +1 spd rating +1 shoot speed -1 pierce +1 accuracy
Exceptional: +2 spd rating +3 shoot speed + pierce +2 accuracy
masterwork: +2 spd rating +4 shoot speed + pierce +3 accuracy
Bowsstrong: +0 spd rating +1 shoot speed +1 cut +0 accuracy
fine: +1 spd rating +2 shoot speed +2 cut +1 accuracy
masterwork: +2 spd rating +3 shoot speed +3 cut +2 accuracy
Other Polearms**
balanced +damage +1 speed
Deadly +damage +1 speed
Masterwork ??
Arrow/Bolt:Large Bag: +2-4 ammo +0 damage
Sharp: +0 ammo +2 damage
Large Bag of Sharp: +2-4 ammo +2 damage
Throwing Axe:Balanced: +1 spd rating +2 cut +0 ammo
Large bag: +0 spd rating +0 cut +1 ammo
Large Bag of Balanced: +1 spd rating +2 cut +1 ammo
Other Throwing Weapon:Heavy: -1 speed +2 damage +0 ammo
Balanced: +1 speed +2 damage +0 ammo
Large Bag: +1 speed +1 damage +1-2 ammo
ARMOUR+body/leg/hand = bonus onto each type applicable.
Cloth Armor:Sturdy ->
Thick ->
Hardened
Maille Armor:Thick +2 body/leg/hand armor
Reinforced ->
Lordly
Plate Armor:Thick +2 body/leg/hand armor
Reinforced ->
Lordly
PS: the modifers in native are different, this is a list of only the ones found and confirmed in cRPG.