diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/world-artifacts.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/world-artifacts.lua
index 178791ec018cf18d2573d40db9e79faae62023ee..322d38e113d4f66b4b2b97dde1440fb0fc93c0be 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/world-artifacts.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/world-artifacts.lua
@@ -2045,6 +2045,39 @@ newEntity{ base = "BASE_CLOAK",
 	},
 }
 
+newEntity{ base = "BASE_DIGGER",
+	power_source = {technique=true},
+	unique = true,
+	name = "Pick of Dwarven Emperors", color = colors.GREY,
+	unided_name = "crude iron pickaxe",
+	desc = [[This ancient pickaxe was used to pass down dwarven legends from one generation to the next.  Every bit of the head and shaft are covered in runes that recount the stories of the dwarven people.]],
+	level_range = {26, 35},
+	rarity = 290,
+	cost = 150,
+	material_level = 3,
+	digspeed = 12,
+	wielder = {
+		resists_pen = { [DamageType.PHYSICAL] = 10, },
+		inc_stats = { [Stats.STAT_STR] = 3, [Stats.STAT_CON] = 3, },
+		combat_mentalresist = 7,
+		combat_physresist = 7,
+		combat_spellresist = 7,
+		max_life = 50,
+	},
+	on_wear = function(self, who)
+		if who.descriptor and who.descriptor.race == "Dwarf" then
+			local Stats = require "engine.interface.ActorStats"
+			local DamageType = require "engine.DamageType"
+
+			self:specialWearAdd({"wielder","inc_stats"}, { [Stats.STAT_STR] = 5, [Stats.STAT_CON] = 5, })
+			self:specialWearAdd({"wielder","inc_damage"}, { [DamageType.PHYSICAL] = 10 })
+			self:specialWearAdd({"wielder", "talents_types_mastery"}, { ["race/dwarf"] = 0.2 })
+
+			game.logPlayer(who, "#LIGHT_BLUE#You feel the whisper of your ancestors as you wield this pickaxe!")
+		end
+	end,
+}
+
 --[=[
 newEntity{
 	unique = true,