This belt is forged of thick golden links, each set with a cabochon-cut semiprecious stone. Its large, oval buckle is embossed with the closed fist of Kord.

These gem-studded belts are sacred to followers of Kord, the god of strength. When you wear one of these items, it functions as a belt of giant strength +2 if you are chaotic good, neutral good, or chaotic neutral. All of Kord’s followers vie for the honor of winning one of these items, and each belt is passed down through generations of his faithful.

Relic Power: If you have established the proper divine connection, you gain a +5 competence bonus on Strength checks and a +4 morale bonus on saves against fear effects while wearing a belt of the champion. If you ever fail a save against a fear effect while wearing this belt, its relic power is negated for 1 hour.
To use the relic power, you must worship Kord and either sacrifice a 3rd-level divine spell slot or have the True Believer feat and at least 5 HD.

Lore: The first belt of the champion was forged by a priest of Kord in a tiny village for a traveling hero who, having failed to persuade the villagers to flee before a horde of orcs, offered to stay and defend them. Each decade since then, Kord has given one of these belts to a favorite follower (Knowledge [religion] DC 20).

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, Sanctify Relic, bull’s strength.
Cost to Create: 2,000 gp (plus 500 gp for base item), 160 XP, 4 days.