William Shakespeare's Neck Ruff

Origin
William Shakespeare is one of the most famous playwrights and poets in history. Known as the Bard, many of his plays, many comedies, histories, tragedies or romances, have all maintained their popularity for centuries while he himself had coined many now common words and expressions of the modern English language.

This artifact inspired the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Uncle Simon".

Effects
When worn gives the wearer a mastery of the English language, allowing them to understand even the most obscure words and sentences. It also forces the wearer to speak in an Elizabethan dialect, using words like 'thou' and 'alas'. Also, the wearer will gain the tendency to insult people, usually in as verbose a manner as possible.

Artie often uses it to understand the instructions on technological devices.