Menacing [Property]

The realistic visage of a heavily scarred, horned demon covers much of this armor. Seemingly crafted from fiendish flesh, the armor seems merely grisly…until it twitches.

When you activate menacing armor, you become frightening. Any one creature (your choice) within 30 feet and with fewer HD than you must make a successful Will saving throw (DC 10 + ½ your HD + your Cha modifier) or be panicked for 5 rounds. A creature that succeeds on the saving throw is shaken for 1 round instead, and is immune to further uses of this property from the same suit of armor for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting effect.

The menacing property functions three times per day.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, fear.

Cost to Create: 15,000 gp, 1,200 XP, 30 days.

Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 13.