By drinking this thick, sticky, rainbow-colored Essence you become a perfect match for any sort of magical or non-magical artifact that you come across.
*You're not just able to use and bond with these tools, you're able to draw out several times the power that anyone else, even going beyond what the item should normally be capable of. If they require a special energy source that you may not have access to at the moment, you can still power them using your own internal energy. Of course this doesn't actually give you enough internal energy to power every item you pick up, so don't use this function willy-nilly or else you might accidentally drain yourself dry and die.
*You also exude an aura of 'worthiness' that causes weapons who seek such individuals to abandon their current wielders in favor of you. This can be toggled on-and-off at will.
*Figuring out and mastering all the functions of an artifact is incredibly easy, even if you've never heard of it before.
*Once you've bonded with an item, you'll be able to prevent anyone else from using it as well, although it might take some time to complete the process, depending on how powerful the item in question is. The more powerful it is, the longer it'll take for it to be permanently tuned to your soul.
*But once you've done this, you can summon these items to your hands with just a thought and store them within the depths of your very soul. They also self-repair if damaged. Even if they are completely destroyed with no trace left, they will still recreate themselves from nothing with enough time as long as you are still alive.