Sword of Visions

Items: Unique: Weapons

Spell Defence: 19
Threads: 1

This crystal broadsword was forged by Tivar Surehand ("Lefthand"), a human weaponsmith from Elenvale in the West Plains (Currently known as The Wastes). It has passed to his son Neivar and his grandson Olvar. It has several powers and it holds many secrets of the Wastes.

Thread Ranks

Rank 1

Cost: 500
Key Knowledge: The wielder must learn the Name of the sword and its creator.
Effect: Damage STR+7.

Rank 2

Cost: 800
Key Knowledge: The wielder must learn the Name of the troll weaponsmith that taught Tivar the art of crystal smithing. (MARDIN FIREBREATHER)
Effect: Damage STR+8. The wielder gains the Trollmight ability - for 2 points of Strain the wielder can cause extra damage; add 3 more steps to the damage test for Rank blows.

Rank 3

Cost: 1,300
Deed: The wielder must venture to the trollmoot and pledge an Oath of Blood Peace with its leader. The blood sacrifice is 2 points of permanent damage, and it must include the burning away of a part of the wielder's body (a finger, a thumb, an eye, an ear etc.) with hot lava. This deed is worth 1,300 legend points.
Effect: The sword glows with bright light. All enemies recieve -1 to all their steps. All friendly characters recieve +1 to all their steps. This is in effect for Rank rounds, and the wielder takes 2 Strain.

Rank 4

Cost: 2,100
Effect: Damage STR+9.

Rank 5

Cost: 3,400
Effect: Trollmight now adds 5 steps to the damage test.

Rank 6

Cost: 5,500
Key Knowledge: The wielder must learn the Name of the tribe of nomads that Neivar drew off from Elenvale using the sword during the Wanderer Wars that took place there before the scourge.
Effect: The wielder gains the Sight of Crystal ability. By paying 1 Strain, the wielder can ignore all mist, twilight, dust and fog effects on his vision. This lasts for Rank rounds. Moreover, for paying 4 Strain AND 1 permanent damage point, the sword can be made to show a place like it was before the Scourge itself. This last for Rank hours, and requires that the wielder make a PER test vs. a difficulty number of 12.

Rank 7

Cost: 8,900
Deed: The wielder must slay a creature that menaces a settlement or a town. This deed earns no legend points but the creature's legend points. If a horror construct or a horror is slain, the deed is worth 1,300 legend points. If the Black Deceiver is slain, the deed is worth 3,400 legend points. Effect: Damage STR+10. The sword can Dispel Magic at wielder's WIL-2, and it dispels magical wards (not guardians!) at wielder's WIL. If a horror is slain as the deed, add 2 ranks to the test, and if The Black Deceiver is slain - add 3 more ranks, to a total of +5.) This use of the sword costs 2 points of damage, that can't be healed for a year and a day.

Creators Notes

Feel free to change anything if this looks too powerful.
The effects of the 5th Rank and higher are subject to change, as they depend totally on the kind of blood sacrifice the wielder is willing to make. One can only pay in permanent damage only - of course, he loses much of the benefits of the further Ranks - at 5th he gains only +3 Trollmight, at 6th he does not gain sight of the past (AND sees apparitions on some occasions that seem to haunt him), and at 7th can only Dispel magical wards at WIL-2, and by touch.
The sword is originally found hiltless and broken. Holding it near to living/enchanted crystal (even items) causes it to sharpen. Taking it to the mountain from which the ore originated causes it to repair itself completely, as it merges with the pattern of its material.

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