Identifying the magical properties of the blade will reveal Great damage and accuracy enhancement and Superb protection and necromancy at work. A Great test of divination magic will reveal the blade's secrets.
The magical sheath protecting the blade vanishes with a mental command from the owner, revealing a rod-like, steel blade completely covered with jagged red and black fangs, each one to four inches long, sticking out at every conceivable angle. The blade's sheath reappears with a mental command, or if the hilts are released.
The sword has the following powers and abilities:
- Great accuracy bonus when used in battle
- Any blow struck by the blade inflicts horrific bleeding wounds, resulting in Great damage and causing continued bleeding until treated.
- Each time a successful attack is made one of the blade's fangs breaks off in the wound. This fang will continue to burrow and twist its way into the unfortunate victim, inflicting Poor damage each round until it is removed. Removing a fang is a Good test of medical skill. A fang left in a victim for 12 rounds will work its way to vital organs, inflicting Great damage on the 13th round, then dissolving away.
- Lost fangs are regrown at the rate of 1d4 per day. The blade will hold a maximum of one thousand fangs. If all fangs are used up, the blade's magic is destroyed.
2 comments:
"The blade's carved ivory hilt, jet pommel, and ornate but functional gilded steel guard reveal it to be something more."
I really enjoy your descriptions like these. They are so detailed and vivid. :) Keep it up!
Thanks! I kind of liked this one myself. I'm reading God's Demon, a novel about demons going to war to regain Heaven, so the next few weeks might see some really dark items.
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