Weight of Blood

by Frazer 👁 157 views

Damage 1d8 slashing

versatile (1d10)

Charges: 7 (regains at dawn)

A dark steel longsword whose blade gleams like a tarnished mirror. A thin crimson line runs along the fuller and seems to weep when blood is spilled. The guard twists into two interlocking fang shapes, and the grip is wrapped in black leather stained dark red. A small ruby is set into the pommel, catching light like a drop of fresh blood.

Bloodweight The blade grows heavier each time it spills blood. For every living creature slain with this weapon, it gains one charge and its weight increases by 1 pound, up to a maximum of seven charges and seven pounds heavier than a normal longsword. The weight increase is narratively visible on the blade and imposes a subtle burden on the wielder.

Crimson Burst I While the weapon has 1–2 charges, on a hit you deal an extra 1d4 necrotic damage.

Crimson Burst II While the weapon has 3–4 charges, on a hit you deal an extra 2d4 necrotic damage. In addition, you gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this weapon while it has 3–4 charges.

Bloodbound Vitality While the weapon has 5–7 charges, on a hit you deal an extra 3d4 necrotic damage. You regain hit points equal to the necrotic damage dealt by the weapon, up to 10 hit points per turn.

Lore

The Weight of Blood is said to have been forged by a clan of blood mages who measured worth by the weight of a life spilled on steel. The blade thirsts for more than justice; it hungers for witnessed blood and grows heavier with each life claimed in battle. Legends tell of dawns when the sword's burden began to glow faintly, signaling a temporary calm before the next wave of slaughter.

History

The blade changed hands many times: a warlord who used it to tally the fallen, a hunter who pursued quarry across ruined halls, and a quiet smith who sealed away a restless hunger within its steel. Each owner noted that the weapon's weight felt more manageable at first light, as if the dawn tempered its insatiable appetite briefly before it woke again at night.

Created by Frazer 👁 157 views