Falconblade

This bastard sword is of very fine craftsmanship, plainly of elven make. The hilt has the appearance of a piece of wood, smoothed and polished, but is a fine metal of unknown type. The crosspiece is in the form of a falcon, wings outspread, talons grasping the hilt. The blade itself is engraved with a faint feather pattern. When grasped by one of elven blood, the falcon’s claws grip the wielder’s hand, the talons digging painlessly into the flesh. When sheathed or put down, the claws return to their grip on the hilt. The blade glows with a barely visible amber light and falcon’s eyes shine a piercing, brilliant blue.

Powers

Bastard Sword +2

Its powers are as follows:

The amber glow adds 30’ to the bearer’s infravision.
Falconstrike (1 per 2 rounds) – The strike has a range of 50’, made at the wielders “to hit” and gains all bonuses, including the +2 enchantment. The strike appears as a spectral falcon of amber light.
Fly (1/day) for a total of one hour per day. Once the Jumping proficiency is learned, the sword can provide small bursts (1-2 seconds) of flying to greatly enhance the leaps.

Falconblade is sentient and has the spiritual essence of a falcon from the astral plane. The blade has an intelligence of 13 and ego of 6 and can communicate via empathy. The essence is of neutral alignment and its only desire is to fly and experience life. If treated well, the falcon spirit will form a bond with its owner and seek to protect him. The essence can be projected in the form of a golden falcon or a flying golden sword which can provide clairvoyance, clairaudience and empathic impressions to the sword wielder. While the falcon essence is projected, the powers of flight and falconstrike are not available. Further, it can leave behind a small token of its essence in the form of a small golden gem or golden ring. Typically one token is worn by the sword wielder, either a ring or a gem bonded to the forehead. Up to 12 tokens can be created, allowing the sword and its wielder to see and sense what is happening to the token. Empathic urges and simple guidance can be given to those possessing the tokens.

History

Owned by: Chiliad Khilat