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.
• Elves and Half-Elves can't accidentally drop the sword when held, including during combat.
• 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.

Falcon Spirit

The sword has the spirit of a peregrine falcon from the astral plane bound into the blade to provide the magical falconstrike power. Typical of the more advanced abilities of astral animals, the spirit is sentient with an animal like personality and intelligence score of 13, though unable to communicate effectively while bound in an inanimate form. The spirit is of neutral alignment and its only desire is to fly and experience life, so has an ego score of 6. It has learned fighting skills from its many masters, and provides guidance at a subconscious level. If treated well, the falcon spirit will form a bond with its owner and seek to protect him.

Kiira

Kiira of Bladesong - Falcon Style 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

The falcon spirit trapped within the blade resided within the blade since it's creation, but the sword only became noticeably sentient during the Times of Trouble due to the influence of a Kiira of Bladesong - Falcon Style.