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Ice Talon is the House Blade of Khilat. It is a long sword of unusual style. The shiney silver handle has the appearance of a finely crafted reptilian arm ending in a taloned claw grasping an 2 inch diameter orb of moon stone. The blade is distinctly Elven and crafted from silver mithril alloy with a blue tint. It has finely etched dragon scales from the handle to the tip. The moon stone orb has a continuous wisp of frosty mist emanating from it, except in the hotest conditions. When wielded, the entire weapon frosts over with a layer of ice crystals reducing its shine.

Powers

Frost Brand +4

Ice Talon is intelligent with a Lawful Good alignment. It has an intelligence of 16 and can speak Elvish, Silver Dragon and Draconic. The blade has an ego of 14. While the blade is Lawful Good, it will readily tolerate any good elf or dragon. It can only be wielded by members of the House of Khilat who have Draconic Heritage. For those found unworthy to wield it, it delivers 1 hit point of cold damage per round, freezing the hand within 5 rounds, the lower arm in 10 rounds, the whole arm in 15 rounds, with death after twenty rounds when the wielder fails a saving throw rechecked every round thereafter; and loosing the sword from the wielders grip usually requires shattering the frozen hand. The blade understands that it's purpose is to bring order and continuity to the house. It will always seek out and serve the leader of the house, or establish one through blade-rite when none exist. Failure in the blade-rite usually results in the loss of the wielding hand. It has rarely seen actual combat, though the Lord Protector of the House has wielded the blade in combat as the need has arisen. More often it serves in a ceremonial role.

The blade has a special purpose to defeat evil. It is especially vigilant when evil is detected within members of the Khilat House, which it will not tolerate. It is used to judge newborns within the house, as well as young elves coming of age. It is rather obsessive about killing evil dragons, typically seeking a well planned strategy to rid the world of such menaces. When pursuing its special purpose, it can disintegrate its opponents.

The blade has the following additional powers:

Detect Evil, 100' radius
Strength on self, 1/day, 8 turns
Project an draconic aura of Fear 1/day

History

Owned by: Orbela Khilat

Ice Talon was originally created around -12,000 DR for Glaeth Khilat. It was passed down to his heirs and was eventually identifies as the ceremonial blade of the House of Khilat.

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-Ice Talon is the House Blade of Khilat. It is a long sword of unusual style. The shiney silver handle has the appearance of a finely crafted reptilian arm ending in a taloned claw grasping an 2 inch diameter orb of moon stone. The blade is distinctly Elven and crafted of from silver mithril alloy with a  blue tint.
+Ice Talon is the House Blade of Khilat. It is a long sword of unusual style. The shiney silver handle has the appearance of a finely crafted reptilian arm ending in a taloned claw grasping an 2 inch diameter orb of moon stone. The blade is distinctly Elven and crafted from silver mithril alloy with a  blue tint. It has finely etched dragon scales from the handle to the tip. The moon stone orb has a continuous wisp of frosty mist emanating from it, except in the hotest conditions. When wielded, the entire weapon frosts over with a layer of ice crystals reducing its shine.
 ==Powers==
 Frost Brand +4
-Ice Talon is intelligent with a Lawful Good alignment.  It has an intelligence of 16 and can speak Elvish, Silver Dragon and [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Draconic_language Draconic].  While the blade is Lawful Good, it will readily tolerate any good elf or dragon. It  can only be wielded members of the [[House of Khilat]] who have [[Khilat Dragon Bloodline |Draconic Heritage]].  It understands that it's purpose is to bring order and continuity to the house. It will always seek out and serve the leader of the house, or establish one when none exist. It has rarely seen actual combat, though the Lord Protector of the House has wielded the blade in combat as the need has arisen.
+Ice Talon is intelligent with a Lawful Good alignment.  It has an intelligence of 16 and can speak Elvish, Silver Dragon and [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Draconic_language Draconic].  The blade has an ego of 14. While the blade is Lawful Good, it will readily tolerate any good elf or dragon. It  can only be wielded by members of the [[House of Khilat]] who have [[Khilat Dragon Bloodline | Draconic Heritage]].  For those found unworthy to wield it, it delivers 1 hit point of cold damage per round, freezing the hand within 5 rounds, the lower arm in 10 rounds, the whole arm in 15 rounds, with death after twenty rounds when the wielder fails a saving throw rechecked every round thereafter; and loosing the sword from the wielders grip usually requires shattering the frozen hand. The blade understands that it's purpose is to bring order and continuity to the house. It will always seek out and serve the leader of the house, or establish one through [http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Blade-rite blade-rite] when none exist. Failure in the blade-rite usually results in the loss of the wielding hand. It has rarely seen actual combat, though the Lord Protector of the House has wielded the blade in combat as the need has arisen. More often it serves in a ceremonial role.
-The blade has a special purpose to slay evil. It is especially vigilant when evil is detected within members of the Khilat House.
+The blade has a special purpose to defeat evil. It is especially vigilant when evil is detected within members of the Khilat House, which it will not tolerate. It is used to judge newborns within the house, as well as young elves coming of age. It is rather obsessive about killing evil dragons, typically seeking a well planned strategy to rid the world of such menaces. When pursuing its special purpose, it can ''disintegrate'' its opponents.
 The blade has the following additional powers:
 * ''Detect Evil'', 100' radius
-* ''Dispel Silence'' 2/day
+* ''Strength'' on self, 1/day, 8 turns
+* Project an draconic aura of ''Fear'' 1/day
-The blade has an ego of 14.  It prefers to be wielded by a bard, and will attempt to force its owner to turn it over to any non-evil bard that will accept it. The blade will always serve Harpers and their allies, regardless of its current wielder's desires, even accepting simple instructions unbeknownst to its owner. It will likewise harmonize with the most proficient singer in battle, starting with any Harper, followed by its wielder's allies or the wielder. Any evil creature grasping the blade must overcome the blades ego first, then must save versus a ''suggestion'' from the blade to turn it over to a more suitable wielder, often by surrendering.
 ==History==
-Owned by: [[Marster Songsteel]]
+Owned by: [[Orbela Khilat]]
-Chiliad gave this blade to Eariyl who in turn gave it to Marster. Marster has a harness for his harp allowing him to play his harp after drawing his sword, when he has the time to do so. Otherwise, he may ask an ally to draw the blade for him while his harp cloaks him and his allies with ''invisibility''.
+Ice Talon was originally created around -12,000 DR for [[Glaeth Khilat]]. It was passed down to his heirs and was eventually identifies as the ceremonial blade of the [[House of Khilat]].
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