Dates: -8,406 to - DR (years)

Powers

Speed

The sword always strikes first in a melee round, even though some magic effect might have otherwise slowed the wielder’s speed or reaction time. Further, the wielder’s attacks per melee round are increased by one place; 1 attach per round is increased to 3 attacks every 2 rounds, etc. The Speed function only works while the sword in held for hand to hand combat, though it may be used to throw the blade.  

  The wielder has further benefits equivalent to Articus's Melee Manager. An additional attack is gained for every 5 levels they have after their initial 5th level. Armor class is enhanced one place. Rolls for initiative and surprise are better by -1.

Haste

Once per day, the sword can cast Haste to affect up to 12 allies within 40’ for 15 rounds.

Time Stop

Alternately, the sword can cast Time Stop, causing all creatures, objects and spells within a 15’ radius shimmering sphere to freeze in time. The sword wielder gains 1d3 rounds to perform actions within the sphere. During the Time Stop a large hummingbird often appears within the sphere of effect. Once the Time Stop spell has completed, the sword will not be able to use the powers of speed, Haste or Time Stop for one month.  The blade itself routinely shifts back and forth through time with the appearance of a blur spell during hand to hand combat, making it difficult to parry with a -2 penalty. When the blade glows in the dark, this creates a strobe like effect. This effect can be disconcerting to the inexperienced wielder who watches the blade in combat instead of feeling and becoming one with the blade.   

Interactions

Appearance

Rune

Time - on front.

Feature

12 gem stones surround the Khilat family symbol on front and back in a circle of white gold. The top cardinal point is a clear King's Tear, the bottom cardinal point is a moonstone and the other two cardinal points are star sapphires, and the remaining stones are smaller cut diamonds. During a time stop, the stones will glow and turn off one by one to count the duration of time stop. Haste will light a number of stones equal to the number of allies affected, pulsing in a counter clockwise circle, starting fast and slowing until the spell expires. At all other times, a faint glow of one or two stones shows the hour of the day, while the moonstone shows the current phase of the moon.

Rite

Lord Walian conducted his ceremony in the temporal disturbance of a time gate with the assistance of two other Knights Paradoxical; a Chronologian of Labelas Enoreth and a Temporal Champion Bard historian. All three cast Time Stop in the same area at the same time and once inside the sphere of stopped time, they cast Blur, Haste, Slow and Temporal Anomaly, while Lord Walian cast Temporal Stasis as he bound his spirit to the blade's moonstone. Lord Walian's familiar, a giant hummingbird, disappeared into the time stream.