Kiira of the Warriors Blade

Called the Kiira'Velahrn, this Tel'Kiira lore gem is a quarter inch diameter faceted topaz that has since turned a glittering pitch black due to centuries of knowledge. When worn it glows a warm amber color with a deep rich brown center.

Powers

The Kiira has the following powers, some requiring an intelligence check to access:

• The kiira will inflict 1d8 damage per round against those attempting to wear it who are not members of the falcon totem lodge of bladesinging.
• Increases intelligence by 1 point, up to 19 maximum.
• Grants +2 to proficiency checks involving intelligence or wisdom.
• Learning spells and other knowledge based tasks are performed in half the time.
• The owner of the gem can cause it to become invisible or glow a golden radiance at will, glowing as brightly as a light spell.
• The owner is protected by a Mind Blank spell.
• The spirit of a Coure Eladrin, in service to Tulani Lord Sultaasarn, has been bound to the Kiira to protect it from evil. The Coure can cast magic missile three times per day against evil creatures, and can automatically affect the wearer with a form of Tasha's uncontrollable hideous laughter once per day, eventually driving the wearer mad. A small portion of Sultaasarn's power is also bond to the kiira. The kiira wearer benefits with access to cast High Magic without the need to be a High Mage or have supporting mages for rituals, but has a small portion of his spirit drained to empower Sultaasarn in his fight against evil. Upon death, the wearer is bound to serve Sultaasarn in Arvandor.
• The gem provides an empathic connection to friends and foes within 60', allowing the wearer to sense movements and intents of combatants. The kiira can enable clairvoyance and clairaudience through the eyes and ears of those who are empathically connected, with their permission. The number of connections that can be established is determined by the owner's intelligence score. The targets can save versus spell to avoid the connection.
• The gem's owner can create a bond with others, typically for the purpose of training. The bond appears as a glowing amber dot on the forehead of the student, allowing either the master or the gem to provide direct guidance to the student. The glowing dot will dim or brighten, depending on how well the student is responding to instruction. The number of connections that can be established is determined by the owner's intelligence score. Training memories of the students can be incorporated into the overall knowledge of the gem, providing further insight to learning students, but such memories are much more vague and nearly impossible to tell who they belonged to. The master can also use the bond to understand the intent and worthiness of the student, so is often used as a preliminary test before a student is accepted.

The student bonding technique was also used while teaching fundamental magic use and spell casting during combat. Further, the gem contains the magical mastery of its past owners. Over the course of several months, the wearer can gain enough knowledge to advance his spell casting ability by 2 levels, or even learn the ability to cast spells as a wizard, if he has the aptitude.

Kits

If the character does not have a kit, they may learn the skills to assume any of the following kits by their next level advancement. Alternately, they may learn to mimic any of the following kits, without receiving the special benefits or hinderances, except those that are purely social in nature based on perceived status.

• Elven Knight
• Swashbuckler
• Bladesinger

• War Wizard

• Blade
• Collector

Proficiencies

Over a period of time the wearer can learn proficiency in a fighting techniques, fighting style specializations, or sword specializations where the wearer is already proficient. Non-fighters can practice and gain weapon specialization. Time to acquire each proficiency is typically two months while actively training or using the weapons skills. If the wearer already has specialization in one of the weapons, then the next level of specialization is granted.

• Swords: Bastard sword, Broadsword, Greatsword, Longsword and Shortsword.

Weapon Specialization

• Specialization - +1 to hit, +2 damage
• Mastery - +3 to hit, +3 damage
• High Mastery - critical hit on 16+
• Grand Mastery -

Fighting Style

• Single Weapon Specialization - AC +1
• Weapon and Shield Specialization - extra shield punch or parry
• Two Weapon Specialization - primary penalty 0, secondary penalty -2
• Two Hand Specialization - speed -3, +1 damage on one handed weapons
• Single Weapon Double Specialization - AC +2

Martial Style

• Nael'kerym - Practiced by Duskblades, this primitive form of bladesong allowed for heavier armor, shields and weapons. It typically required magical strength enhancements.

Bladesong

• Kerymvian - uses scimitars, thin blades, short swords and rapiers for an agile fencing like style.
• Keryth - uses medium blades including long swords and bastard swords to provide a balance between power and speed.
• Arkerym - uses two handed weapons including great swords and two handed swords, with more emphasis on combat than spell casting, which is limited to spells without somatic components.

Bladesong Specialization, Dual Bladesong (two weapon),

Spell Casting

• Bladesong - the ability to cast spells with somatic components using one hand. Performing strictly defensive melee moves will not spoil the spell casting.
• Swordcasting - the ability to cast spells without somatic components, through the sword, delivering the effects on a successful hit. The spell typically delivers a one time bonus of extra damage by touch, though other spells may enhance the blade for an extended period.

Technique

• Blind Fighting, Ambidexterity.

Non-Weapon

• Dancing, Etiquette, Falconry, Juggling, Jumping, Singing, Spellcraft, Tumbling, Religion.

Spells

2: Bladesong

4: Fire of the Moon, Phantom Blades

5: Force Missiles

7: Fhaor'tel'Kiir (Enchant Tel'Kiira Lore Gem)

8: Fhaor'kerymkiir (The Crystal Swords), Evaliir’Enevahr (The Song of Enevahr)

10: Telmiirkara Neshyrr (The Right of Transformation)

History

Owned by: Falconblade

This Tel'Kiira was not created to serve a House of noble elves, but was designed to be a store house for traditions and fighting skills of the Bladesingers.

-13,752 Aryvandaari High Mage Rebellion

Travaran Mythrantiades fakes his own death, but before he leaves he creates a set of kiira designed to establish a resistance force to the evil of Aryvandaari leaders. Initially given to a line of war mages, the kiira eventually passes to a master of Faer’Yal Tintag’maleé, the Bladesingers of old Tintageer.

1. Travaran Mythrantiades – M25 male Sun Elf, Grand High Mage of Occidian. Creator of the Kiira.
2. Yathlanae Estraeidil – M19 female Star Elf, Militarist and High Mage. Bonded by Telmiirkara Neshyrr to Tulani Lord Sultaasarn.
3. Braegen – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, War Mage. Bonded by Telmiirkara Neshyrr to Tulani Lord Sultaasarn.
4. Kadelaryn – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, War Mage. Bonded by Telmiirkara Neshyrr to Tulani Lord Sultaasarn. Also wielded Falconblade.
5. Vandiir – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, War Mage. Bonded by Telmiirkara Neshyrr to Tulani Lord Sultaasarn.
6. Gildenguard – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Elven Knight and Duskblade.
7. Caersaelk – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Duskblade.
8. Mrhulaedir – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Duskblade.
9. Ulondarr – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Duskblade.

-10,900 The War of Liberation

Sun Elf Valorous Duskblades abandon the Aryvandaari Empire to fight as rebels along side good elves of the allied nation of Shantel Othreier. The Duskblades train under Moon Elf Bladesingers resulting in the kiira passing to Moon Elf students. Duskblade skills are kept secret and largely forgotten in favor of the more refined Bladesinger styles.

1. Duskmourn – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Duskblade.
2. Lightshiver – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Bladesinger. Also wielded Falconblade.
3. Symbaern – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.
4. Maerdrym – F13/M14/P12 female Dark Elf, Bladesinger and priestess of Eilistraee.
5. Iliatharr – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.

-10,000 Elven Court

Bladesingers serve as Knights of the Elven Court.

1. Larenthanil – F14/M15 female Moon Elf, Bladesinger.
2. Goadulphyn – F14/M15 male Green Elf, Bladesinger. Also wielded Falconblade.
3. Aeravansel – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.
4. Silverblade – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.
5. Raryndur – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.

-9200 The Fifth Crown War

Vyshantaar High Mages contact the kiira bearer to fight against Vyshaan Duskblades, renewing study of Duskblade styles.

1. Durothil – F14/M15 male Sun Elf, Bladesinger. Also wielded Falconblade.
2. Oumryn – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.
3. Soryn – F14/M15 female Moon Elf, Bladesinger.
4. – F14/M15 male Moon Elf, Bladesinger.

-8600 Founding of Evereska

An order of bladesingers travel to Evereska to serve as secret guards of the Vyshaan tombs.

1. Lord Vicorin Swordmancer – F14/M17 male Moon Elf bladesinger.
2. Jamdrian Dawntreader – F12/M15 male Sun Elf bladesinger.
3. Lady Irierath Falconsong – F11/M14 female Sun Elf bladesinger. Also wielded Falconblade.
4. Alilyassa Swordsinger – R12/M12 female Sun elf bladesinger. Also wielded Falconblade.
5. Kristana Forgedawn – F12/M13 female Sun Elf bladesinger.
6. Aluhana Huntinghawk – F11/M11 female Moon Elf Bladesinger.
7. Fruhorn Woodsoul – R11/M12 male Wood Elf bladesinger.
8. Damice Dewshining – F11/M11/T13 female Moon Elf collector.
9. Loraatris Harpsorcerer – F11/M10/B12 female Moon Elf bladesong warrior and minstrel.
10. Dhorinshyl – F11/B12 male Moon Elf Swashbuckler and minstrel.
11. Shageon Dragonsoul – B13 male half-Moon Elf blade.
12. Eildove Moonshadow – M12/B13 female Moon Elf minstrel.
13. Dreamsong – P12/B13 female Moon Elf priestess of Sehanine and minstrel. Joins the order of Veiled Choir, taking the Kiira with her. She reveals a prophesy that "when the Gods walk the earth, an elven warrior with no past and no future will come to Evereska like a wolf from the shadows. The kiira is to be given to him to set his path to purpose, though it be snatched away as quickly by a golden falcon of ages past."
14. Falconblade – an intelligent bastard sword +2 that had been merged into Chiliad Khilat during the Time of Troubles. The astral falcon spirit of the blade completely consumed the essence of the Kiira into herself. The knowledge and powers of the kiira can still be provided to any blade wielder of elven heritage.