Ambisinister/Surety
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Surety
Artifact Level ~ 3
Commitment ~ 7 motes
Surety was crafted by the first age smith Leo Bendath for his circle mate, the reknowned duelist, Clarion Asbury. In keeping with his utilitatrian design sense, he did little to embellish on the elegance inherent in a simple blade. The back of the blade is crafted in black jade, representative of the sea Asbury loved so much. The blade's name was inlaid into this portion of the sword. Bendath felt that the only suitable inlay material for the daiklave's name would be white jade with its connection to stability. The cutting edge and core of the blade is orichalcum. He built two hearthstone sockets into the daiklave's hilt. The first is a standard, orichalcum setting and lies on the blade side of the crossguard. The other is a special setting placed in the center of the crossguard. The setting itself is comprised of all five types of jade set in a ring. This represents the support, trust and steadfast dedication of the solar's terrestrial allies. When a hearthstone is properly set into this setting a thin filligree of moonsilver emerges to keep the stone in place. This is indicative of the loyalty and companionship of the solar's lunar mates. The grip is wrapped in the skin of the Star Shark, the same shark which is rampant upon the Asbury coat of arms. In place of a traditional pommel there is a ring. Suspended from the ring are four charms, each representing Asbury's circle mates: a steel cog-wheel for Bendath, a tiny onyx replica of Piety's hammer, a lapis mask for Madeline, and a crystal sphere full of mercury in Mercy's honor.
In order to allow Asbury to duel against opponents of all walks, Bendath created his blade so that it could at strike any being. So long as Asbury's skill was up to the challenge, his blows would not be hindered by any factor save the skill of his opponent. Attacks made with Surety negate all environmental penalties. In addition, Surety may strike dematerialized targets. The second, special hearthstone setting is representative of the loyalty and support of a Solar's Lunar and Terrestrial allies. If an elemental or lunar aspected hearthstone of at least level 2 is placed into the second hearthstone setting this power activates. While active, this power prevents the blade from being removed from the service of it wielder by any means save the willful consent of its owner. Surety can never be disarmed or taken from its attuned owner in anyway. Likewise, its attunement will never break and the blade will never falter in its service. Should the wielder intentionaly drop the blade or leave it somewhere this power will not allow him to summon it to his hand (he will need other magics for this feat). While this power is in effect, no benefit can be derived from the hearthstone as its energies are being tapped to power this effect. The only way to turn off the effect and regain use of the hearthstone is to remove it from the setting.
|| ||Spd||Acc||Dam||Defense||Rate||Tag|| ||1E ||+4||+3||+4L||+3||-||-|| ||1E PC ||+5||+4||+5L||+4||6||-|| ||2E ||4||+4||+5L||+4||6||-|| Stats include the Orichalcum MM bonus
