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Cleaver is a beautifully crafted two-handed dwarven broad axe. Its shaft
is forged of adamantite and the blade is made from the purest mithril.
Although the weapon is of dwarven make, it is obviously been converted
to drow use. The shaft has been imbued with runes of power. Anyone versed
in necrology will note that the runes are necromantic in nature, and are
used for soul entrapment. The shaft also has a black sapphire set into
it. Powerful divination’s will reveal that a soul is trapped within. The
blade also has drow power glyphs carved into it. At times the blade has
been seen with a gelatinous substance oozing out of those glyphs.
The
original owner of the axe was an unknown dwarven mercenary who was killed
buy a drow patrol. This dwarf and his and his allies were good fighters,
and they nearly slayed the drow patrol that they battled. In the end only
two were left standing the dwarf and the drow patrol leader. This
drow was an unknown commoner who earned his rank through his skill in battle.
After the fight, he took all the dwarven treasure and the dwarven crafted
weapons and armor as his own. On his way back to Menzoberranzan he came
across a merchant caravan allied with House DeVir. Impressed with his abilities
they took him in and paid him well. In the years to follow, he climbed
the ranks until he became the Weapon Master of House DeVir. He was known
as Wrathic DeVir from that day on.
After
a few years, Wrathic’s tenure came to an abrupt end with the fall of House
DeVir. DeVir was 8th house at the time, but they were successfully eradicated
by the 9th house, House Do’Urden. In the battle, Wrathic was slain by a
Do’ Urden soldier. Unknown to House Do’Urden this soldier was one Arsenic
Everhate, a High Priest of Selvetarm. Selvetarm or the "Spider Demon" is
a little known Drow Deity.
He is the son of Vhaeraun, who serves
the Drow Pantheon as the god of drow warriors, particularly males in the
service of Lloth. Another unknown fact is that Arsenic is not a drow
he is of a surface dwelling race known as the Aranea. The Aranea is a shape-shifting
race with three forms. The two natural forms are a humanoid of any race,
which they’re born with, and a huge spider. The other is a meld of both
forms kind of like a spider-centaur. Arsenic’s humanoid form is a
Drow elf. Soon after the annihilation of House DeVir, Arsenic’s contract
was up with House Do’Urden so he took his leave.
He lead the hermit’s life in the underdark
for a time. While there, he built a shrine to Selvetarm and further enchant
the axe he took as a trophy. The main enchantment of note is that Arsenic
summoned the spirit of Wrathic DeVir and trapped his soul it the axe. Now
Arsenic heads a mercenary company in the underdark composed mostly of fellow
Aranea’s. As of today they hire themselves out to anyone from Matron Mothers
in need of warriors, to merchant caravans in need of powerful guards. As
long as the price is right
Two-Handed Broad Axe
TYPE: S DAMAGE: 2d6/ 2d8
SPEED: 10
INT: 13
EGO: 15 Neutral Evil
* +2/ +4 while beserking
* Due to the spirit trapped within,
the wielder of the axe can fight with it as if they were a grand master
with the normal bonus. But only with that particular axe, not others. They
still have to use their own level to determine the number of attacks per
round and use their own THAC0.
* Venom Blade 1/day: Blade functions
as a "Sword of Wounding" for 1 round per level
* Thunder strike 2/day: Wielder slams
the butt of the shaft on the ground opponents save vs. breath weapon
or stunned for 1d4 rounds
* Tornado 3/day: The wielder takes a
spinning swipe at a target, if that hits then they complete the spin in
a over head chop. If the over head chop hits by 5 or more higher than needed
on the d20, then it does x2 damage.
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