Rune Weapons

Rune/Magic Weapons

The Wraith - a greater rune weapon.

Description - a gold and silver gauntlet with a large deep blue saphire set on the back of the hand. Dark blue Runes cover the entire gauntlet from the fingertips to the edge of the cuff.

Powers - possesses the eight standard abilities plus the following.

Spell Magic: can cast these spells as often as 3 times each per 24 hours: Chameleon, Shadow Meld, Invisibility: Lesser, Invisibility: Superior and Mystic Portal.
4d6 M.D. from physical blows.
Alignment: Aberrant

The Wraith came into being long before the first pyramid existed. It was a gift for an adventurer who almost by accident saved a kingdom from destruction. The man was asked what he wanted in way of a reward. His reply was that he wanted a way to sneek, hide and escape so he could never be caught. The Wraith was his reward, and he used it to his very great advantage to kill the king and take over the realm he had just saved. However, he met his demise a few years later, when on a hunting trip, he fell off his horse and dashed his brains out on a rock. He couldn't escape from death, and The Wraith wasn't with his body when he died, although he was seen wearing it when he went out on the hunting trip.
GM note: There is only 1 Wraith.

Skavor

Skavor was lost sometime after Alexander the Great started his conquest of the known world. A mercenary was the last known host for the weapon. No one knows exactly what Skavor is, although it is not a rune weapon. The best description might be a shape-changing parasitic weapon.

Description: Skavor looks like a sword about five feet in length when in its natural form. The blade itself is jagged in appearance and sometimes even seems to alter its shape while watching, from jagged hard edges to smooth flowing curves and back again. (This doesn't happen too often) On the handle and grip of the weapon are 5 tentacle like protrusions. When the handle of the weapon is gripped by some unknowing person, the tendrils shoot into the wrist and forearms (this hurts and causes 3d6 S.D.C.) and the weapon is permanently bonded to the individual for life. Once bonded, the weapon doesn't require anything other than to remain bonded until the individual dies. Removing the weapon will kill the host, but Skavor will survive. After the bonding, the host gains control of Skavor and can control its various powers and forms. However, the host now looks like he/she has a sword attached to the end of his arm with 5 tentacles embedded in the skin.

Abilities: after the bonding the host gains control of Skavor and can use the following abilities of the weapon.

The host can change the shape of the weapon, but there are limitations. The weapon can't exceed 5 feet or be shorter than 6 inches, but can be made to look like a gauntlet with long sharp fingers. (look at the Witchblade comic for a rough example of what it looks like)
Damage from slashes/punches is 6d6 M.D.
The weapon has 750 M.D. If you kill Skavor, the sudden shock will knock the host out, but won't cause any permanent damage.
Skavor regenerates 1d4 x 10 M.D.C. per hour
-50% on all skills involving hands when Skavor is in sword/blade form. No penalties when in gauntlet form.

Thorn Sword

This sword was found by one of my PC's in a haunted Japanese temple near the remains of Mt. Fuji. It is a plain looking weapon at first, but also indestructible.

Description: A 2 ft. long handle of wood(?) with several 5 ft. long black metal 'vines' coming out of each end. The vines are covered with 2 inch long thorns. When wielded, the vines are flexible and can be semi-controlled by the user. They also sometimes move on their own.

Abilities:

Damage: 5d6 M.D.
Entangle: treat just like the skill, but if opponent is entangled, he takes 5d6 damage from the first strike, and an additional 5d6 when the vines are ripped back out. (or when he escapes from the entangle roll)
Climb: The sword can also assist in climbing by making the vines stick into the cracks in walls (or creating your own cracks with the thorns). +10% to climb skill.