Post by Andradite on Feb 5, 2016 3:23:38 GMT
Name: The Broad Hand of Boh
Gem sealed within it: Empty Gem slot.
Appearance: Without a gem inserted it appears as a rectangular blade 3 inches wide, 2 feet long. It doesn't taper off to a point ending abruptly with a square end making it pretty useless as a stabbing weapon. The handle is long for a short sword considering it was designed for Quartz who have large hands. Brown leather strips pad the handle. The grip is rather plan without any fany pommel. There is no crossguard. Before the blade starts is a slot designed to hold any gem. It will adjust automatically on contact.
When a gem is inserted the blade extends to a full edged sword, gaining about two to four feet depending on the gem, and a crossguard extends out.
(Will have a picture once I get the time to design one)
Sentient: Yes.
If Sentient, Personality: This artifact is designed to be used with multiple Gems. As such its personality reflects the Gem that is currently inserted.
History: Long ago there were two Quartz warriors that grew close as they served the Diamonds. Never apart for long they always fought at each others side. One day one of the Quartz suffered a devastating blow to her gem and found it difficult to maintain a stable form. Life became hell for her since she was unable to join in glorious combat with the others. The Diamonds wanted to shatter her to just put her out of her misery but her comrade refused to allow it. She insisted that her friend die only from combat so she may maintain her honor.
Since she could not fight on her own the other forged a weapon that would serve as her body. The Gem took the weapon into a grand battle. It raged for weeks. The enemy proved to be too resilient and the Gems were being forced back towards the warp pads they had set up. The other fought until the last Gem had fled. To insure the integrity of the fallback location the other destroyed the pad as it activated for the final time. This caused the weapon to fall outside the warp stream and it was lost...
Very little is know about what lies outside the stream and even less about the fate of things lost in it but somehow this weapon found its way to Earth and in the hands of a lost Demantoid.
Ability: It has limited healing capabilities for the inserted Gem acting as sort of a healing chamber for Gems. Only minor cracks and some mental trama are treatable with this artifact.
Its other ability is to adapt one of the inserted Gems ability for use with the weapon (I.e. a Gem with that can manipulate fire would transfer that ability to the weapon.). The weapon may alter its appearance slightly to accommodate more bizarre abilities or to better utilize the ability but for the most part it will retain its general shape. Gems that are either corrupted or beginning to corrupt cause unstable modifications to the weapon that may alter its physical form to a greater extent. Any abilities taken on by the sword carry over the limitations and strengths the ability have but may make some unstable abilities more managable.
Without a gem it functions just like any other sword.
Owner: Andradite.
Gem sealed within it: Empty Gem slot.
Appearance: Without a gem inserted it appears as a rectangular blade 3 inches wide, 2 feet long. It doesn't taper off to a point ending abruptly with a square end making it pretty useless as a stabbing weapon. The handle is long for a short sword considering it was designed for Quartz who have large hands. Brown leather strips pad the handle. The grip is rather plan without any fany pommel. There is no crossguard. Before the blade starts is a slot designed to hold any gem. It will adjust automatically on contact.
When a gem is inserted the blade extends to a full edged sword, gaining about two to four feet depending on the gem, and a crossguard extends out.
(Will have a picture once I get the time to design one)
Sentient: Yes.
If Sentient, Personality: This artifact is designed to be used with multiple Gems. As such its personality reflects the Gem that is currently inserted.
History: Long ago there were two Quartz warriors that grew close as they served the Diamonds. Never apart for long they always fought at each others side. One day one of the Quartz suffered a devastating blow to her gem and found it difficult to maintain a stable form. Life became hell for her since she was unable to join in glorious combat with the others. The Diamonds wanted to shatter her to just put her out of her misery but her comrade refused to allow it. She insisted that her friend die only from combat so she may maintain her honor.
Since she could not fight on her own the other forged a weapon that would serve as her body. The Gem took the weapon into a grand battle. It raged for weeks. The enemy proved to be too resilient and the Gems were being forced back towards the warp pads they had set up. The other fought until the last Gem had fled. To insure the integrity of the fallback location the other destroyed the pad as it activated for the final time. This caused the weapon to fall outside the warp stream and it was lost...
Very little is know about what lies outside the stream and even less about the fate of things lost in it but somehow this weapon found its way to Earth and in the hands of a lost Demantoid.
Ability: It has limited healing capabilities for the inserted Gem acting as sort of a healing chamber for Gems. Only minor cracks and some mental trama are treatable with this artifact.
Its other ability is to adapt one of the inserted Gems ability for use with the weapon (I.e. a Gem with that can manipulate fire would transfer that ability to the weapon.). The weapon may alter its appearance slightly to accommodate more bizarre abilities or to better utilize the ability but for the most part it will retain its general shape. Gems that are either corrupted or beginning to corrupt cause unstable modifications to the weapon that may alter its physical form to a greater extent. Any abilities taken on by the sword carry over the limitations and strengths the ability have but may make some unstable abilities more managable.
Without a gem it functions just like any other sword.
Owner: Andradite.