Hawkblade

By Rafael Nedal (rnedal@uninet.com.br)

Arete

9

Quintessence

45

Description

The Hawkblade, is a Level 9 magickal longsword. It is ancient, obviously Celtic in origin, apparently medieval, but with a quality never seen in those ages. Its blade is made of a never seen before steel-like material, and there is a sphere-shaped, beautiful ruby encrusted in its middle. The handle is encrusted with small topazes, which are set up to adapt to his hand. Besides being an excellent talisman, the sword is also an incredibly good weapon, and a master blacksmith is required to repair it.

This talisman, like the Librum Veritas, was originally created as the subject of a great quest, and is an object of great power. Therefore, it shouldn't be used as starting talismans for a mage. At best, it should be the property of a whole cabal.

Magickal Effects

• Can control and create any kind of weather-related phenomena, especially storms, whether magickal or not (Forces 6). Effects can range from a single lightning ray to a full-scale, world-crumbling storm. Damage from this level is 6 x successes.
• Allows its user to become a hawk, while keeping its human intelligence; the blade becomes a scar in one of the hawk's wings. The user can return to his or her normal state just by wishing so (Life 5)
• Can create a flow of magickal energy through its blade, adding the damage rolled (see page 171) to the sword's normal damage (Forces 3, Prime 2)
• Can inspire respect and loyalty through use of the sword (Mind 2)
• The sword is completely unbreakable, about 500 times harder than pure diamond, even though it's extremely light (only heavy enough to allow proper use); it is almost impossible to be destroyed, be it by natural or magickal means (Matter 5, Entropy 5, Forces 5, Prime 5 - always on; expends 1 Quintessence per month).