Tuesday, October 10, 2006

The Stargold Ax of Liwyn the Gentle - Weapon

The Stargold Axe of Liwyn the Gentle: This battleaxe appears to have a head made of gold, embossed with emblems of the sun on one side and a lion on the other. It was gifted to Liwyn by the Aeons of the Legion of Grace, and is hafted with stone pine and auroch horn bound together with brass and iron rings. Liwyn the Gentle used it in battle against the gwear, the black aurochine of the Siccatrice Hills, and against several of the grey claves who insisted on closing kankers with sacrifice, even when Aeldhaus had proven it was not necessary to do so. He last used it in the Umberwoods, circa pre-753, attempting to save the life of the Briar Tiger’s wife. Liwyn slew the Briar Tiger with a blow to the head: the Tiger’s soul clung to the ax in death, and a tomb was built around his restless corpse, sealing the axe away forever.

The Axe is a +1 battleaxe, bane versus outsiders (demi-plane of shadow). Its wielder gains a +1 to turn attempts, if the ax is used as part of the turning attempt. The Axe grants a +1 modifier to the difficulty checks of conjuration spells cast while it is held. Once per day, The Axe can produce a ray of searing light that does 3d6 points of damage as a ranged touch attack.

Moderate evocation; Caster level: 5th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, ability to channel positive energy, magic weapon, searing light; Cost 27,210 gp gp

NPC Gear: 15th
Treasure Value: 16th


In the year 951, the Axe was recovered by a group of adventurers attempting to stop the Naktvaug creation of a shadowyrd in the Umberwoods. It was rehafted as a greataxe by the Luxwright of Lawbide, the high priest of the Lawbide pantheon. Its enchantment was made stronger in the process.

The Stargold Axe of Sredny the Forthright ne’ Liwyn the Gentle
is a +2 greataxe, and has all the other powers of its previous incarnation.

Moderate evocation; Caster level: 5th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, ability to channel positive energy, magic weapon, searing light; Cost 37,220 gp

NPC Gear: 16th
Treasure Value: 18th

Math:

+1 Battle Ax Bane vs shadow outsiders = 8,310 gp
+1 turning attempts (1*1*1000)/5 + 50% = 1,500 gp
+1 DC of conjuration spells cast (1*1*1000)/5 + 50% = 1,500 gp
Once per day it can cast 3d8 searing light (3*6*2000)/5 +50% = 15900

+1 Great Ax Bane vs shadow outsiders = 18,320

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