Thin-bladed stabbing melee weapon.
Bonus: Negates DT (Fast)
Stiletto
Interrupt: 40 (Average)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Value: 5cp
Stilettos are similar to daggers, but differ subtly in their shape and function. Made for penetrating armor, stilettos feature a stiff piercing blade that resembles a shrunken estoc’s. Though they are not powerful weapons, they can strike deadly blows rapidly against a lightly-armored opponent.
Fine Stiletto
Interrupt: 30 (Weak)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Fine: +4 Accuracy, x1.15 All Damage
Value: 205cp
Exceptional Stiletto
Interrupt: 30 (Weak)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Exceptional: +8 Accuracy, x1.3 All Damage
Value: 405cp
Azureith’s Stiletto
Interrupt: 30 (Weak)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Minor Spellbind: Jolting Touch: Grants Jolting Touch. A bolt of electricity jumps from the caster’s fingers to the nearest enemy, and then to the next nearest, causing decreasing amounts of Shock damage. 3 per rest 2m Jump
Area of Effect: Target + 2 Foe Jump Targets
Interrupt: 40 (Average)
Effects: Target: 55-75 Shock vs. Deflection (+15 Accuracy)
Jump Targets: 41-56 Shock vs. Deflection (+15 Accuracy)
Value: 205cp
The War of Black Trees brought hardship and suffering to many Glanfathans, but it bore special tragedy for its druidic orders, who were forced not only to endure the deaths of many friends and kin, but also the destruction of the lands they revered above all else. Among these was Azureith, a young Ovate.
Deeply troubled by the use of the elements to turn nature against the people of Eir Glanfath, and wondering if he was seeing the last days of his people, Azureith took to walking the endless stretches of burned down forests in search of something, anything, that might signal a reason to hope. He found it in an old ironwood tree, thick and gnarled with roots that ran in waves through the ground as though they’d been woven there. It stood as it always had, though singed well up the side of its trunk now, while everything around it had been incinerated by the soldiers of Dyrwood, leaving a wasteland a thousand acres in every direction.
Azureith plucked a single branch from the old tree (making sure to express his profound gratitude). An accomplished organic artificer, Azureith reshaped the branch into a blade that would rival any made in a forge. He infused it with the strength of the elements, vowing never again to be at their mercy, and resolving that if the tree could endure, so, too, could he.
In his hands, the blade would find its way into the hearts of many soldiers, who stood at the edge of forests with torches and barrels of pitch, and by the war’s end, he had saved many forests from the flame.
When his years were drawing to a close, Azureith made a final pilgrimage back to the old ironwood tree, which still stood, and he laid the knife at its base, to be taken up by someone else in need of inspiration in dark times. On his way there, he was pleased to see that beneath the ashes that covered the forest floor, new life had begun to spring.
Azureith’s Stiletto is unusual as the entire weapon is dark red-brown wood, even the blade. The magic used in its creation hardened and protected the wood, preventing it from chipping or warping. Dark green vines and leaves sprout from it and wrap themselves around the hilt to form the grip.
Oidhreacht
Interrupt: 30 (Weak)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Fine: +4 Accuracy, x1.15 All Damage
Damaging 1: x1.15 All Damage
Value: 305cp
Oidhreacht once belonged to a prominent military instructor in the capital city of Aedyr. The instructor was a cipher whose gifts were seldom used by his empire, and he grew frustrated at his superiors’ inability to see the potential of ciphers to perform key missions that no other force would be capable of. He began making his opinion known, and over time the opinion became more subversive and radical, until at last his unsanctioned activities got him charged with treason.
The officer and crew that came to detain him, however, underestimated him as much as the empire had, and with only this blade and the talents of his mind, he slew his would-be captors. He fled the city and embarked on a life as a duelist, obsessed with proving his potential to any who would question it. In the end, his life ended in the manner that the lives of duelists typically do, and the potential he often spoke of would remain just that.
The knife still bears his psychic imprint, and the wielder will often get flashes of the maneuvers the original owner performed in order to deliver the killing blow to his opponent. Some regard this as a curse, but many find value in it, and use such experiences to better realize the knife’s potential.
Were it not for evidence of heavy use about the handle and pommel, Oidhreacht would seem new, its cutting edge perfectly beveled and honed without a single nick along its length.
Misery’s End
Interrupt: 30 (Weak)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Vicious: x1.2 Damage against Prone, Stunned, Flanked enemies
Accurate 2: +8 Accuracy
Fine: +4 Accuracy, x1.15 All Damage
Value: 605cp
Forged and enchanted at the request of a lackluster assassin, Misery’s End signaled the start of a successful and lucrative career in contract killing. The honed blade, it was said, could slip so easily and effectively into a sleeping man’s spine that he would stumble into a new life none the wiser. The happy assassin might still be in possession of the stiletto if not for a loose tile on the roof of the home of his last target. A 30-foot fall and a cobblestone road heralded the end of his illustrious career.
Bleak Fang
Interrupt: 30 (Weak)
Damage: 8-12 Pierce vs. Deflection
DR Reduction: 5 DR bypass
Exceptional: +8 Accuracy, x1.3 All Damage
Spell Striking: Touch of Rot: Grants Touch of Rot. Druid’s hands emanate decay, causing immediate Corrosive damage and then more damage over time to any in the area of effect.
Range: 15m
Area of Effect: 1.25m Radius (base 1.25m)
Interrupt: 40 (Average)
Effects: AoE: 18-26 Corrode, 21.3 Corrode Damage over 8 sec vs. Fortitude (+10 Accuracy)
Corrosive Lash: +25% Corrode Damage
Value: 905cp
Naasitaqi huntress was tracking game with the other wives of her tribe when a terrible blizzard separated her from the rest of the party. Starving and nearly snowblind, she ate the leather of her gloves to fill her belly while she searched for food. As her strength was fading, she came upon the corpse of a caribou, frozen and half-gnawed by arctic foxes. She ate her fill and, exhausted, fell into a deep sleep.
When she awoke, she saw the fingers of her left hand stricken with a numbing corruption. As she journeyed back in the direction of her village, she watched the corruption spread along her knuckles and across her hand. Unwilling to succumb to it, she took her stiletto and cut off her hand at the wrist.