Beautiful Murder - 5 Magical Weapons and their histories
Note
This is based on my previous post, The Arizona Sword - without it, it doesn't really make much sense. Also, each weapon links to a song, cause why not.
1. THE WORKER'S RIGHT
Forged out of stolen steel that was supposed to be made into chains that would bind them, instead it was forged by the Soot Dwarves into a tool to defeat their oppressors. They have invited a Deep Angel named FREEDOM OF THE ONE WHO HAS NOTHING TO LOSE inside. A simple utilitarian tool, it is said that this hammer had 7 owners before, and has killed each one of them after they were trying to re-establish the walls that they have destroyed.
- It holds power over METAL, crushing steel and breaking chains
- It gains this power through LIBERATION, gaining a Notch each time its wielder frees a slave (regardless if they are a slave, wage-slave or enslaved in another way).
- It wants ANARCHY, a lack of any rulers (if not rules).
- It hates OPRESSORS, defined as anyone who abuses their power over others. It is ruthless in its destruction of them.
- Its special property is that it destroys any item smaller than a house with one strike.
2. THE EMPEROR'S WILL
Its head is made out of a single diamond, the body out of black Ebony covered in silver leafs, this spear is said to hold the spirit of THE FIRST EMPEROR, after he has pierced himself with it. Ever since, it has been the insignia of The Eternal Empire - or at least until it has fallen. Since then, it has sometimes resurfaced, each time in the hands of a pretended who wanted to rebuild it. Each has failed.
- It holds power over WIND, pushing ships on the sea and causing storms that destroy whole cities.
- It gains its power through SUBJUGATION, gaining a Notch each time its wielder subjugates a person.
- It wants TRADITION, a restoration of its old empire.
- It hates DECADENCE, striking down those whom it deems a danger to its empire. It was this trait that has destroyed it.
- Its special property is that any soldier who sees it and is allied to its wielder has advantage on morale tests.
3. THE BLACK BLADE
Cut from black meteorite iron, each rune that covers it shows a different blasphemy towards the order of creation. This sword holds a great evil within, a demon named HOWLING DEVOID OF MEANING. It was created in the last days of The Purple Order, by an archmage whose name was struck from history, in a desperate attempt to secure their legacy. It was thrown into The Burning Mountain, but is said to have been found in sprawling underground tunnels.
- It holds power over DEATH, causing bodies to rot or stand up, full of hatred.
- It gains its power by DEVOURING SOULS, irreversibly destroying each creature killed and gaining a notch for each soul thus destroyed.
- It wants DESTRUCTION, of everything that has value to anyone. It does not just want to kill - it wants to erase, especially those whose its wielder loves.
- It hates PURITY, and falls into murderous rages when confronted with pure intentions.
- Its special property is that it ignores any form of armor, slicing through it like through butter.
4. THE LAWKEEPER
A simple standard Colt Model P (Peacemaker), painted black and covered in red stains that never go away. It boasts of no angels nor demons, holding instead the spirit of THE SHERIFF WHO NEVER GAVE UP. It is one of the newest magical weapons created not by design, but by accident, as its holder has been hanged for a crime he has never commited.
- It holds power over PROBABILITY, making almost impossible shots and causing improbable events to happen whenever it wants them to.
- It gains it through JUSTICE, a Notch each time its holder takes its light where the law usually fails.
- It wants to PROTECT the common people.
- It hates those who PERVERT JUSTICE and punish the innocent.
It cleans itself and never jams, and always has one extra bullet when you most need it.
5. THE BIRD OF PREY
Four pieces of flint, bound together with a piece of human sinew. Worn on one's hand to form claws. They are from a time before there was steel, back when dogs were wolves. It holds a deep part of every living creature, THE INSTINCT OF LIFE.
- It controls ANIMALS, forcing them against their owners or changing their being
- It gains its power through FEEDING, each kg of food devoured by its owner giving it a single Notch.
- It wants SURVIVAL, pushing its wielder towards anything that may lengthen their life
- It hates WEAKNESS, lashing out against it when given an opportunity
Wounds dealt by it will not close until licked by an animal.