Sorrow

Information compiled by Celtar and Madmountain.

Description

a massive vaalorn sword

Properties

Some years ago at one of the grand pavilion auctions, Celtar saw a two hander come up and Bankur won the bid on it. He waited years for this blade to come into his hands, keeping track of its owner and whereabouts. Finally he owned the weapon, and it has indeed caused him much sorrow. Hence the name he has given it.

Sorrow is male. He can be deadly to the wielder. The sword starts at +18 (must be level 9 to hold). The Attack Strength (AS) increases as the wielder trains. Celtar at level 18 was getting a bonus of 36. The brighter the pulsing light the more charged up the sword is, with blinding being the brightest.

Bonding

Possible start message

The sword suddenly bathes you in a warm red light, pulsing with your breaths in a hypnotic rhythm.

Fully bonding with Sorrow takes 180 days:

You feel the sword submit fully to your will.

Loresong

[VERSE 1]

The first thing you notice is that the sword is of normal weight for a weapon of its type, yet there is something irksome about its feel in your hand.

[VERSE 2]

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!

The sword starts to pulse with a dark rhythm, drawing you closer. You begin to feel your soul weakening as you start to submit to the bidding of the sword. Rage builds within you driving you bezerk!

[VERSE 3]

An aura of great magic surround the sword, its vibrations lashing back at the sound of your voice. The sword begins to vibrate in your hands, nearly uncontrollably. You realize with a start that this weapon has a life of its own.

Merryleon struggles to hold on to the sword as his sings.

[VERSE 4]

As you sing, you sense resonant vibrations coming from the sword, matching pitch with yours. Soon a harmony is achieved, and a brilliant display begins to materialize before you...

Dark skies loom overhead and thunder-bursts roll though a blackened valley. Two lone figures stand locked in mortal battle with monstrous blades. War songs fill the air, brilliant flashes of lightning obscuring your view. When they have cleared, the battle is at an end, one of the fighters impaled upon his own sword. Suddenly a horrible shrieking deafens you, as the fallen figure is seems to be consumed by his blade...

[VERSE 5]

Your breath becomes labored as you try to coax yet more out of the sword...

Images race past with unbelievable speed! Foes falling in battle... Friends turning against each other... Thousands of faint voices, echoing through the sky... Hundreds of years passing in mere seconds... All the while a horrid screaming fills your ears. As you attempt to delve deeper into the sword's history it suddenly lashes out at you!

You are stunned!

[VERSE 6]

The sword suddenly bathes you in a warm red light, pulsing with your breaths in a hypnotic rhythm.

You learn nothing new about the sword.

Positive Effects

Violet light, Focused Implosion

You point your sword at a cold guardian. Suddenly a dim violet light lashes out at a cold guardian!

A void rips open in the area, but not very close to a cold guardian.

Air sucked from a cold guardian's lungs.

+10 Hits.

The cold guardian screams evilly one last time and goes still.
The cold guardian dies an abrupt death.
A number of items ranging from 8 to 19 feet from the void were picked up and sucked toward the blackness. The items did an accumulative damage of 70 as they caromed off a cold guardian. The void disappears without further incident.

The sword is forged out of the darkest metal you have ever seen. Thin tendrils of faint violet light dance their way from the haft and along its length. For a brief moment you think you hear a slight moaning coming from the sword itself.

Green light (dim) - Darkness

You point your sword at Celtar. Suddenly a dim green light lashes out at Celtar!
The area becomes darker.

Orange light - Mana Leech

You point your sword at a rolton. Suddenly a dim orange light lashes out at a rolton!
  CS: +84 - TD: +3 + CvA: +25 + d100: +35 == +141
  Warding failed!
  A dull grey beam momentarily materializes between you and the rolton!  The rolton shakes violently!

Blue light - Mana Disruption

>point sword at squi
You point your sword at a rabid squirrel. Suddenly a strong blue light lashes out at a rabid squirrel!
  CS: +82 - TD: +6 + CvA: +25 + d100: +63 == +164
  Warding failed!
  A powerful hit.
  The rabid squirrel twitches its tail one last time and dies.

Red light - Call Lightning

You point your sword at a cold guardian. Suddenly a strong red light lashes out at a cold guardian!

You notice a small cloud form above a cold guardian.

You notice the storm cloud begin to churn rapidly!

The storm cloud begins to build into a thunderhead!

You hear the rumbling of thunder as the cloud turns an ominous dark hue!

Suddenly a lightning bolt explodes from the small thundercloud and strikes a cold guardian with a brilliant flash!
The guardian is knocked to the ground!
... 45 points of damage!
The cold guardian is stunned!

Backlash Effects

Dark rhythm - Berserk

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword starts to pulse with a dark rhythm, drawing you closer. You begin to feel your soul weakening as you start to submit to the bidding of the sword. Rage builds within you driving you bezerk!

Like warrior berserk. Also adds 9 to AS during berserk as if I had ranks of berserk at I think its 30 ranks. Minus to AS after the berserking rage leaves that wears off like warrior berserking. All the berserking verbs work as well.

=White light - Stun

Stun rounds vary from 2 to 10.

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword suddenly shimmers with restrained energy, then emits a blinding white light which fills the room.

You are stunned for 10 rounds...

[[ Tremors] ]

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword begins to tremor, violently shaking the whole room!
>
The ground begins to shake violently, making it hard to stand.

A cold guardian loses its balance and falls over.

A cold guardian loses its balance and falls over.

A cold guardian slowly floats back up.

Crimson light - Weakness

Minus 50 to AS, can stack.

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword begins to glow with a deep crimson. Thin tendrils of light reach out and grip you, passing through your body.
After a moments you feel the strength rush out of your soul in a wave of searing heat. The sword shines brightly leaving you pitifully weakened.

You feel weak!

Eerie song - Frenzy

Stuck in offensive stance.

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword begins to wail an eerie song. As the sound fills your mind it builds in pitch and volume, till it is almost maddening!

You suddenly feel angered beyond all reason, causing you to scream out in rage!

Plasma Blast

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
A blast of pure plasma floods from the sword directly at you!
  CS: +82 - TD: +70 + CvA: +4 + d100: +83 - -5 == +104
  Warding failed!
  You feel a surge of intense energy suddenly tear violently at your body! You feel drained!
  ... and hits for 10 points of damage!
  ... 5 points of damage!
Minor burns to chest. That hurts a bit.
  ... 5 points of damage!
You wince as the blast numbs your right arm.
  ... 25 points of damage!
Heavy jolt to chest causes solar plexus to explode.  Remarkable display of spraying blood.
You are stunned for 5 rounds!
  ... 5 points of damage!
Blow grazes your temple.

Yellow light - Health drain

Sword will is usually around 75%, but it varies. It can drain up to 100%

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword tears at your body with a pale yellow light. You cringe in pain as you feel your strength torn from your body!
You feel drained!

Green light (sickly) - Spirit drain

Spirit drain takes up to 7 spirit points.

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
The sword strikes forth directly at your chest with a terrible light of sickly green. To your horror you feel your life force ripped from your body as the sword shrieks horribly!
You feel drained! 

Black energy - ?

The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
Brutal black energies flow from the sword and slam into your chest!

Random Messaging

The vaalorn sword shudders in delight.

The vaalorn sword wails in disgust.

The vaalorn sword screams horribly!

The vaalorn sword emits a high pitched shriek!

The vaalorn sword flashes brilliantly.

The vaalorn sword howls in anger!

The vaalorn sword pulses brightly.

The vaalorn sword sparks a bit.

Verb Traps

VERB	FIRST
TURN	As you turn your vaalorn sword a deep thunderous boom echoes through the room.
	As you turn your vaalorn sword a piercing shriek slices through the room.
	As you turn your vaalorn sword a low vibrating hum fills the room.
	As you turn your vaalorn sword a loud snap cracks through the room.
	As you turn your vaalorn sword a faint whisper blows through the room.
	You feel the sword resist you slightly. <only the weilder sees this resistance>

Attacks

You swing a massive vaalorn sword at a cold guardian!
  AS: +158 vs DS: +84 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +20 = +136
  ... and hit for 32 points of damage!
  The cold guardian is stunned!
Your sword pulses once with a weak green light.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

>You swing a massive vaalorn sword at a cold guardian!
  AS: +161 vs DS: +84 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +64 = +183
  ... and hit for 79 points of damage!
  The cold guardian is knocked to the ground!
  The cold guardian is stunned!
Your sword pulses once with a faint violet light.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

You swing a massive vaalorn sword at a mountain ogre!
  AS: +156 vs DS: +68 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +80 = +210
  ... and hit for 92 points of damage!
  Weapon arm removed at the shoulder!
  The mountain ogre's war mattock falls to the ground.
  The mountain ogre is stunned!
Your sword pulses once with a dim green light.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

You swing a massive vaalorn sword at a cold guardian!
  AS: +161 vs DS: +64 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +16 = +155
  ... and hit for 36 points of damage!
Your sword pulses once with a strong green light.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

You swing a massive vaalorn sword at a cold guardian!
  AS: +191 vs DS: +84 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +73 = +222
  ... and hit for 133 points of damage!
  The cold guardian is stunned!
Your sword pulses once with a shimmering red light.
Roundtime: 8 sec.

You swing a massive vaalorn sword at a cold guardian!
  AS: +191 vs DS: +84 with AvD: +42 + d100 roll: +26 = +175
  ... and hit for 61 points of damage!
  The cold guardian is knocked to the ground!
  The cold guardian is stunned!
Your sword pulses once with a blinding red light.
Roundtime: 8 sec.