Sorrow
This is the information about Sorrow, as I believe was compiled by Celtar. Having bonded to the weapon myself, I know this information to be true. -Madmountan
Sorrow's actual description is: a massive vaalorn sword
Some years ago at one of the grand pavilion auctions I saw a two hander come up and Bankur won the bid on it. I waited years for this blade to come into my hands. Keeping track of its owner and whereabouts. Finally I own the weapon, and it has indeed caused Celtar much sorrow. Hence the name he has given it.
Bard Song: Done by Merryleon at much danger to himself.
You sing:
"Sword with a value untold
What price gets you sold"
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.
You sing:
"Sword that I find myself singing to
What purpose do you faithfully do"
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!
You sing:
"Sword with a value untold
What price gets you sold"
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.
You sing:
"Sword before I toss you with the waste
Is there a purpose to your taste?"
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...
You sing:
"Sword with a value untold
What price gets you sold"
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!
You sing:
"Sword that I find myself singing to
What purpose do you faithfully do"
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.
Ok besides being x6 enchanted. This is everything I've learned about the blade. Its a "he" as well. From what I see from the bard song. Will it ever attune to Celtar? No idea. Fun roleplaying item but damn deadly to the weilder. A few typos I note in its abilites as well. New note: The sword starts at +18 the min training to hold it is 9th. The AS goes up on the sword as you train. I do not know the max bonus at this time. Though Celtar at 18th was getting a bonus of 36.
Further note: I think this is the message that starts when it starts attuning to you. (pure speculation on my part though)
The sword suddenly bathes you in a warm red light, pulsing with your breaths in a hypnotic rhythm.
p.s: baring the Thingol Diamond, Ive never seen such a heavly scripted item. Actually its much more scripted then the Diamond. And til I learn if it attunes or not, I wont be using anymore spirit draining powers if you follow. Three decays via spirit death were enough to teach me.<Grin>
(1. Violent 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.
>
(2. Green light, darkness)
You point your sword at Celtar. Suddenly a dim green light
lashes out at Celtar!
Celtar points his sword at you. Suddenly a dim green light
lashes out at you!
The area becomes darker.
(3. Orange light, Mana Drain)
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!
>
(4. 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.
(5. 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!
>
(.B Other properties
(1. Berserking.)
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 9to 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.
(2. White light that stuns you for varying amounts of time.)
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...
(( 2 to 10 rounds appears to be the stun times))
(3. 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.
(4. Weakness)
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!
Minus 50 to AS. (stackable..if it does it again while the
current weakness is still in effect)
(5. Frenzy )
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!
( Can't change stance to any stance but offensive)
(6. 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.
(B. Random scripts, the sword does these, I have no
control over when it does them. )
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.
(C. Scripts the weilder causes)
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>
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.
>
(note: the brighter the pulsing light the more charged up
the sword is. With blinding being the brightest)
>
The sword suddenly turns on you, lashing out!
Brutal black energies flow from the sword and slam into your
chest!
>
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!
Health point drain, up to all of it. usually around 75% so far, it varies.
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! Spirit drain, up to seven spirit, it varies.
When you are finally fully "bonded" with Sorrow, which takes 180 days, you receive the following message: You feel the sword submit fully to your will.