Itsuwari: Ancestral Sword of the Scorpion
Descrição
Itsuwari’s history is virtually unknown to anyone outside the Scorpion Clan, and even those within are likely to know little about it. No histories record who made the blade, and it lacks any stamp to hint at who might have created it. It may even predate the Scorpion Clan entirely. What is known is that Soshi blessed it before presenting it to Bayushi. The characters imprinted on its surface only show when the light hits it just so. Even then, they are only shadows, as if cast by nothing at all.
To all appearances, the Scorpion Clan Champion carries Itsuwari, but keen-eyed observers note that the sword is never actually drawn. That is because the Itsuwari worn by the champion is a fake. In fact, there are at least twelve fakes spread throughout the clan. The real Itsuwari is entrusted to a person chosen by the Scorpion family daimyō of each family and is carried in secret.
This is because the purpose of Itsuwari is to kill the Scorpion Clan Champion should they ever betray the Empire. At the champion’s investiture, the Yogo daimyō imprints the champion’s name on the blade in shadow ink, making the sword the champion’s bane: should it ever cut them, their heart would stop immediately. The Scorpion Clan Champion never knows which Itsuwari is the decoy and thus can never be sure who their would-be assassin is.
Four times in the history of the Empire, a Scorpion Clan Champion died in their prime, their heart seizing for no apparent reason. It is not known how many of these times Itsuwari was involved.
Itsuwari is a short jian laced with swirling shadow ink.
Propriedades
- Quirk: The shadow ink on the blade shifts to show the Scorpion Clan Champion’s current location.
- Profile: Range 0–1, Damage 4, Deadliness 7/8, Ceremonial, Concealable, Durable, Sacred. The Shadow’s Judge: After its wielder makes a successful Attack action check targeting the Scorpion Clan Champion, the champion suffers a critical strike with severity 16 and automatically counts as failing their check to resist it.
- Sealed Inversion: Itsuwari contains the Ethereal Flicker inversion (see page 116), which is activated using Skulduggery (Void) instead of Theology (Void).
Texto do livro
Celestial Realms · Chapter 2: The Soul of the Empire › The Ancestral Swords of the Clans › Itsuwari: Ancestral Sword of the Scorpion · p. 103
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Itsuwari’s history is virtually unknown to anyone outside the Scorpion Clan, and even those within are likely to know little about it. No histories record who made the blade, and it lacks any stamp to hint at who might have created it. It may even predate the Scorpion Clan entirely. What is known is that Soshi blessed it before presenting it to Bayushi. The characters imprinted on its surface only show when the light hits it just so. Even then, they are only shadows, as if cast by nothing at all.
To all appearances, the Scorpion Clan Champion carries Itsuwari, but keen-eyed observers note that the sword is never actually drawn. That is because the Itsuwari worn by the champion is a fake. In fact, there are at least twelve fakes spread throughout the clan. The real Itsuwari is entrusted to a person chosen by the Scorpion family daimyō of each family and is carried in secret.
This is because the purpose of Itsuwari is to kill the Scorpion Clan Champion should they ever betray the Empire. At the champion’s investiture, the Yogo daimyō imprints the champion’s name on the blade in shadow ink, making the sword the champion’s bane: should it ever cut them, their heart would stop immediately. The Scorpion Clan Champion never knows which Itsuwari is the decoy and thus can never be sure who their would-be assassin is.
Four times in the history of the Empire, a Scorpion Clan Champion died in their prime, their heart seizing for no apparent reason. It is not known how many of these times Itsuwari was involved.
Itsuwari is a short jian laced with swirling shadow ink.
Quirk: The shadow ink on the blade shifts to show the Scorpion Clan Champion’s current location.
Profile: Range 0–1, Damage 4, Deadliness 7/8, Ceremonial, Concealable, Durable, Sacred. The Shadow’s Judge: After its wielder makes a successful Attack action check targeting the Scorpion Clan Champion, the champion suffers a critical strike with severity 16 and automatically counts as failing their check to resist it.
Sealed Inversion: Itsuwari contains the Ethereal Flicker inversion (see page 116), which is activated using Skulduggery (Void) instead of Theology (Void).