Shori: Ancestral Sword of the Lion
Descrição
At the dawn of the Empire, the Kami Hantei commissioned a fine blade for his brother Akodo. Legends say it was the finest ever crafted, and that in Akodo’s hands, the sword could cut down five opponents in one swing. Akodo wielded the sword in many battles during the War against Fu Leng, and eventually the blade tasted the blood of Fu Leng himself, forcing the Ninth Kami to retreat and creating the opening Shinsei required to end the conflict.
When the war was over, the Emperor bade Akodo pass down his blade as an ancestral weapon. Instead, Akodo said, “A blade that has drawn the blood of family cannot be revered,” and he shattered it and scattered the pieces. Picking up a fallen soldier’s mundane sidearm, Akodo said, “This is my ancestral sword.” That sword became Shori, the ancestral sword of the Lion, a sword that has never been drawn.
Few ever recognize Shori upon seeing it, unless they know the blade’s story. It is a plain tachi with a wooden hilt and sheath, whose only adornment is a plain golden lion on the sheath. It rests in the Imperial Palace beside the ancestral sword of the Hantei, eternally standing guard over the Emperor’s honor. The
Lion tell the story of their clan sword proudly; to them, true martial power does not belong to a sword, but to the warrior who earned it.
Akodo once swore that he would only draw his blade for the Emperor. In accordance with this promise, whenever the Emperor requires the Lion’s armies, the Heir of Heaven presents the Lion Champion with Shori and the symbol of the clan they wish to subdue. When the deed is done, the champion returns Shori to the Emperor to await the next war. Scholars say this tradition has made Shori the deadliest sword in the Empire, for while Akodo’s first blade slew dozens of warriors, only Shori has destroyed entire samurai families without ever being drawn.
Shori is a tachi that is both elegant and powerful (see page 98).
Propriedades
- Quirk: If Shori’s wielder commits a dishonorable act, the blade fills their head with the roars of ten thousand Lions.
- Profile: Range 1, Damage 6, Deadliness 6/7, Ceremonial, Durable, Sacred. Mandate of the Chrysanthemum: While in possession of Shori at the sanction of the Emperor, the wielder does not forfeit glory for major or massive glory breaches.
- Sealed Inversion: Shori contains the Three Heartbeats inversion (see page 119), which is activated using Command (Void) instead of Theology (Void).
Texto do livro
Celestial Realms · Chapter 2: The Soul of the Empire › The Ancestral Swords of the Clans › Shori: Ancestral Sword of the Lion · p. 101
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At the dawn of the Empire, the Kami Hantei commissioned a fine blade for his brother Akodo. Legends say it was the finest ever crafted, and that in Akodo’s hands, the sword could cut down five opponents in one swing. Akodo wielded the sword in many battles during the War against Fu Leng, and eventually the blade tasted the blood of Fu Leng himself, forcing the Ninth Kami to retreat and creating the opening Shinsei required to end the conflict.
When the war was over, the Emperor bade Akodo pass down his blade as an ancestral weapon. Instead, Akodo said, “A blade that has drawn the blood of family cannot be revered,” and he shattered it and scattered the pieces. Picking up a fallen soldier’s mundane sidearm, Akodo said, “This is my ancestral sword.” That sword became Shori, the ancestral sword of the Lion, a sword that has never been drawn.
Few ever recognize Shori upon seeing it, unless they know the blade’s story. It is a plain tachi with a wooden hilt and sheath, whose only adornment is a plain golden lion on the sheath. It rests in the Imperial Palace beside the ancestral sword of the Hantei, eternally standing guard over the Emperor’s honor. The
Lion tell the story of their clan sword proudly; to them, true martial power does not belong to a sword, but to the warrior who earned it.
Akodo once swore that he would only draw his blade for the Emperor. In accordance with this promise, whenever the Emperor requires the Lion’s armies, the Heir of Heaven presents the Lion Champion with Shori and the symbol of the clan they wish to subdue. When the deed is done, the champion returns Shori to the Emperor to await the next war. Scholars say this tradition has made Shori the deadliest sword in the Empire, for while Akodo’s first blade slew dozens of warriors, only Shori has destroyed entire samurai families without ever being drawn.
Shori is a tachi that is both elegant and powerful (see page 98).
Quirk: If Shori’s wielder commits a dishonorable act, the blade fills their head with the roars of ten thousand Lions.
Profile: Range 1, Damage 6, Deadliness 6/7, Ceremonial, Durable, Sacred. Mandate of the Chrysanthemum: While in possession of Shori at the sanction of the Emperor, the wielder does not forfeit glory for major or massive glory breaches.
Sealed Inversion: Shori contains the Three Heartbeats inversion (see page 119), which is activated using Command (Void) instead of Theology (Void).