Andor's Trail

Wyrmspawn wrote:I don't like the backstory, but nice concept... What if you're playing with Feygard? Feygard might be innocent and Nor City religious fanatics. That's a bad thing for Feygard supporters in the game.

Wyrmspawn wrote:Was hoping you'd ask that. Been too long since I wrote a story on AT forums. Don't really have to use this, just another suggestion.

Vilyanmar was a proud warrior who yielded to no man, demon, or god. Displeased with his ways, his people decided to overthrow him as their protector, and put someone new in his stead. When Vilyanmar learnt of this, he laughed and challenged all of his people to overthrow him. The bravest and strongest fought him all at once; but they were shocked to find that their blows bounced off him like pebbles off a shield. This went on for a while until Vilyanmar got bored and swept his unfortunate assailants aside with his sharp blades.

Angry, but afraid, his people yielded meekly to his harsh rule and all thoughts of resistance fled their minds. But soon, Vilyanmar heard of a great hero whom they called the Undefeated One. Angered that such a title would be given to one other than him, Vilyanmar set out to defeat this hero. Good stuff Wyrmspawn!

No one knows what happened, but Vilyanmar came stumbling back to his people, his proud and well-forged swords all but destroyed; one was bent almost in half, and looked more like a hook than a sword; the other one was deformed near the hilt, as though a large, large hand had grasped it and squeezed with impossible force.

Vilyanmar's people, who hated him, seized the opportunity. His skin was too tough for them to hurt him; but his swords were gone and he himself was exhausted. Together, they bound him in tough ropes that he had used on them before, and tried to kill him with swords and daggers; but no blades could penetrate his tough, tough skin, and proud, if defeated, Vilyanmar laughed at their efforts.

It was then that a wise woman proposed a way to kill him. Taking out the largest cooking pot in the village, she proposed that they put the proud hero into boiling water. Not even his hard skin would save him from that, and the fire would not burn through the ropes. Hearing this, the proud hero cursed and writhed against his bonds; but he was exhausted from his battle, and the ropes might have held him even were he at his full strength.

They dragged the proud Vilyanmar, struggling and roaring threats, to the center of the village, where he was boiled alive... but not before he performed his last act as a hero. Cursing his people for turning against him, he roared out in a rage that could be heard throughout the village. Although the hero himself would die, Vilyanmar declared that even through death, his twin swords would survive, and would wreak havoc upon his people forever.

Years later, the village simply disappeared. In the middle of the ruins, an adventurer found a strange sword. It was well-made, but it was deformed near the hilt. It was, he described, as though a blacksmith wearing very large heat-proof gloves had squeezed the sword just as it left the fire...

Vilyanmar's Revenge:
AP cost:4
Attack chance: 20%
AD: 5-10
BC: -20%
DR: 1

Pyrizzle wrote:The concept behind the weapon is sound but i don't see the need for that much back story really, unless the weapon is tied directly into a quest.

Cool idea for a sword! I like the stats!

Pyrizzle wrote:I don't have an issue with adding flavor texts to the weapons, my only concern is that it is quite long.