Relics of the Gods
Eberron is a place of many tremendously powerful items and devices that are mostly relics of the Demon War and other conflicts that wield powers well above Epic Level. This is a discussion of some of the items that have shown up in our games.
The Sword of Eberron
The Sword of Eberron
Major Artifact
The Sword of Eberron is also known as Caliburn amongst other names. The blade is a Divine Artifact that was created by Siberys for the purposes of defending Eberron and was made from one of his Claws. The weapon, unfortunately, was broken when it was used to pierce the heart of Tiamat and bind that particular manifestation of Khyber in the darkness below. The Sword of Eberron broke into five separate pieces that each became weapons of their own. Collectively, they are known as the Five Swords of Eberron but this is a misnomer, the weapons are able to assume a multitude of shapes with the legendary Spear of Destiny' and Trident of The Devourer being amongst them.
The Swords are empowered to fight the evils of Eberron and each wield exceptional powers in doing so. They are, especially, dangerous to Evil Outsiders and Undead due to the fact that they are the prefered minions of Khyber. The Swords can be re-united due to the fact that each of them calls towards one another. However. until the essence of Khyber is fully cleansed from the swords, they will not be able to be kept merged for very long. Furthermore, they will enact a terrifying price from those who attempt to use them.
The Sword of Eberron is a Divine Spark and anyone who possesses the completed Five Swords will gain a Divine Rank of 1. All wielders of the Swords gain a Divine Rank of 0 and cease aging amongst other benefits.
The Five Swords
Minor Artifacts
Demonslayer: Demonslayer is a Holy Avenger +5 with a Bane against Chaotic Evil Outsiders. Demonslayer is only a +2 Sword when wielded by Non-Paladins but reaches its full potential in the hands of a Holy Warrior.
Devil's Bane: Devil's Bane is a +4 Defender with the Bane Against Lawful Evil Outsiders. The Sword is Intelligent and can also produce a Flame Tongue ability that does an extra 3d6 Damage against opponents.
Dawn's Radiance: The Sword of Light is a +4 Sunblade that radiates a continuous Protection from Evil 10ft and Continual Light spell around its wielders. Dawn's Radiance is also known as the Sword of Light.
Spellvoid: The properties of this weapon are as yet, unknown, but it is known in some regions as Kerokash.
Dragonslayer: Dragonslayer is a +5 Vorpal Sword that has a specific Bane against Evil Dragons (of all types). It bestows a 30 point Resistance against Dragonfire of all types as well.
Special
The full capacities of the Sword of Eberron are not yet known but it is known that when four blades are united, it was able to release a 'Dragon Fire blast of Flame that was equal to an Ancient Gold Dragon's attack but its wielder was struck with Blindness as a result (though this might have been from fire backlash). It is suspected that there are equivalent gain abilities with each use.
The Chalice of Bahamut
The Chalice of Bahamut is a relic that caught the blood of Bahamut as he was bleeding from his wounds during the epic confrontation with Tiamat. The object became infused with some of his divine essence and this was increased as the Dragons began to worship the item as one of their most venerated objects.
Ultimately, the Chalice of Bahamut was stolen by the Ascendant Green Dragon known as Vol. Vol was one of the many remnants of Khyber, one of her Consorts no less, that was still alive after the Demon Wars but feared the retaliation against the "Archangel of Death." The Chalice was recovered by the Deathless before somehow being lost on Khorvaire where it ended up in the hands of the Dhakaani and later humans.
The Chalice of Bahamut became intimately associated with both Dol Arrah and the Silver Flame, despite having nothing to do with either and is a holy relic of humans as much as Dragons. In their blind devotion to the prophecy, the Dragons never realized the human relic was actually their own.
The Chalice bestows Divine Rank 1 on any Outsider that possesses it.
Powers
- Any Lawful Good Fighter or Warrior who drinks from the Chalice may exchange his Levels for those of a Paladin.
- The Chalice can be used to perform Resurrection on any subject.
- Holy Water that is poured into the Chalice will inflict x10 its normal damage.
- The Chalice can perform Create Food/Water an unlimited times per day.
