Kassyth, Lightbringer

Threads: 4
Spell Defense: 28

A Hawkhatchet, made entirely of a light stone. Throwing range is 20/60/100. Damage Step is 3. Kassyth requires an extraordinary success to be successfully Forged.

Once activated, it becomes aparrent that "Kassyth" is made of crystal, not stone. Its blades are smoky white, and razor sharp. The haft is blue like the open sky.

Rank 1

Cost: 500
Key Knowledge
The bearer must learn the hawkhatchet is called Kassyth, Lightbringer
Effect
Kassyth's Damage Step increases to 5 and the bearer adds one Rank to the Attack Test when using Kassyth. When thrown at targets within short range, Kassyth will return to its wielder as long as the Attack Test is not fumbled.

Rank 2

Cost: 800
Key Knowledge
The bearer must learn that the item was made by Ulloran.
Effect
The Damage Step increases to 6 and the wielder adds 2 Ranks to the Attack Test when using Kassyth. Throwing range extends to 30/80/120.

Rank 3

Cost: 1300
Key Knowledge
The bearer must learn that the item was created in Ulloran's mountain laboratory, hidden high in the mountains near an underground lake--a concentration of True Earth, Air, and Water elements.
Effect
The wielder adds 3 Ranks to the Attack Test with Kassyth and it returns from medium range when thrown unless the wielder fumbles the Attack Test. Throwing ranges are 30/90/120.

Rank 4

Cost: 2100
Key Knowledge
The bearer must learn that Ulloras crafted the item to spite fire elementals as well as to mark his messenger.
Effect
Kassyth's Damage Step increases to 8 and the wielder adds 4 Ranks to the Attack Test. Throwing ranges are 30/100/120.

Rank 5

Cost: 3400
Key Knowledge
Name of the Earth Elemental who participated in the creation.
Effect
Kassyth's Damage Step increases to 9 and armor defeating hits require one less success level than normal to achieve.

Rank 6

Cost: 5500
Key Knowledge
Name of the Air Elemental who participated in the creation.
Effect
The wielder gains control over Kassyth's path when thrown. Add 6 Ranks to the Attack Test, and whenever Kassyth scores an Excellent Success on a thrown attack, the wielder may spend 1 Strain to continue the strike on an additional target (or hit the same target again). The wielder may make no more attacks in a round in this way the she has Ranks in her Thread to Kassyth.

Rank 7

Cost: 8900
Key Knowledge
Name of the Water Elemental who participated in the creation.
Effect
Astral Shift:The wielder may pay 1 Strain to shift Kassyth into Astral Space when throwing, changing it into a blaze of arcane energy. The wielder makes an Attack Test against the target's Spell Defense, and if successful uses her Willforce Rank in place of her Strength step for damage. Only Mystic Armor protects from Kassyth in this form, and defensive talents such as Avoid Blow may not be used against the attack. The wielder still has fine control of the attack as in the previous Rank.

Rank 8

Cost: 14400
Deed
The bearer must learn the Name of the person who slew Ulloran and build a monument defaming that being where the townspeople of Ulloran's village may spit upon it daily. This deed is worth 6000 Legend Points
Effect
Kassyth's Damage Step increases to 10 and the wielder adds 7 to Attack Tests with Kassyth. Throwing ranges are 40/120/180.

Rank 9

Cost: 23300
Effect
By staring through the blades of Kassyth, the bearer may see into astral space. Treat this as if the bearer were using the Astral Sight talent with a Rank equal to the Thread Rank, but with no cost in Strain.

Ulloran Jokaraas was a powerful and exceptionally charismatic Elementalist. He came from a small village in Barsaive, and was a great hero to the people of that village. When the Scourge began, the villagers, like many others, built their own caer. Ulloran did not stay with them, but swore to provide for informing them when it was safe to leave the caer. They would know the messenger by the weapon of light he carried, Kassyth. He returned to his tower and pepared for his greatest creation. Tired of hearing about great weapons forged by fire elementals, he bargained with earth, air, and water elementals, finally finding three who would aid him in his endeaver (they also shared his feelings about the fire elementals). Unfortunately, Ulloran was attacked and killed on his way to Throal. Even more unfortunately, this was also before Ulloran arranged for the villagers release. They remain in their caer, unmolested due to their small size and Ulloran's protection, but refusing to leave. Ulloran and Kassyth, being names handed down from generation to generation, have become akin to dieties for these people, and they religiously await the messenger bearing Kassyth, the Lightbringer.