Magic Items: Sword +1, Electrocutor

Sword +1, Electrocutor

2,500 XP; 25,000 GP

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Background

     This weapon was first created for the elven Bladesinger, Yas'sad the Betrayer. Yas'sad was sent on a vision quest by the elven goddess, Jorōgumo to find the Baleful Requiem. At the beginning of his quest he started by searching every repository of knowledge he could find to learn more about this Baleful Requiem. The only mentions he could find referred to an ascetic monk that lived in a cave on the summit of Mount Dene'vir.
     When Yas'sad got to the summit of the Sacred Mountain he was surprised to find that the ascetic monk he was searching for was a storm giant. This giant named Thoon, was watching as Yas'sad climbed and battled his way up the mountain. Rather than prepare to defend himself Thoon merely sat on the ground and continued his meditation. When Yas'sad approached the giant to kill him he was intrigued by the giant's demeanor. Yas'sad stayed his attack and spoke with Thoon. After many hours in deep conversation the new friends went inside the cave of Thoon. A simple repast was made and in the morning they discussed the Baleful Requiem.
     Thoon advised Yas'sad that the Baleful Requiem did not yet exist. At this Yas'sad was confused and skeptical, how could it not yet exist if knowledge of it was known? Thoon explained to Yas'sad that he was to create the Baleful Requiem. Then Thoon took Yas'sad to the back of his cave and showed him a hidden door that led deeper still into the mountain. There at the heart of the sacred mountain is where Thoon told Yas'sad he would find one of the tools needed for the Baleful Requiem.
     Yas'sad, mindful of his sacred quest, he set forth immediately into the mountain. Traveling quietly through the halls of Mount Dene'vir he stole his way to the heart and there, was the sword Sparkstriker. Approaching it carefully he pulled the blade from the stone it was set in. After he removed it from its stony sheath the protector of the sword attacked. The protector, an earth elemental, missed. With his first attack Yas'sad was able to not only evade the elemental's onslaught, but also strike it hard with Sparkstriker. Yas'sad was easily able to defeat the protector and leave the caverns of the sacred mountain with his prize.

Powers

     A wielder of the Electrocutor is a fearsome opponent indeed. Any creature hit by the Electrocutor suffers normal sword damage, plus 20 points of electrical damage. It can send a lightning bolt once a day, has a range of 90 yards, and it strikes with a 5-foot wide, 30-foot long stroke of lightning. Any creatures in the path of the stroke take either 10 or 20 points of damage, based on whether their saving throws are successful or not. Additionally, the sword grants the wielder complete immunity from electrical attacks and an extra attack per round, usable thrice a day.