Unreviewed Arkan’s Verdict

[Laphisto]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

Intent:To create a singular legendary longsword from Kiev'ara
Image Source: Open AI
Canon Link:N/A
Permissions: N/A

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PRODUCTION INFORMATION

Manufacturer:
High Smith-Circle of the Cradle of Kov'dra
Affiliation:
Forged for a High War-Commander of Kiev'ara
Market Status:
Unique
Production:
Closed Market

Material:

• Kov'dra (Blade)
• Songsteel hand guard
• Skyvine-Wyrmhide Grip
• Aetherium Stabilization Inlay (micro-channeling veins)

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Classification:
Longsword
Size:
Large
Weight:
Heavy

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SPECIAL FEATURES

• Arbiter Fire Tear Core:
  A complete Fire Tear containing the Force-imprinted essence of Arkan'Veyr, Executioner of Elda'mir. The Tear functions as a harmonic combat matrix, enhancing clarity, resolve, and resistance to corruption when wielded with purpose.
• Harmonic Disruption Edge:
  The blade destabilizes sustained Force constructs upon repeated contact. Barriers, rage-fueled reinforcement, possession anchors, and telekinetic holds weaken faster when struck directly. The Fire tear actively absorbs the force from its opponent when struck. leading to high fatigue
• Verdict Strike:
  The blade stores kinetic and resonance energy through prolonged combat. With enough stored kinetic energy, the wielder can then release that stored energy in a massive concussive blast
• Anchor Severance:
  Repeated wounds delivered to possessed hosts, parasitic entities, or Force-bound vessels destabilize metaphysical bonds, weakening external control or attachment.
• Wielder Calibration:
  The blade's effective mass aligns with its bonded wielder. To others, it becomes excessively dense, unbalanced, and largely unusable. only being able to transfer itself to a worthy successor upon the death of its wielder
• Force-Dead Stability:
  Functions partially in Force-null or dead zones due to metallurgical and Fire Tear integration rather than ambient Force reliance.

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STRENGTHS

• Duelist's Dominance:
  Optimized for sustained one-on-one combat. The blade becomes more effective the longer an engagement continues, the more strikes to the blade, the more energy it builds up.
• Energy Construct Destabilization:
  Repeated direct strikes weaken sustained Force barriers, telekinetic holds, and shield harmonics faster than conventional melee weapons, forcing defensive opponents into constant recalibration.
• Lightsaber-Grade Durability:
  Prime-refined Kov'dra reinforced with a phrik spine withstands repeated plasma contact without warping, cracking, or degrading.
• Corruption Interference:
  Contact with rage-fueled Force enhancement, possession anchors, or parasitic bindings creates instability within those effects, making the blade particularly dangerous to dark-aligned or externally empowered foes.
• Kinetic Escalation:
  Momentum-based resonance buildup rewards precision and endurance. A fully committed Verdict Strike delivers devastating localized impact capable of fracturing armor, destabilizing shields, or breaking fortified positions.
• Bond-Locked Control:
  Attuned exclusively to its bonded wielder. Attempts to wield it without alignment result in severe imbalance and ineffective combat performance.
• Force-Dead Reliability:
  Unlike many Force-reliant relics, the blade retains structural integrity and primary combat functionality in null or Force-dead zones.

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WEAKNESSES

• Requires Direct Engagement:
  All disruptive effects require physical contact. Opponents who maintain distance or rely heavily on ranged combat reduce the blade's tactical advantage.
• Momentum Dependent:
  Peak destructive capability requires sustained combat buildup. Sudden ambush encounters or brief skirmishes limit access to its strongest kinetic release.
• Physically Demanding:
  Its heavy construction and resonance channeling require significant stamina and martial discipline. Extended engagements against multiple high-tier opponents risk fatigue.
• Commitment Exposure:
  The Verdict Strike demands full physical commitment. If anticipated and avoided, the wielder may be temporarily overextended.

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DESCRIPTION
The blade was not forged for coronation, nor for ceremony. It was forged for necessity. In the later years of the Rakatan oppression, when corrupted champions rose among the enslaved and Fire Tears were twisted into instruments of domination, Forgemasters of Elda'mir crafted a weapon meant not to inspire armies, but to end what could not be redeemed. Prime Kov'dra was folded beneath synchronized Force alignment, its structure reinforced by a phrik spine to endure plasma contact and catastrophic stress. Micro-cortosis filaments were woven along the cutting edge with surgical precision, not to nullify energy outright, but to disrupt it at the moment of perfect alignment. Aetherium veins were threaded through the blade's core, allowing it to conduct and stabilize resonance without warping or fatigue.

At the final stage of forging, Arkan'Veyr, High Executioner of Elda'mir, surrendered his Fire Tear willingly. His essence was not bound in domination, nor sealed through dark alchemy. It was harmonized into the blade as a stabilizing imprint a presence of clarity, resolve, and finality. He does not speak. He does not command. His echo sharpens intention and steadies the hand when hesitation would prove fatal.

In combat, the sword reveals its true nature. It does not blaze with elemental fury, nor unleash grand displays of power. Instead, it pressures. Sustained strikes against Force barriers destabilize their cohesion. Rage-fueled reinforcement falters under repeated contact. Possession anchors flicker and strain when wounded by its edge. The blade rewards precision and endurance, growing more dangerous the longer a duel continues. Its kinetic resonance builds through measured clashes, culminating in devastating, localized impact when the wielder commits fully to a decisive strike. It excels not in war, but in judgment.

Against a single empowered foe, it becomes terrifyingly efficient. Against armies, it is simply a masterwork blade. It offers no aura of inspiration, no sweeping suppression fields, no storms of flame. Its power is concentrated entirely into the space between two combatants.

Even in Force-dead regions, where many relics fall silent, the blade remains structurally sound and lethally functional. Its harmonic effects may quiet without ambient resonance to disrupt, but its edge does not dull. It was forged by a people who were born within the Light; its stability reflects that origin.

Legends record that it was last raised atop the shattered walls of Elda'mir, where Arkan'Veyr severed the bond of a Rakatan war-binder before falling beneath orbital fire. The blade vanished in the ruin that followed. It is said that it does not wait to be claimed by the powerful, but by the resolute. It was never meant to win wars. Only to end those who should not survive them.

"Where corruption roots, I sever. Where tyranny rises, I answer."