Dissero
Breaking Even
Dreadlady Sable's
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Image Source: A replica product of the sword from the film Ultraviolet
Intent: To record a weapon that has seen use in threads since TGC by multiple characters.
Development Threads:
Manufacturer: Darth Moridin, Dreadlady [member="Sable"]
Model: Sithsword
Affiliation: Darth Moridin, Dreadlady Sable
Modularity: No
Production: UNIQUE
Material: Alchemized Songsteel, Alchemized Blood Iron, alchemized leather wrappings over alchemized hardwood handle.
Classification: Sith Sword
Size: One or two-handed.
Length: 75cm blade, 105cm overall length.
Weight: 1.5kg
Special Features:
Strengths:
The Truesword boasts all the same strengths one would expect of a Mastercraft Sith Sword which includes being fully resistant to lightsabers; able to reflect and deflect blaster bolts; able to collect, store, and discharge Force Lightning; able to augment and enhance the use of the Darkside of the Force, as well store power within as an acting Darkside Nexus.
Weaknesses:
As with any Sith Sword, their greatest weakness of all is to that of pure, unadultered Lightside powers. Force Light and Lightside imbued weapons will greatly weaken the Force abilities of the Truesword, though they cannot undo the inherent strengths of the materials themselves.
Though the Songsteel does allow this sword to be lighter than a normal Sith Sword equivalent, it's not quite as light as it could be given the nature of the combination of materials used. In a duel against a lightsaber the Truesword is markedly slower, even in the hands of a highly skilled swordsman or woman. Due to its size and length, this sword is best served as a dueling weapon and not for close-quarters meelee. As well, it does not contain the cutting power of a lightsaber.
The balance of the Truesword is not perfect and the weapon itself is weighted towards its blade. Because of this, it takes a stronger, willfull and more practiced arm and user to wield the blade, as those who are not familiar with its balance would find it unwieldy. Its very design is not one that can be easily mastered - one cannot wield this weapon to its fullest potential without spending a great deal of time learning to use it.
Due to the inherent and imbued malicious nature of the sword, it has a bit of an attitude where anyone other than its Master, the Dreadlady Sable, is concerned. It has been known to physically burn the hands of other users and discharge collected energy on those who attempt to tame its wily persona. The Truesword is also infectiously corruptive, and has been seen to bestow its users with Darkside Sickness and corrupt its surroundings when stored. It has ill-effects on other Force-imbued items kept near it and will interfere with objects that rely on reading the Force due to its powerful presence. In the hands of anyone but Sable or Moridin, the blade will fight the user. It is not easily hidden from the senses of other Force Users, and indeed even Padawan Learners and NFUs can detect its presence.
Description: The quintessential Sith Sword. Crafted centuries ago by the Master Alchemist Darth Moridin, the Truesword was one of the greatest of his weapon creations and one of the few he’d made not for himself, but for his Apprentice: Sable. Like any Sith Sword, a combination of skilled forge work, alchemy, and blood rituals went into the construction of the Truesword, and though it embodies all the various degrees of strengths one would find in any Mastercraft Sith Sword, there are a few things that make this particular weapon unique.
The first of which is the metal concoction chosen for the blade: Songsteel over a core of Blood Iron. Blood Iron is exactly what the name implies: iron collected from the blood of Moridin’s victims, Sable, and Moridin himself. The combination of the two has made for a lightsaber-proof blade that is lighter weight than a typical Sith Sword of its size and length without sacrificing resilience or rigidity like what one might find with those crafted out of desh-terenthium.
The second defining characteristic would be the chosen design of the blade: a continuous cutting triple edge. This made the weapon lethal in any direction. As well, the length, thickness, and balance of the blade itself gave it reach and weight during use for overall powerful physical blows. This blade was not designed with grace in mind, but instead to become the extension of a duelist whose approach was strong, direct, and unyielding.
The third would be the engraving of Sith symbols along its length on either side. It reads a mantra of Darkside power, augmenting the ability to enhance the user’s connection to and channeling of the Darkside through its blade. The sword is a veritable nexus of aphotic power suffused and fed by the rage of its owner and the blood of its victims over the years; creating in it a heinous willfulness to be controlled only by those who created it and tamed only by those as corrupted and deep into the abyss as it is. The Truesword is corruptive in nature, containing the essence of the woman who has kept it over the years - it can be as unrelenting and dangerous as she to the uninitiated.
For further exposition on the nature of the Truesword, here are select excerpts from the above linked development threads:
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Image Source: A replica product of the sword from the film Ultraviolet
Intent: To record a weapon that has seen use in threads since TGC by multiple characters.
Development Threads:
Battle for Naboo [Posts 74, 77, 80, 86, 205, 233, 259, 260, 284, 306, 359, 367, 370, 393, 402]
Manipulating Shadows - Simple mention.
The Valley of the Jedi - A short, simple mention of the Truesword.
Cassus Belli - Did You Order Fries With That? [Posts 125, 134, 153] The power of the Truesword is put to use by Dissero to help quell a rebellion during the dominion of Cassus Belli.
Breaking the Pit [Posts 48 - 52]: Dissero uses the Truesword to test the resilience of his relative, Soliael Devin Talith, against the whims of the Darkside to see if he has the gift for Sith Sorcery.
Rekindling The Dread - [60 post thread] Heavily mentioned and used throughout the thread, its powerful darkside nature and bond to Sable is expanded upon within many posts.
A Dead Man’s Remnants - The most recent use of the Truesword by its Master.
Songsteel Dev - Reward for completing Red Section for the Map Index
Manufacturer: Darth Moridin, Dreadlady [member="Sable"]
Model: Sithsword
Affiliation: Darth Moridin, Dreadlady Sable
Modularity: No
Production: UNIQUE
Material: Alchemized Songsteel, Alchemized Blood Iron, alchemized leather wrappings over alchemized hardwood handle.
Classification: Sith Sword
Size: One or two-handed.
Length: 75cm blade, 105cm overall length.
Weight: 1.5kg
Special Features:
- Fully resistant to lightsabers
- Can reflect and deflect blaster bolts
- Can collect and store Force Lightning
- Augments the use of the Darkside
Strengths:
The Truesword boasts all the same strengths one would expect of a Mastercraft Sith Sword which includes being fully resistant to lightsabers; able to reflect and deflect blaster bolts; able to collect, store, and discharge Force Lightning; able to augment and enhance the use of the Darkside of the Force, as well store power within as an acting Darkside Nexus.
Weaknesses:
As with any Sith Sword, their greatest weakness of all is to that of pure, unadultered Lightside powers. Force Light and Lightside imbued weapons will greatly weaken the Force abilities of the Truesword, though they cannot undo the inherent strengths of the materials themselves.
Though the Songsteel does allow this sword to be lighter than a normal Sith Sword equivalent, it's not quite as light as it could be given the nature of the combination of materials used. In a duel against a lightsaber the Truesword is markedly slower, even in the hands of a highly skilled swordsman or woman. Due to its size and length, this sword is best served as a dueling weapon and not for close-quarters meelee. As well, it does not contain the cutting power of a lightsaber.
The balance of the Truesword is not perfect and the weapon itself is weighted towards its blade. Because of this, it takes a stronger, willfull and more practiced arm and user to wield the blade, as those who are not familiar with its balance would find it unwieldy. Its very design is not one that can be easily mastered - one cannot wield this weapon to its fullest potential without spending a great deal of time learning to use it.
Due to the inherent and imbued malicious nature of the sword, it has a bit of an attitude where anyone other than its Master, the Dreadlady Sable, is concerned. It has been known to physically burn the hands of other users and discharge collected energy on those who attempt to tame its wily persona. The Truesword is also infectiously corruptive, and has been seen to bestow its users with Darkside Sickness and corrupt its surroundings when stored. It has ill-effects on other Force-imbued items kept near it and will interfere with objects that rely on reading the Force due to its powerful presence. In the hands of anyone but Sable or Moridin, the blade will fight the user. It is not easily hidden from the senses of other Force Users, and indeed even Padawan Learners and NFUs can detect its presence.
Description: The quintessential Sith Sword. Crafted centuries ago by the Master Alchemist Darth Moridin, the Truesword was one of the greatest of his weapon creations and one of the few he’d made not for himself, but for his Apprentice: Sable. Like any Sith Sword, a combination of skilled forge work, alchemy, and blood rituals went into the construction of the Truesword, and though it embodies all the various degrees of strengths one would find in any Mastercraft Sith Sword, there are a few things that make this particular weapon unique.
The first of which is the metal concoction chosen for the blade: Songsteel over a core of Blood Iron. Blood Iron is exactly what the name implies: iron collected from the blood of Moridin’s victims, Sable, and Moridin himself. The combination of the two has made for a lightsaber-proof blade that is lighter weight than a typical Sith Sword of its size and length without sacrificing resilience or rigidity like what one might find with those crafted out of desh-terenthium.
The second defining characteristic would be the chosen design of the blade: a continuous cutting triple edge. This made the weapon lethal in any direction. As well, the length, thickness, and balance of the blade itself gave it reach and weight during use for overall powerful physical blows. This blade was not designed with grace in mind, but instead to become the extension of a duelist whose approach was strong, direct, and unyielding.
The third would be the engraving of Sith symbols along its length on either side. It reads a mantra of Darkside power, augmenting the ability to enhance the user’s connection to and channeling of the Darkside through its blade. The sword is a veritable nexus of aphotic power suffused and fed by the rage of its owner and the blood of its victims over the years; creating in it a heinous willfulness to be controlled only by those who created it and tamed only by those as corrupted and deep into the abyss as it is. The Truesword is corruptive in nature, containing the essence of the woman who has kept it over the years - it can be as unrelenting and dangerous as she to the uninitiated.
An entertaining clip of the sword in action from the film Ultraviolet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbO60ZVuTzE
For further exposition on the nature of the Truesword, here are select excerpts from the above linked development threads:
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