Thorns of Ashla

[Darth Themis]

• Intent: To create Unique Alchemized Swords to be found in select, isolated locations on Ession

• Image Source: https://www.deviantart.com/etrelley/art/Excaliber-Sword-Art-Online-SAO-527615147
• Canon Link: N/A
• Permissions: N/A
• Primary Source: Sith Sword

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Serpents of Ashla
• Affiliation: Serpents of Ashla (Unknown IC)
• Market Status: Open Market (Ashlan Crusade Only)
• Model: N/A
• Modularity: No
• Production: Semi Unique
• Material: Alchemized durasteel

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Sword
• Size: Average
• Weight: Heavy

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Alchemized sword that projects a massive healing field that heals all Light Adepts in its radius, slowly over the course of 21 hours, healing even incredibly severe injuries or diseases
• Channels the Light Side of the Force so intensely it repels Dark Spirits
• Grants intense resistance to the Dark Side of the Force and is capable of heavily injuring Dark Adepts
• Unlike other Sith Swords, Force Light cannot break it or destroy it, due to its own Light Side nature. Light Side users cut but it have a high chance of temporarily losing their ability to use Light Side Force Powers
• Can be wielded by Light Sith, Cloaking their actual nature from other Light Adepts.
• The magic is so powerful it is granted a cutting ability that can threaten even Alchemized Materials
• Nearly indestructible.

STRENGTHS

• Passive Heal: Being in the swords very radius of about 21 meters heals all but the most mortal wounds and cures even the most serious, even Alchemized diseases over the course of 21 hours
• Banishment: It's Light Side Aura is so powerful it's capable of driving away even the most Ancient and powerful of Dark Spirits, and it's capable of causing severe harm to Dark Adepts
• Cutter: The strange Light Side magic used to create it renders it so incredibly sharp even Alchemized Materials are under severe threat from it's edge
• Stealth Clause: Light Sith may wield their powers openly while using it, since it cloaks their actual use of the Light from other Light Adepts
• Light Shield: Due to being created with Alkahest, it is extremely resistant to any form of Force Light and if an enemy Light Adept is cut, they have a very high chance of temporarily losing their ability to use Light Side Powers
• Kryptonian: Nearly Indestructible due to its forging and grinds Lightning Excellently, absorbing any directed at the holder into itself

WEAKNESSES

• Weight: It's a very heavy sword due to its manufacturing process and wielding it can tire someone quickly
• Difficulty of obtainment: Such swords are incredibly rare and barring a few choice examples owned by Themis, these swords are locked away in specialized tombs/dungeons with lots of puzzle traps, often embedded in a special pedestal at the center. Nearly all examples are found almost exclusively on Ession itself
• Force Voids: Loses all it's Abilities as long as it is in a Force Void, being just and ordinary Durasteel Sword
• Kryptonite: Ion Weapons render it brittle after a few hits, necessitating repair

DESCRIPTION

Thorns of Ashla are Special, Alchemized Swords forged by The Serpents of Ashla during the Era before the Gulag virus on Ession. Due to being dead for an incredibly long time, The original purpose of placing these blades on Ession--or even why they were constructed to begin with--have long since been forgotten by Themis, but the purpose of the areas they are placed in, however, are all too clear. Any who wish to claim these swords must navigate a deadly trap filled dungeon or tomb built specifically to guard these rare blades, often in areas where the Force warps time and space, making them especially hard to reach. The swords leave no identifying mark being little more than exceptionally potent tools to those who encounter them in their dungeons. Their IC origins are completely unknown to any except the Serpents.

 

[John Locke]

Darth Themis

I am going to deny this submission because it really doesn't fit the tone of Star Wars and is much more akin to something you would see from a Dungeons and Dragons style weapon instead.

To fix the weapon would require a complete reworking of the submission which is why I am denying it but I have highlighted some of the major issues below to keep in mind for future submissions.

Force Nexus

Passive Heal: Being in the swords very radius of about 21 meters heals all but the most mortal wounds and cures even the most serious, even Alchemized diseases over the course of 21 hours

This healing aura is effectively a force nexus, providing an aura of healing around it. However, the factory does not approve force nexuses.

Alkahest

While you mention that the blade was created through Alkahest instead of Sith Alchemy you fail to mention the balancing weaknesses. Alkahest forged blades are vulnerable to the darkside in a similar manner as alchemized blades are vulnerable to the lightside of the force.

Weaknesses

Difficulty of obtainment: Such swords are incredibly rare and barring a few choice examples owned by Themis, these swords are locked away in specialized tombs/dungeons with lots of puzzle traps, often embedded in a special pedestal at the center. Nearly all examples are found almost exclusively on Ession itself

This is not a weakness of the blade but rather an RP weakness.

Kryptonite: Ion Weapons render it brittle after a few hits, necessitating repair

For a technological blade, this weakness makes sense however for an alchemized blade there is no reason for it to be weak to ionic energy that I can see in this submission.