Reborn
- Intent: To submit an integral part of Tash's continued story.
- Image Source: [x]
- Canon Link: /
- Restricted Missions: [x] [33]
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- Name: Tash's Lie
- Manufacturer: Unknown. Ancient Sith.
- Affiliation: Itash Mecetti
- Modularity: /
- Production: Unique
- Material: Alchemized Electrum, Heart of Fire.
- Classification: Artifact
- Size: Handheld
- Length: 0.1m
- Width: 0.06m
- Height: /
- Weight: 0.2kg
- Sith Battle Coordination: Once a person is linked to this artifact it grants a form of Sith Battle Coordination. It is both more limited and more in-depth than regular SBC.
[CONNECTED] - Through the artifact Itash is capable of establishing bonds with those that fight for him. They have the potential of becoming a unit. Disciplined, guided, fearless. More durable. Less affected by distractions or mental interference.
[RESILIENT] - Durable. Alchemized to be able to withstand any reasonable form of damage.
[BOND] - Itash has linked himself to the artifact and it will refuse to function to anyone else. Unless his blood flows through their veins.
Weaknesses:
[LIMITED] - Unlike regular Sith Battle Coordination this does not allow for a connection throughout an entire battlefield, fleet battle or similar levels of scope. It also does not allow the wielder to interfere with the enemy as Battle Meditation does.
[FORCEBORN] - Made with Sith Alchemy it can be destroyed, weakened or its effect nullified with Force Light, Ysalamir or other similar force-null effects.
[INDUCTION] - To receive the effects of the artifact the individuals need to willingly go through an induction ritual, where their blood stains the crystal and they become linked with the holder.
[RETURNS] - The more people are linked, the less effective the artifact becomes. A few dozen will be able to act in unison, disciplined, focused and consistently in touch with each other. But the further you go, the more diminished the effects get. Once the two hundred mark approaches all they get are faint images of intent, location and emotions.
[OVERLOAD] - When the linked group is concentrated and small enough they share feelings, stimuli and experience. This can cause very tricky situations when one of them gets wounded or even killed.
DESCRIPTION
Tash's Lie is a Sith Artifact revered by a specific sub-sect of the Thyrsians. Those who abandoned the Sunguard and found meaning in a different form of religion. They called it the Second Sun. Legend spoke of its ability to turn any army into an unstoppable force, how it would grant focus, clarity and purpose to those pledging their life to it. Itash discovered rumors of this artifact being discovered in the forests of Eshan and realized that he wanted to have it.
That was how simple it was for him.
Hiring a handful of mercenaries the Mecetti scion did what he did best- turn his luck and wit to his advantage. First he convinced a handful of Thyrsian soldiers to join him through some quick-thinking and a healthy dose of mental manipulation. Utilizing them he infiltrating the Thyrsian enclave build around the ruins, where they discovered the object of their revere.
At the end of the day Itash held the Lie in his hand and the Thyrsians involved switched their loyalties to him.
Legend had it that this orb would destroy whoever held it, after all. The fact that Tash was still alive and well? Truly it could not mean anything besides the fact that he was their chosen one.
