Mandalorian Legend
S W O R D B E A R E R ' S
L E G A C Y
"Thousands of generations have fought with this blade. They now live on with you."
- Inscription on the Grip
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create an exotic weapon for future roleplay.
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Unknown [Relic]
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Unique
- Material:
- Classification: Beskad
- Size: Large
- Weight: Light
- Alchemically-augmented kyber crystal bestows swordsmanship knowledge and skill of previous wielders.
- Legacy knowledge can be 'called' on by a user desiring it.
- Legacy knowledge can only be active for a short amount of time.
- Blade forged with a monomolecular edge.
- Unique aerodynamic inlay for faster swings and cuts.
- Perfectly-forged balance for ease-of-use.
- Agrinium grip core carved to increase handling capability.
- Legacy: A kyber crystal set within the pommel of the beskad allows a user, for a short period of time, to call upon the knowledge and skill of previous users. Doing this allows the wielder to increase their speed, stamina, precision, and mental awareness, which can be useful in duels against skillful opponents. The Swordbearer's Legacy also stores the skill of the current user, making its ability stronger as more people use it.
- Mastery Forged: The Swordbearer's Legacy is expertly forged, able to withstand blows from even lightsabers. It is resilient and is said to be able to slice through any obstacle so long as its use is strong enough. Even after hundreds of years, its blade is still sharp and the beskad is in perfect condition.
- High Worth: The uniqueness of the Swordbearer's Legacy and its expert craftsmanship make it an extremely valuable weapon.
- Long Ranges: The Swordbearer's Legacy is a melee weapon, and quite literally falls short at long ranges.
- Force-Dead: The legacy knowledge of the Swordbearer's Legacy will not function in areas void of the Force or with Force-dead users.
- Legacy Duration: The legacy knowledge of the Swordbearer's Legacy can only be called on for a short period of time, one-to-two minutes in total before the kyber crystal needs to be allowed to cool down. Overstressing the kyber crystal would result in the crystal being destroyed and the sword losing the Legacy ability (the cooldown would last the remainder of a thread).
- Tight Quarters: The large size of the sword makes it not ideal in tight or enclosed situations, which may encumber the movement needed to effectively wield the beskad.
To be good at wielding a sword, particularly the traditional beskad of the Mandalorian warrior, is a feat in it of itself. Unlike a blaster, a crude weapon whose basic function boils down to 'point and shoot,' a good swordsman will train for decades to become a master at his weapon. Knowing how to anticipate an opponent, to strike, dodge, and weave between cuts and blows, and to do it all in the split of a second requires skill unbeknownst to most.
Yet, for a short period of time, the Swordbearer's Legacy can grant all of that skill and knowledge to its wielder in an instance -- this being specifically technical knowledge and muscle memory that would be required to be skillful with a blade, but no increase to physical strength that might be necessary depending on the wielder to perform certain feats of swordsmanship.
Passed down through generations of masters at the beskad, tapping into the knowledge stored within the blade allows a user to wield the sword with almost unearthly skill. This ability, once tapped into, can only last for a short amount of time before being reset, but it's enough time to best nearly any opponent if played right. Its function is similar to that of the Force Power Drain Knowledge, but it is both different and slightly more tame. It is able to 'drain knowledge' by absorbing the martial prowess of a user, but its also able to reverse that and grant all stored knowledge to a current user even if for a limited time. Likewise, it also isn't as violent and merciless.
This ability, combined with its lightweight and master craftsmanship -- such as the alchemy used to augment the kyber crystal, or the forging to make the weight of the blade light -- make the Swordbearer's Legacy a unique and powerful weapon to own, and a dangerous weapon to face off against.
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