Weapon

Legendary Requires Attunement

This blade was forged by a skilled blacksmith. During the process of its creation, a benevolent yet very powerful fire spirit named Helios was bound to it, which made it sentient.

The fire spirit inside is what gives the polished Vorpal blade its magical properties. Only a person who proves to be honorable can retrieve and wield it. Any form of evil gets burned upon touching it, especially undead evils. It can also appear in different places and communicate through telepathy.

You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this weapon. In addition, it ignores resistance to slashing damage. When you attack a creature that has at least one head with it and roll a 20 on the attack roll, you cut off one of the creature's heads. The creature dies if it can't survive without the lost head.

A creature is immune to this effect if it is immune to slashing damage, doesn't have or need a head, has legendary actions, or the DM/GM decides that the creature is too big for its head to be cut off with this weapon. Such a creature instead takes an extra 6d8 slashing damage from the hit.

You can use a bonus action to speak the sword's name, causing fire to erupt from the blade. These flames shed bright light in a 40-foot radius and dim light for an additional 40 feet. While it is ablaze, it deals an extra 2d6 fire damage to any target it hits. The flames last until you use a bonus action to speak the name again or until you drop or sheathe the sword.

Proficiency with a longsword allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it. The blade, guard, and ruby-jeweled pommel are made of refined damascus arandur, while the leather-wrapped grip is made of oiled hickory wood.

Cost: 59,700 GP
Weight: 3lbs (1.4 kg)