Blueprint: Dawnshear - Blade of the First Light

Item Type: Superior Quality Bastard Sword (can be wielded one- or two-handed)
Item Rarity: Exotic (Crafted)
Special Features: Radiates sunlight at will, smites creatures of darkness, blinds enemies on critical hits.

Core Item Stats

(before enhancements)

Attribute	Value
Base Damage	SB + 4
Qualities	Damaging, Balanced
Unique Property	Emits magical sunlight (20 yards) on command, lasts 1d10 rounds per day.
Socket Slots	1 Rune, 1 Gem, 1 Inscription

Dawnshear by Tillerz using MJ

Materials Needed

Material	Quantity	Notes
Starshard Ore	1 chunk	Legendary metal, fallen from sky. Required for the blade.
Brightash Heartwood	1 rod	Exotic wood core for the grip; channels solar energy.
Sunfire Topaz	1 gem	Exotic gem; stores solar energy. Socketed into the hilt.
Rune of Flames	1 rune	Adds magical fire damage.
Inscription of Wrath	1 script	Adds burst of fury after taking damage.
Silverleaf Leather	1 bundle	Used for grip wrapping. Smooth, durable, calming effect.
Gold Filigree Dust	1 vial	To etch magical inlays.

Step-by-Step Creation Process

Phase 1: Design

• Trade (Smithing) Test (Challenging +0) to design a functional form that balances the sword’s magical properties with durability and to sketch inlays for the rune channel and gem socket on the hilt.
• Time Unit: Weeks
• Spend Concentration to reduce the Extended Test levels in Phase 3.

Phase 2: Material Acquisition

• Most ingredients must be acquired through quests or trade. See Quest Hooks below.

Phase 3: Crafting the Blade

• Requires a forge blessed by Khuros or another light-aspected celestial.
• Extended Test: Trade (Smithing), Difficulty: Difficult (-10), Successes Needed: 6 (before concentration reduction)
• Time Unit: Weeks
• Failing a test wastes a week and risks damaging rare components.

Phase 4: Enchantment Embedding

• Sunfire Topaz: Set using a Challenging (+0) Trade (Gemcutting) or Lore (Magic).
• Rune of Flames: Inlaid into the fuller of the blade via Trade (Runesmith) (Difficult -10).
• Inscription of Wrath: Carved along the inside of the guard using Trade (Calligrapher) or Lore (Magic).
• Ritual blessing under sunlight must occur for final attunement.

Final Effects

Feature Effect

Effect	Description
Sunblade Aura	Emits magical sunlight on command, banishes magical darkness.
Rune of Flames	+1 Damage; hits count as magical and deal fire damage.
Sunfire Topaz	Bearer is immune to natural cold, and halves cold magic damage.
Inscription of Wrath	After taking damage, next attack gains +2 Damage.
Special Effect (Criticals)	On a critical hit in daylight or while aura is active, target must pass an Average (+20) Endurance test or be Blinded for 1 round.

Inscription of Wrath by Tillerz using MJ

GM info / spoilers / plot hooks.

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