Gae-Bolg

The red spear flashed out, moving impossibly fast as it sliced through the air, seeming to alter its path against the warrior's prepared defense, bypassing his sword completely. It cut through armor and flesh as if cutting into butter, entering the body with ease. The warrior's eye bulged in pain as the thorns of the spear.errupted in his body, crystallizing in his bloodstream. Blood gushed out of a thousand cuts from inside his body as the crimson thorns erupted, body parts dropping like rotten fruit from a dying tree.
Gae-Bolg is one of the most feared weapons in all of Alvez. Also known as the killing spear, its thrust is always fatal.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

When it is thrust, Gae-Bolg enters a body in a single wound like a javelin, but then splits into 7 heads, each with 7 barbs, killing the opponent instantly. These barbs expand through the blood vessels, snaking through the body like a vine. The spear must then be cut out of the body, returning to its original shape when removed.

Manufacturing process

The corpse of the Coinchenn washed up on the black sand beaches of Fjallkonan, where the carcass was stripped and re-used by the Witch-Trinities of Fjallkonan. The spine was taken to the volcanic forges deep in the mountainous, ice-covered interior, where is was worked on continuously for 7 Summerrules and 7 Winterrules.

History

The spear was created on Fjallkonan, wielded by the great warrior Scathach, who served as the spearwoman in Queen Malgven's Ambaxtoi.
Scathach would gift the spear to Eladan Prince Sétanta of Gorias, hoping to replace the lost Gae Assail and become the Ard Rí . Instead, tragedy struck both time the prince unleashed the full power of the cursed spear, first killing his brother, champion of Murias, then years later, his son by Malgven's charioteer and Scathach's sister, Aoife. This opened a rift between the sisters that has yet to heal, but Scathach reclaimed the spear, vowing to never again let it be used by another.

Significance

Gae-Bolg is a deadly spear, considered one of the most formidable weapons in all of Alvez.

Item type

Magical

Current Location

Shadowsisle

Current Holder

Scathach (+)

Manufacturer

The Royal Magocracy of Fjallkonan (V)

Rarity

Unique

Weight

~3 kg

Dimensions

~2 m

Raw materials & Components

Gae-Bolg was created from the backbone of the Coinchenn, a fearsome sea monster that died fighting the Curruid, another monster. The poison of the Curruid and the pure rage of the dying Coinchenn for its killer merged to create a fearsome weapon.
The spear, both shaft and spearhead is a deep red, shimmering like wet blood when turned in the hand.