Kinslayer Steel
The wailing banemetal forged in flame to bring a second death to Undead
HP/Inch: 30 Hardness: 10 PRICE Ammunition: +25gp per item Weapon: +2500gp EFFECT: Weapons and Ammunition made of Kinslayer Steel are anathema to the concept of Undeath. Against creatures of the Undead type, the treated weapon or piece of ammunition is treated as having the Undead Bane enchantment, and whenever such a weapon or peace of ammunition hits an Undead, it counts as Bludgeoning, Piercing, AND Slashing damage for the purposes of overcoming DR. When a critical is threatened with an item made of Kinslayer steel, the Undead target takes double damage from the type of channeled energy that harms them(Positive or Negative) for the next 2d6 rounds. Description: Kinslayer steel is a material produced in the icy-cold, wind-blasted lands of Venau, far to the north and away from prying eyes. While no one quite knows for certain how it’s produced, rumors abound of the material being created by the Dread Lich Barkhan himself, wreathed from pure arcane might and the bones of those slain by the undead which have been coated in mithril and heated in the hottest forges of the north...the curses within the bones are said to seep into the forging process, and contaminate the metal with horrible, awful hatred. Tinged a deep shade of blackish-green and wreathed in ethereal green flames, the wailing faces of those living used to forge it apparate in the flames at irregular intervals...and while few have managed to procure it outside of Venau, it has shown its worth first hand in the secretive Undead Hunts that take place within the snowy plains, beneath the moonlit sky. Burning undead skin like charcoal and hitting like a club, sword, and rapier all at once, this material singes the twisted, rotted souls of the undead it faces, exposing them twofold to the channeled energies of the gods upon a solid strike.
Properties
Material Characteristics
Kinslayer Steel looks mostly like normal, mundane steel; It is only the dark green ethereal flames that leap across the weapons and ammunition made of it that scream with the voices of the dead that set it apart from similar metals.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Kinslayer Steel is always cold to the touch, and is as hard and as durable, with the same texture and feeling of mundane steel or iron.
Origin & Source
Kinslayer Steel is simply iron that has been treated in a special way during the forging process, the specifics of which are a closely guarded secret of Barkhan the Eternal and his nation.
Life & Expiration
Kinslayer Steel rusts away at a normal pace, similar to iron.
History & Usage
Discovery
Kinslayer Steel was said to be invented by Barkhan the Eternal for unknown ends, and it was first put to use by his creations the Venau Knights in their notorious Undead-hunts upon the snowy tundra of their homeland.
Everyday use
Kinslayer Steel is commonly used by warriors, mercenaries, and adventurers to hunt down and destroy Undead with lethal efficiency.
KS
Type
Metal
Odor
None
Taste
Metallic
Color
Metal-Grey, Ethereal Green
Melting / Freezing Point
1500 degrees Celcius
Common State
Solid
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