The Stellar Sabers are the pair of sabers used by Aliosha and Dylara during the novel. Them have been previously owned by Vladek, and before him by lots of great warriors from Kozzakhi culture and other different origins since long time ago, making them authentical relics.
Description
The Stellar Sabers are long and slightly curved swords. They are pretty light and can be easily used by any person who knows how to manipulate sabers and swords.
Their blade is made of iron, probably taken from meteorites, with a slight coppery shine. Them also got attached very tiny diamonds on the blade's edge.
Their handle is made of wood decorated with red suede and a bit of gold.
Them are protected by dark red suede scabbards decorated by delicate golden embroidery of intricated floral designs, made of golden thread of wool, gold and copper.
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Origin and history
It is said that these sabers have been forged by stars themselves, as them were found in very remote places after meteor showers or the passing of comets. After being found many people considered them relics so making them inheritable was common for those families that owned them. The first records of their existence can be traced down to the years 100-200, as some ballads and stories from those times mention swords with compatible characteristics. One of the most famous ones is the
Ballad of the Journeyman, a short tale which describes the trip of an adventurer in the icy north for hunting food for his tribe, who supposedly found the first sabers. After the first recordings of this story, many other folk tales had featured them as part of a hero's arsenal.
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From South to North
He was stubborn
Thirst for adventure
was his own blood
But among all his trips
Just one was his peace
A story so told,
it turned into legend
Sit down in your fence
And listen to his story
From sunrise to sunset
Long time ago
In blue heavens
of creation and love
Stars made their place
Strong bonds as gold
Lights shinning as bolts
Perfect and ethereal like souls
But light is no thing
without the dark
As the Stars were the good
Fierce demons were the bad
Stars gathered up
Their dark materials around
Creating blades
Perfect and sharp
From the void and the chaos
The shashkas came out
Made for fighting
Create and destruct
Just in right hands
Their powers show up
Fallen from heaven long time ago
the sabers got lost far in the North
And here he enters our adventurous man
For hunting and fishing he went around
Among peaks and fierce colds
Among deadly winters far in the North
The legendary sabers he found around
In a big rock they were attached
Among snow and stones
They caught his attention and ignited his eyes
In a big rock they were attached
Among snow and stones
In a kingdom of nightmares
And sinful wishes
Far from all the civilized world
The blades were shining
But their light went out
When he saw them all
Just like normal sabers
They looked like
Thus when he touched them
The chills went down his spine
An unknown power they held
Higher than hope
Deeper than the sea
Just something
Out of this world
The cosmic rock he carved
Bringing the shashkas
With him on his troika
Sliding on ice
He went back to home
Didn't noticed
He wasn't alone
In the dark of the night
In the cold of its wrath
A thrilling feeling
Ran through his blood
And shaked his bones
Throwing him down
The stones and snow
A fierceful presence
With shine in its eyes
A shadow of darkness
A shadow of madness
That just one thing wanted
To just get the shashkas
And using their power
No matter what could happen
To this innocent traveler
He fought in the dark
Against this fierceful shadow
He gave all he had
Against all the odds
Of the grim and the night
He saw the purest magic
Just before his eyes
Astonished and unbelieving
The light came up
Making the Demon
Stretch to its death
Becoming the dust
It used to be
Aeons before time
He swared protecting
The Stellar Shashkas
No matter what could happen
To his own and death
But Demons were not
The only threat for him
Blood thirsty humans
As violent and savage
As the most Damned Fierces
Were seeking his end
For taming the sabers
And getting their power
For filling their lust
No one knows
What happened to him
Although his story
Runs through the blood
The descendants of him,
The journeyman of the North
Wandered of forests
Drown in wanderlust
In the novel just two of them are mentioned, the ones that have been possessed by Vladek before ending in the hands of Aliosha and Dylara, but actually there are 5 other sabers known around the world, however people in Moskova do not know if them had gotten lost or destroyed or even sent to other worlds. Alchnost' desires to get and destroy them all for preventing the Lost Northern Stars to be freed of their curse (released from the stone cage In the case of Alioth, and getting rid of the infinite loop of evil reincarnations and Alchnost's control in the case of Dubhe.
Vladek's swords
The most important swords by now are the pair that belonged to Vladek Takhmanov during his lifetime and now belong to Aliosha and Dylara. He inherited them from his father, who also inherited it from his. That saber has been part of the Takhmanov family for some generations, and when this bloodline became part of the Timur Clan. Before that, the swords had been part of other
Kozzakhi clans. The sabers have been sold, bought, lost, found and used by skillful warriors (and common people as well) during their whole existence.
A little secret
When the Timur Clan got subdued by the
Empire's] troops, it was feared that one of the tasks for the soldiers were getting the sabers for destroying them or giving them to the
Tsar or a person who could be linked to dark forces, so Vladek fought against the Moskova's troops using normal swords adorned for faking the appearance of the Stellar Sabers, while he gave the real ones to his wife Kira, who unlike him, survived. She had to protect their son for years that followed his death but also, the magical sabers.
Powers
While looking like normal swords, they are actually magical, as they can make a great fighter off its owner and break any natural or magical item/material by channeling their inner strength and feelings.
It is said that the Stellar Sabers got some kind of "sapience" as they can "know" what kind of intentions the user has and which purpose is leading its manipulation. No matter how exquisite is the technique of a warrior or how much experience they have in the battlefield, if they are doing their task just for the sake of obtaining a self benefit (like a reward or money) the sword would act just like a simple and normal sword without showing their potential powers.
However, there's speculation about the remote possibility of evil forces strong enough for making use of them for corrupted purposes, by twisting the sabers' magic. This idea, despite still being unproven, gives an extra reason for these weapons to be highly protected by their owners and/or their families.
These sabers can glow in the dark when they are releasing their magic, so the user can also use them as a light when fighting in the dark.
It is said that one of the few material things capable of destroying
Demons are the Stellar Sabers, but the real reach of their powers is unknown.
[...]"They were forged by the very stars. They are magical and know what they do."[...]— Shirkania Yanga talking about the Stellar Sabers
These sound like fascinating swords. I love the idea that they were forged by the stars themselves. :)
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