Murderer Weapons

Murderer Weapons, if the name isn't enough of an indication, are a dangerous type of undead. They are the souls of killers who have infested a weapon they used to commit murder.

These undeads are the source of a significant portion of the legends surrounding cursed weapons. The weapon a killer infests can be all sorts of things from primitive clubs, to medieval swords, to modern guns. Be careful when handling Murderer Weapons as the more dangerous ones can outright mind-control their wielder.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Murderer Weapons look like ordinary weapons, but they are more durable than they should be. Even the non-Initiates may notice this unusual trait from what they believe to be mundane weapons.

Genetics and Reproduction

Murderer Weapons are born when two key requirements are fulfilled. The first is that a murderer commits suicide. Those who kill in self-defence, or in pursuit of a righteous cause, are not eligible. The killer has to kill for the wrong reasons for them to be eligible, such as out of greed, hate, envy, and so on. The killer has to be, as previously stated, a murderer.

The second requirement is that the murderer used at least one physical weapon to take a life, and that at least one of said weapons is still intact. Once both requirements are fulfilled, the soul of the murderer will infest the weapon, allowing them to continue committing murders from beyond the grave.

Behaviour

Murderer Weapons are bloodthirsty creatures. They live, in a manner of speaking, to continue killing. When someone wields them, they will prod, sometimes to the point of outright mind-control, their wielder to kill and use them to commit the murder.
They will lure the vulnerable and weak-willed or those with pre-existing violent tendencies to take up arms using them. Either will make for good wielders to allow the Murderer Weapon to continue killing, though they prefer the violent wielders. Individuals with pre-existing violent tendencies need little, if any, prodding from a Murderer Weapon to kill, fulfilling both their bloodlusts. The Murderer Weapon and a potential violent wielder may even develop a high degree of symbiotic cooperation if the wielder is an Initiate, especially if the wielder was initiated by the Murderer Weapon.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Murderer Weapons are capable of telepathy by contact, which allows them to read the minds of whoever wields them, as well as communicate with and manipulate them.