Apprentice's Blade

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Description

An apprentice's blade is often the first item crafted by a young artisan at the beginning of their career. While they require only the most trivial amount of orichalcum ore be worked into the metal, the process of creating the correct alloy is very time consuming. Most apprentices have to begin the process several times, melting the blade back down again, painstakingly extracting the precious ore, and alloying the steel all over again. Once the proportions needed to create the alloy are correct, the metal must be folded and refolded hundreds of times in a seemingly never-ending series of forging and quenching and hammering.

Completing one of these weapons is often a rite of passage; even the most dour master must admit that a crafter who can create one of these items is an apprentice no longer. Mastering the art of crafting this item is often considered proof that the artisan possesses self-discipline, due respect for the materials, and the ability to undertake complex crafting processes.

The Wintermark rune Jotra is sometimes engraved into the pommel of an Apprentice's Blade, or more commonly onto the scabbard that holds the weapon. They are sometimes called a Bannerman's Desperation among the Winterfolk, as they are often used by bannermen caught in dangerous circumstances.

Rules

• Form: One-handed weapon. Despite the name these weapons are as likely to be maces, hand-axes or other one-handed weapons as they are to be swords.
• Effect: Once per day, you may spend a hero point to call CLEAVE with this one-handed weapon.
• Materials: Crafting an Apprentice's Blade requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.