Holy Avenger of Saint Orolo
Level 5 Rare
The ascetic warrior-philosopher Orolo received messages from heavenly beings in the form of analemmae - figure-eight patterns traced in the sky by the course of the sun. This blade protected him in his pilgrimage across the world as he sought to understand the meaning of these celestial signs. In his journeys, however, he rarely drew his weapon except against supernatural foes, preferring to defeat traditional tyrants by fearlessly entering their courts and revealing the folly of war in philosophical debate. His wisdom inspired many to follow him.
After many years, his pilgrimage ended at a sacred island mountain, site of a long-abandoned monastery whose courtyard was tiled with an analemma. When a world-threatening danger fell from the stars and crashed into the mountain's volcanic heart, Orolo refused to flee even as torrents of lava engulfed the island. He battled the adversary and its minions, holding them back so his followers could escape.
Orolo died when molten rock swept over him, preserving his body and blade for the ages. But word of his sacrifice spread across the world, to every land he helped free from oppression, inspiring a unified resistance that ultimately defeated the otherworldly invader.
Lvl 5 +1 1,000 gp*
Weapon: Heavy blade**
Enhancement: Attack rolls and damage rolls
Critical: +1d6 radiant damage per point of enhancement bonus
Property: You gain resist 5 radiant and cannot be blinded by attacks with the radiant keyword.
Power (At-Will): Prerequisite: Trained in Diplomacy. Minor Action. Choose a minion creature of natural origin you can see that understands your language. You speak only a few words, but that creature hears in an instant the logic of why it serves an unworthy master. That minion abandons combat, either withdrawing or surrendering.
Power (Encounter): No Action. Trigger: You are reduced to 0 hit points or below. Effect: Until the end of the encounter, your allies gain a +2 bonus to attack rolls against any creature that was marked by you when you used this power.
Power (Daily): Standard Action. You place every enemy you can see within 20 squares under your divine sanction. The sanction lasts until the end of your next turn. While sanctioned, the first time that a creature uses an action to make an attack that does not target you, it takes radiant damage equal to 3 + your Wisdom or Charisma modifier. The damage increases to 6 + your Wisdom or Charisma modifier at 11th level, and to 9 + your Wisdom or Charisma modifier at 21st level.
Special: A holy avenger can be used as a holy symbol. It adds its enhancement bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls and the extra damage granted by its property (if applicable) when used in this manner. You do not gain your weapon proficiency bonus to an attack roll when using a holy avenger as an implement.
*As a rare item, this weapon's enhancement bonus increases by +1 for every 5 levels the wielder is above the item's level.
**Feel free to change the item to an axe or hammer, to match the preferred weapon of your group's paladin.
