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Message: <blockquote data-quote="njorgard" data-source="post: 922918" data-attributes="member: 919">The Blessed Sword of TearsThe Sword of TearsSen Beldazar begins to unfold a beautifully ornamented piece of silken cloth before your eyes. As he removes the silvery strings tied around the fabric, you can see that the object wrapped around it is about seven hands in length. Finally, the cloth becomes undone and falls to the ground revealing a magnificent sword. The weapon appears to be crafted out of some mysterious yellow-hued metal which you fail to recognize. Both the hilt and the blade seem to have been wrought from a single peace of this ore, as if its maker was somehow able to shape the silhouette of the weapon without pouring the molten metal into a cast. The hilt guard is concave and has unrecognizable eldritch runes chiseled unto both sides. Beldazar grasps the weapon and begins to speak:"My friends, the bravery and selflessness you have shown during these last few days is worthy of the highest praise. And for that, I would like to reward you on behalf of the Great Steward of the Covenant with a mighty gift. Behold…the Sword of Tears! Our temple's most cherished relic…"The Sen lifts the sword over his head with both hands. As the morning sun hits the perfect blade, the reflected light makes the sword shine like a finely polished mirror. For a few moments, the other clergymen are taken in awe of the splendid sight. Beldazar then places the sword on top of stone pulpit and covers it with the silken cloth that was originally wrapped around it. He turns to the party and addresses you:"Tilsmanic scripture tells us that some 200 years ago, a farming village, not too far from where we are today, fell under the influence of a vicious vampire known as Barnardus. Using the foulest sorceries, the vampire blighted the land and brought the village to the brink of starvation. Barnardus also used his dark influence to intimidate the nearby settlements with threats of pestilence and death to those who would come to the village's aid.Several years passed and the vampire's hold on the land remained unchallenged. Then, as if by providence, the warrior-hero known as Galanan came to these lands. Witnessing the villager's broken spirit, Galanan prayed to Tilsman for guidance. He was given a vision where an old man riding a pale-white horse stood before him. In the vision, the old man told Galanan that he would spare the village from the vampire's blight if he could gather a thousand tears from those truly pious among the villagers. Galanan's reply to the old man's request was this –"Oh Great Keeper…if only these people had that many tears left in them to shed! Let me be the one to cry for them." It is said that Galanan wept for three days until a celestial messenger from Tilsman appeared before him. The messenger wielded a read-hot piece of metal which he doused in Galanan's tears. When the messenger retrieved the metal, it had taken the shape of the beautiful sword you see before you…pristine, unblemished. The messenger referred to the weapon as Renmemnion, the Sword of Tears. With it, Galanan went on to defeat the sorcerous vampire and become one of the greatest heroes remembered by our faith.When Galanan died, many years later, it is said that a copious rain that lasted for three days fell upon the land. Ironically, the rain brought and end to a great drought that had stricken these parts during those days. Many believe that the rain was the host of Tilsman weeping Galanan's death. I now give Galanan's sword to you. Use it wisely and honorably."</blockquote>

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