The Three Swords of the Sky (also: The Void-Blade Redeemers)[PEACH]

[enderlord99]

The Three Swords of the Sky

The three most powerful magic swords, at least of those known by anyone of the endpire (the main civilization of the Hybrid Realms Mythos), are known as the Three Swords of the Sky (all of which, like many powerful swords, have minds of their own, and choose who may wield them). They are:
The Eagle Sword, used by great champions of Good in many ancient civilizations (most of which are now long-forgotten). It is capable of fully restoring almost any damaged object, and also of infusing anyone knighted with it with nigh-boundless righteous vigor. It chooses its wielder based on that person's honesty, courage, and piousness. Its current wielder is a great knight by the name of Sir Samuel.
The Raven Sword, which has been used by many folk both Good and Evil: it doesn't give a pigeon's *** about morality, and chooses someone based on their cleverness, their skill at stealth, and their ability to cause merry havoc. It can lock or unlock any lock, and it can also tighten or loosen any bolt or screw by exactly as much as its wielder wishes. As far as is known by even the wisest of sages, it has been lost to time.
The Vulture Sword. It has been used by the most horrific of villains, and is a purely Evil, destructive force; it chooses wielders that have the same qualities. It can destroy almost anything in a manner that is quite explosive, and that is so thorough that even the Eagle Sword cannot repair the damage. It is currently held by Ragnar, Scourge of All Directions, who, in a moment of great (for him) ingenuity, came up with the title himself.


The Void-Blade Redeemers

The leaders of the various guilds of assassins would fear the Void-Blade Redeemers, in much the same manner kings fear normal assassins... if only they knew of this secret order.

They don't.:smallamused:

The Redeemers' leader, whose original name is unknown, wields the Raven Sword... but even the other Redeemers don't know of this fact.

[Grinner]

Sounds badass.

What's their history?

[enderlord99]

Sounds badass.

Thanks!


What's their history?

If you're referring to the Void-Blade Redeemers, the answer is relatively simple, but relies on knowledge of the endpire's system of government (which I will explain in the following spoiler.)

The endpire has many "guilds." Anyone can join any number of guilds, but only if they're chosen to join by the current Guildmasters of those guilds; joining a guild is never mandatory, but does imply great skill at the relevant profession. Guildmasters are elected by the members of the guild, every year. In addition to the guilds, there is an official military, a system of courts (with judges elected every two years), and a President elected every three years, using a Simulated Runoff voting system. The president is basically all-powerful, except, of course, when it comes to elections (in which every soul (not body) in the endpire gets one vote) Anyone who is the Guildmaster of five or more guilds simultaneously, and is also either a General (of the military) or a Supreme Judge (of the Courts) is known (while they meet the requirements) as a Prime Minister, and has additional authority similar to the President, but overridden by him.

The first Void-Blade Redeemers were chosen by an early President to act as, essentially, stealthy bodyguards; over time, they grew into a group of Illuminati-esque puppeteers.

Incidentally, the voting system has sparked rebellions among the Golems, because they are often sentient, but (due to their lack of soul) cannot vote.

[Grinner]

If you're referring to the Void-Blade Redeemers, the answer is relatively simple, but relies on knowledge of the endpire's system of government (which I will explain in the following spoiler.)

Actually, I had been talking about the swords, but that's important too.

What's their story? How did they come to be known as the Three Swords of the Sky? Given that they have a collective term, they're obviously connected in some fashion. How were they made? For what reason were they made? Do they continue to uphold this purpose?

In short, what separates them from the next +5 sword?

[Sabeki]

It's a nice general concept. However, the devil is in the details. You mentioned golem rights. Maybe you could expand more on this? Also, the cosmology, magic, gods, etc. Are key to a story. I can see the swords being made by 3 ancient gods of Good, Evil, and I guess either Knowledge or Shadow. Since there are only 3 swords, are there only 3 gods?
Naturally, these are just suggestions, it's your own setting,

[enderlord99]

Honestly, I called them "The Three Swords of the Sky" because it sounds a lot better than "Those Three Really Powerful Swords that Have Types of Bird in their Names." I don't really have a history for them; perhaps they've been around so long that their origins have truly been forgotten forever, even by the Swords themselves.

Either way, here's some more information about the Hybrid Realms Mythos; specifically, the (fluff part of the) "elements" system:


Eight elements exist, in four pairs: Water/Fire; Earth/Wind; Light/Darkness; Wood/Metal

Eight Metals, known collectively as the “King Metals,” are each associated with an element, and have powerful magical properties.

Minium is associated with Water, and is required to create philosophical stones (used by some wizards). It can be used to manipulate inorganic liquids.

Orichalc is associated with Fire, and is required for magical wands (used by wizards) of any significance. It can be used to manipulate plasmas.

Adamantine is associated with Earth, and, due to its incredible strength, is often used in weapons. It can be used to manipulate solid material that is neither organic nor a metal.

Mithril is associated with Wind, and is nearly as light as the air itself. It is also used in weapons, among other things. It can be used to manipulate gasses.

Glorium is associated with Light, and can be used to manipulate energy, independently of the matter to which it is attached; it is often used in the holy symbols of clerics.

Shadow-iron is associated with Darkness, and can be used to manipulate the minds of living creatures.

Verdite is associated with Wood, and can be used to manipulate organic materials, including the bodies of living creatures (but not their minds; for that, you need shadow-iron.) It is more powerful than any of the previous metals.

Imperiite is associated with Metal, and can be used to manipulate solid metal… including the other King Metals.

[Sabeki]

Hmmm.. based off sl the metallurgy and three swrds, I feel like it would be cool to say that magic is less of cast fireball and more of forging magical items and charms. Maybe an alchemist class to, if you wanted, though it might be for NPCs.

[enderlord99]

Smiths are some of the most respected people in the setting (much more than other adventurers (yes I did say "other")). Here's why:

Without his sword, a warrior can do nothing.

Without his wand, a wizard can do nothing.

Without the symbol of his faith, a priest can do nothing.

The smith might not do everything,

But without him, no-one could do anything.

It's the smiths (and not the wizards) who create magic items, by the way.

[Sabeki]

Cool. So smiths are very important. So, the part about how priests can do nothing without their symbols. Is that true? Because it could be a very interesting mechanic.
Also, do smiths essentially father the golems? Seeing as golems are made of metals (and other materials, but metal golems are there) they could tie in heavily to Golem rights.