Annacon (Magic Sword)

Falrik Moondance is a rather eccentric elf. While quite bright and a good-natured sort, he is also rather impulsive. His appearance is youthful, but he gives the impression that he is much older and wiser than he seems at first glance. Fairly suspicious, almost to the point of paranoia, he panics easily. Often, he does things that seem quite clever (in a twisted sort of way) but are bound to be misinterpreted by others at the moment he acts. His impulsiveness and shortsightedness do not make his deeds logical in a conventional (that is, lawful) sense, but he is very cunning and has an intuitive grasp of the “smartest thing to do” in most situations.
Falrik does not like being a fugitive, but he likes the idea of being unjustly executed for his rash acts even less. He has certain knowledge about Annacon which might help save him, but he doesn't think that the local villagers will believe him. He is stubborn as well as cautious and suspicious, so it will prove difficult to get him to believe that a pardon is not a trap.
Basically, a peaceable sort, Falrik avoids com bat as much as possible. He will not attempt to physically harm anyone who is not attacking him, preferring to harass, confuse, and frustrate them into leaving him alone. The DM should carefully consider what spells he and the sword have available when deciding Falrik's tactics. Charming characters with the sword, for instance, is one possibility, as is going invisible and hiding if in danger of being discovered.
Falrik Moondance is a lawful good, 3rd-level elf Fighter with silvery hair and gold-colored eyes. He stands 5' 4” tall and weighs 104 lbs.: he is 263 years old. His statistics are: Str 15. Int 17. Wis7, Dex 17, Con 15, Cha 14, hp 18. He has AC 2 from armor, Dexterity, and magical bonuses, has a +1 to hit and damage in combat, and has a +2 bonus with missiles.
Falrik speaks Common. Elf, Orc, Hobgoblin, Gnoll, Halfling, and Pixie. He carries three spells at all times: hold portal, ventriloquism, and invisibility.
His current possessions include: Annacon, a bow +1: a chainmail suit: a ring of protection +1: a quiver with 20 arrows (4 of them with silver arrowheads): a pack with his rations, water, spellbook, and tinderbox: and his prize, a wand of illusion with 12 charges.
Annacon is a sword +2 with charm person ability, it has an Intelligence of 8 and an Ego of 6 (total Will Power: 14), and possesses two primary powers: it can detect lies spoken within 10' of the person holding it, and it detects elves within a 10' radius. Annacon is of lawful good alignment and as such damages wielders who are not lawful good, causing 1d6 points of damage per round of contact.
Unfortunately, both abilities cause the sword blade to glow with the same blue color, shining as brightly as a light spell, and therein lies the problem-Falrik, knowing from tales told among the elves in the region about the latter ability of the weapon, realized that the sword would glow in his presence because he is an elf. He feared that the people who knew of the sword's detect lies ability would assume he was always lying.
The duration of the sword's blue glow varies from a mere three seconds (in the case of the detect lie power) to potentially infinite (for as long as an elf remains in detection range).
The Given legends about Annacon say it was forged by a dwarf weaponsmith and a human wizard ally about three centuries ago. At that time, the elves and dwarves of this region were fighting a war against each other over the damage that dwarven surface mines were doing to local forests and wildlife. The battles were settled long ago, though some slight hostility between the two races still exists.
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