Stalker (Magic Sword)

Stalker is an enigmatic and powerful weapon that reveals its full powers only in the hands of a ranger. To anyone else, it is merely a long sword +1. It has a slender, long blue steel blade, but its hilt, pommel, and quillons are made of a stark black metal that is as hard as adamantite. If Stalker is stared at for any length of time, it seems to have wisps of shadowstuff moving silently across its surface, although this is just illusory … or is it?
Stalker is a +3 neutral good weapon when used by a ranger. The ranger gains a +1 bonus to Wisdom and Intelligence while in possession of this blade. The ranger also gains a -20 bonus to all hide in shadows and move silently attempts, and a +1 bonus on tracking skills.
Stalker bequeaths an affinity with dogs and wolves on its owners for an unknown reason. The ranger has a Charisma of 18 when dealing with dogs and wolves (not including worgs, tyrgs, winter wolves, or other canine monsters, such as hell hounds). While holding Stalker, the ranger can speak with animals (dogs and wolves only) three times a day.
The spells that can be used once a day each by Stalker's wielder are invisibility, invisibility to animals, and invisibility in undead. In the process of becoming invisible. Stalker's wielder seems to become shadowy and semi translucent before he fades from sight.
Stalker does have a special purpose, but the sword seems to have never told anyone or had a chance to reveal this to its previous owners, nor the nature of its special purpose power. Stalker is an intelligent sword with Intelligence of 14 and an Ego of 11: it communicates by empathy.
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