Sword of Blackflame (Magic Sword)

Certain slim, rapier-like short swords borne by but are in reality swords of blackflame. These precious and powerful weapons can be identified by the appearance of their blades shimmering, ever-shifting glossy black, with white bubbles and cloudy mottling within the metal that move about constantly. In shadows, darkness, and near darkness such blades become invisible. They are undetectable by infravision and detect magic spells and abilities.
A sword of blackflame is a weapon +4. By mental command, anyone holding a drawn sword of blackflame can bring magical silence into being in a 20' radius centered on the blade's hilt. The silence can be instantly ended by will of the wielder at any time, and can last for up to six continuous rounds. Up to four such periods of silence can be created by a sword of blackflame in an hour. All creatures within the area of effect will be silenced with no saving throw allowed, including the blade-wielder.
A sword of blackflame can also reflect back at its origin one magical attack per round (additional attacks in a single round will have normal effects). This ability is automatic and only works once an hour. The power affects spells, natural magical powers, and the effects of magical items. The sword will suck all of an area-effect magic (such as a fireball) into itself, so that the attack does no damage to any creature within the area of effect. The attack is then cast back in full upon its source in the following round. This reflection can be escaped only by leaving the plane the sword is on, in which case the sword pulses to tell its bearer that this has occurred. The bearer can then discharge the magic wherever desired, with range and effects as originally cast or unleashed. This is the only case in which the blade-bearer can choose where to direct magic that the blade reflects. If no discharge is willed within the round, the sword will forever absorb the magic, silently and harmlessly.
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