Hornblende's Might

== Descriptor ==
* Quality: Legendary
* Type: Battleaxe
== Abilities ==
Attunement: May only attune to a dwarf; If not attuned, is only +2. 
Attuned: Gives wielder +2 bonus to Initiative even when Surprised, and criticals deal and heal 10 damage. May convert its enhancement bonus to AC as a free action. Once per short rest: If AC boost is active and you are at 1/2 health, heal for 4d8 and gain physical damage resistance for 3 rounds.
== History ==
This ancient weapon can trace is crafting to the days when Yargald and Urdur were still one country. It is believed that the axe was forged by the hill dwarves of the old Barony of Yargald prior to the invasion of the Cult of Jerithul. Devastation and destruction during that terrible time caused the dwarves to lose many records in that part of the country, including the original owners of this mighty weapon. Some scholars speculate that the weapon was perhaps not really wielded traditionally by any particular warrior or house, but was instead a holy relic that the clerics of Ulfban bestowed upon favored warriors leading men into battle, though these details are sketchy at best as recovered tomes and relics are still being recovered from that turbulent time to this day. It is documented however that this axe saw much use and service by its owner's during the Xanite Conflict and was last documented being wielded by a dwarven warrior who fought and died during the pivotal bloodbath at Gan-Youyesh where the axe was lost amongst the fallen. The axe was later recovered during an expedition by the dwarven noble Rhu'uk Hornblende and the weapon has remained with his family ever since. Recently Rhu'uk, who had been thought dead, bequeathed this ancient weapon to his distant nephew Baern Hornblende who was thusly raised to be Lord Hornblende.