Excalibur

Over 1'500 years ago, the legend of Uther Pendragon was written, with this fabled blade as a key piece in the stories. One of the mightiest weapons to ever be created at the hands of mankind, Excalibur is now sadly only dismissed as a myth by humanity. Little known to them, that Uther's rule is truth, and only one person knows of its existence now, the one person who has lived tasting its steel; Queen Elizabeth II. Now kept in a nigh-impenetrable vault at a location known only to Her Majesty, she fears it may one day land in the hands of one worthy to wield it, and bring an end to her reign.

## Characteristics

A kingly longsword forged by the grandest smith to ever live, and enchanted by the mystic arts' own Merlin, Excalibur is certainly a mastercrafted piece to behold. Crafted from mythriel, a legendary metal forgotten to time, the metre-long blade has a silver colour with a slight tint of blue, and the signature damascus steel pattern from the way it was forged. Its hilt carved from ivory, and wrapped in the highest-quality leather, the ceremonial weapon has no equal in its craft. Excalibur also has a section mosiac art above the crossguard, which morphs the engraved scene based upon future events.

## Powers & Abilities

**Blessed**

Holy Type

As Merlin was a woman of faith, some of the enchantments she bestowed upon Excalibur weren't in the same vein as the others, Excalibur was blessed to be a holy weapon, and made particularly effective against beings with evil intentions. Among other faculties, Excalibur seems to be capable of transferring a vague idea of the location of nearby evil; bolsters its wielder's will for good and sense of justice; and negate the immortality of creatures like daemons.

**Cauterisation**

Either by being a good-aligned weapon, or from the very hot magic running through it, Excalibur cauterises all wounds it causes, which is incredibly useful when you're fighting in a pristine throneroom.

**Conduit**

Other (Utherian Magic) Type

Excalibur was designed and enchanted to work effectively with Uther Pendragon's own magic, and as such can conduct and enhance those powers in various ways.

**Connection**

Magical Type

As a blade of destiny, Excalibur is connected to its next destined wielder through magical means. Upon the next heir to Excalibur acquires the blade, the two are connected and from that point on, until the wielder either dies or passes Excalibur on, the wielder will always know the weapon's location. If the wielder the ability to astrally project themselves, they can instantly teleport their astral form to the blade's location, no matter the distance. These abilities become hazy and do not work properly if Excalibur or its wielder are on different planes of existence, dimensions, or universes, as the enchantment was never designed for that kind of separation.

**Enchanted**

Blessing, Conduit, Connection, Worthiness (Destiny/Purity?)

During its creation, Excalibur had been repeatedly enchanted with a variety of magical spells, allowing Excalibur to magically connect with its destined wielder, be a conduit for a specific kind of magic, more effectively harm evil beings. Likely with more minor enchantments bestowed upon it by Merlin, Excalibur is a magical marvel of a weapon.

**Extra-Elementary Composition**

Mythriel

Excalibur is made from a metal that does not exist on any known periodic table; mythriel. Lighter than titanium, harder than tungsten, and not brittle, mythriel seems like a dream-metal. Mythriel is the same colour as white gold, with an ever so slight tint of light blue. Mythriel is also capable of withstanding the extreme temperatures Thwaites' magical energy can emit, but had to be enchanted to withstand Uther's.

**Inspiration**

Hope (Valour) Types

Thanks to being wielded by the greatest king to ever live, Excalibur became a trademark sign for victory, capable of inspiring valour and hope into allies of its wielder, so long as the wielder themselves remain hopeful and brave.

**Precognition**

Type currently unknown

Excalibur can predict future events, and with show its wielder significant events by shaping a scene in its mosaic art. Everyone aware of the sword's capability to do this is currently unsure if the art shows *probability* or *destiny*, where Hybrid believes it is destiny, Friede believes it to be probability.