Tzedeki - The Sword of Shoah

Tzedeki /zed uh'kai/ is a storied weapon of legend, a sword, or alternatively a spear said to have been wielded by the ancient mythical hero Hildwulf. Sometimes called Magic’s Bane, or the Blade of Bane, Tzedeki is often seen in depictions of the hero as a weapon glowing with a halo.  One story lists the Magic's Bane as having been gifted to the brute warrior by a maiden of incredible fairness who stepped out of the frost rimed mist of a mountain of ice.

A long, leaf like blade bronzy and with a long rat tailed tang, its handle, crossguard or other pieces that may have have belonged to it long ago rusted or rotted away, hangs in the Kelenor State Library of Hilden, within the Imperial Antiquites wing of the Visibœr. It sits behind a glass case in the Hildwulf wing, next to a variety of ancient paraphernalia said to have belonged to the hero.

Shoah, creator goddess of Antha, or Humanity, told the Cyrano Trading Company to seek out Tzedeki, calling it her chosen weapon and a "Progenitor," being, able to strike down powerful fiends.

## Tzedeki Found Along Taethir's Shores

Found north of Gundu, along the bight, south of the mountains, was a small, nameless fishing village, there Volney would find it.

**Level 1**

Broad sword, artifact (requires attunement by lawful good or lawful neutral creature - read Properties:  Complete attunement for more details).  Tzedeki is the Sword of Shoah, Magibane, Blade of the Gnosi, The Sword of Magic’s Bane and is a magic, sentient artifact weapon of prodigious power.

In its recent history it was bequeathed to the hero Hildwulf by the Lawmaiden so that he could withstand the magic of the ancient arcanist Heliker.  The blade appears to be a simple, but beautifully made, leaf style bronze sword with a small, Ancient style guard favored by the Antha of that day.

When fully attuned, the sword is a vorpal sword, granting a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.  Tzedeki deals an extra 2d6 damage to fiends.

**Properties.**  The weapon is actually a marvel of magic negation:

* Complete attunement.  Being a paladin of Shum or Shoah or one of Her various names of titles will unveil the full measure of the Tzedeki.  To all others the sword is a +0 vorpal sword, with a Compact of the Gnosi of spells up to cantrip level.
* Compact of the Gnosi.  At full power, all spells beneath 1st level will simply crumple around the attuned bearer when the blade is unsheathed, their weaves shattered around the Compact of the Gnosi, a binding that Shoah had the three arcano-divines seal upon the blade.

**Sentience.**  Tzedeki is a sentient lawful neutral weapon with an Intelligence of 14, a Wisdom of 15, and a Charisma of 17.  It can speak, read and understand Anda and Ancient languages and will take up any languages it's wielder knows.  In addition, the item can communicate telepathically with any character that carries or wields it.  It has hearing and true sight out to 90 ft.

**Personality.**  The Sword of Shoah has a youthful personality:  impatient, curious and loves animals.  It tips toward a Utilitarian philosophy, gauging every situation in a rough triage of "greater good" examination, it can seem coldly logical, even cruel.  It struggles with disposophobia, and will influence its wielder toward a road of hoarding.  It loves reading, and will encourage its wielder to read.  Finally, it hates foggy conditions, and will lean into irrational need to escape such.

**Lawful Nature.**  If an attuned person acts lawlessly, without context or debate over the valid course, the blade will cease to function as an artifact weapon and will unattune.  Should the user continue in lawlessness the sword will eventually disappear in a seemingly impossible way.  The descendants of Hildwulf discovered this for themselves.

**Unique Location.**

Unlike the rest of the Progenitor Weapons, Tzedeki was left in the open world after Shoah's avatar presented it to Hildefulf.  The blade is currently wrapped in an oil cloth at the bottom of a chest, filled with other belongings.  The chest is in a ship crashed on the southern coast of Taethir.