Twins of Dolor

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The Twins of Dolor, Lycus and Ichor, are Supernal Echoes from the Collapse of the Idols born from the souls whose love ascended to create Zelysian, the Storm Seer.

## Properties

This Supernal Echo was found by Ulysses in its Latent state, having the following abilities overall.

### Latent

* The Twins of Dolor are +1 weapons.
* Attuning to the Twins of Dolor only requires one attunement slot.
* **Hemocrafter.** When you roll a 1 on your rite damage, you may choose to reroll it once per attack.

### Evoked

* The bonus to attack and damage rolls increases to +2.
* **Plasmatic Hex.** As a bonus action for 1 minute, you may target one creature with a hex. Until the hex ends, you deal an extra 1d6 necrotic damage to the target whenever you hit it with an attack. Also, choose one ability when you cast this hex. The target has disadvantage on ability checks made with the chosen ability. This hex lasts for 1 minute or until the target dies. You may use this ability a number of times equal to half your proficiency bonus rounded down.

### Ascended

* **Storm Protection.** You gain resistance to lightning damage. Additionally, if you do not have it, you gain the Rite of the Storm crimson rite.
* **Tempest's Fury.** You gain the ability to cast the following spells once per day (save DC 17): 4th level Thunder Step from Lycus, and 4th level Lightning Bolt from Ichor.
* The sword gains sentience.

## Sentience

Lycus is a sentient chaotic neutral weapon inhabited by Zilan with an Intelligence of 15, a Wisdom of 17, and a Charisma of 19. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.

The weapon can speak, read, and understand Aquan, Common, Undercommon, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is gravelly and breathy. While you are attuned to it, Blackrazor also understands every language you know.

Ichor is a sentient chaotic good weapon inhabited by Elysia with an Intelligence of 19, a Wisdom of 12, and a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet.

The weapons can speak, read, and understand Aquan, Common, Primordial, Undercommon, and can communicate with its wielder telepathically. Its voice is soft and polite. While you are attuned to it, Ichor also understands every language you know.

## History

### Collapse of the Idols

During the first battles of the Collapse of the Idols, the first city to fall was the island city of Quole. King Zilan and Queen Elysia had been stalwart defenders of the oceans against dark influences. Upon their death, their love ascended from their bodies and became the storm god Zelysian. The Storm Seer had then put their previous souls into two blades that was given to their champion, Felentine.

### Displacement of the Blades

Felentine had been chained within the sunken city by Zariel, the blade had been set adrift in the seas leaving it untouched for centuries.

### Rediscovery of the Blades

In the city of Ain'lor, the blades had initially been rediscovered by Aither Bedland and held by him in order to eventually strip them of their enchantments to take them for himself. Eventually, the Wayfaring Strangers upon defeating Bedland had found the two blades. Ulysses Jefferson Bramble had taken them for himself, not knowing they were Supernal Echoes. Upon the defeat of Sibyl, the red dracolich, the weapons had Evoked. It wasn't until the fight within Quole that Ulysses defeated Captain Fiona Thenoire to become the champion of the Storm Seer, Ascending the two long swords.

## Trivia

* This was the first Supernal Echo to ever be found in Xylna.