## Shadow's Curse **** Weapon (Dagger), Artifact (requires attunement)****
The *Shadow's Curse* blade is an Ancient blade created by the ancient gods and goddesses, in order to empower someone using their pure emotional force behind them. The blade has had many a owner over the past few millennia, including some of the greatest heroes of old, and some of the most malicious evils of the new. It's most recent owner, the Feared Shadow's Countess, having been murdered, has left her most valued weapon to her only daughter, in order to be together with her forever, and to protect her from harm. ### *Shadow's Enchantment* The *Shadow's curse* blade is a blade long tied to your inner most emotions and only appears in these emotional times. Attacks made with this weapon have a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls. This blade also deals 2d8 damage instead of a dagger's standard 1d4 damage due to the dagger's sharp and vicious edge. This Blade, when it was in possession of the Shadow's Countess, was blessed by the mighty and holy angels, and was cursed by the menacing and unholy devils, granting this blade the power to deal both radiant and necrotic damage. When you attack an enemy and deals damage with this blade, the attack deals an additional 2d6 necrotic and radiant damage. This Blade offers another ability, one that steals the very life energy from others, and gives it to you. If you or another drop an enemy to 1 hit point or they go unconcious, you can place this blade within that opponent for 10 minutes, at the end of which this enemy dies. For this duration, you are considered to be under the concentration state and if you go out of this state, this effect is cancelled and the enemy dies. If you manage to keep concentrated for this 10 minutes, when the enemy dies, you gain a +1 to any stat of your chosing at your next level up, this effect stacks. ### *Shadow's Countess* The title of Shadow's Countess attracts both great fear and awe, due to the previous title holders actions. The title is given to the one who holds all the cards, the one who knows all and whose not to be messed with. The Shadow's Curse is the badge of that title, so presenting this blade to anyone who knows of the Shadow's Countess, will probably trick them into thinking you are the Shadow's Countess. But, who knows, you may very well be the Shadow's Countess. This blade is the symbol for the Shadow's Countess, giving you access to her many contacts and resources. A prime example would be her 10 main associates called the Shadows, 10 high ranking nobles who are show zealous like loyalty to whoever wields this blade, granting them their endless service. These Shadows can provide information one instant, and money the next, it's all up to your circumstances. Credit: https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/66568900717481087/ https://www.patreon.com/stolksdorf https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/
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