Empathic Weapon: Difference between revisions

* Rune weapons in ''[[Nains (comics)|Nains]]'' are not sentient (as far as anyone can tell), but very much psychoactive. Even when not wielded, weapons with battle runes "respond" to potential users, and part of the smith's art is listening to the steel, which explains why dwarven martial artists who resolve arguments between kingdoms in [[Combat by Champion]] are from Order of Forge. One experienced rune-smith indirectly appraised ''another'' dwarf's current mental state by discerning how different sheathed weapons silently resonate in his presence. Unsurprisingly, common battle-runes respond to rage. Thanks to feedback, warriors who use them (both human or dwarven) have reputation as [[Blood Knight|dangerously unhinged]] among the humans. Dwarves are desensitized to this, and just accept that once a weapon is [[Power Glows|visibly active]], the wielder is probably caught up in fighting. Of course, there are exceptions — Redwin's father came to conclusion that being habitually contaminated by augmented wrath is a curse of dwarven kind, stopped making battle runes altogether and semi-retired in a backwater village. Redwin himself began to discover runes that better fit what he feels, and eventually forged a weapon which he could use to great effect while somewhat mad, but avoided when he came to his senses, and anyone more sane had trouble wielding at all — it leaves burns even through gloves, when as much as tested on an inanimate object (and when merely held, already feels like it's hostile to all life).