Zyshak, Unholy Avenger

A sentient, black, demonic longsword, inscribed with pulsating, blood-red runes of chaos, and obsessed with destroying the forces of Law.

Zyshak, Unholy Avenger, released under a CC0 license.

Unholy Powers

  • +4 to attack and damage rolls (1d8+4 / 1d10+4).
  • Attacks on lawful creatures have advantage.

Sentience

As a sentient magic item, Zyshak has the following attributes:

  • Alignment: Chaotic
  • Intelligence (INT): 8
  • Communication: Empathic
  • Purpose: Kill all lawful creatures.

Sensory Powers

  • Detect magic: Wielder can focus up to three times per day to detect magic within 20โ€™ and, if so desired, make the detected magic glow.
  • See Invisible Objects: Wielder can see invisible or concealed objects within 20โ€™, apart from secret doors.

Longsword Properties

  • Versatile: At start of combat round, if offhand is free, may choose to have sword deal 1d10 base damage for that round while gaining the following properties:
    • Slow: Always attacks last in a round.
    • Two-handed: Requires two hands to use.