Seeking a weaponsmith

[darcane]

Leaving some fliers with some of the vendors of the Exigo Trading Post....Quelistyra walks slowly to the campfire looking over one of her own fliers....Seeking Skilled Weaponsmith!!! One whom has the ability to forge a mighty bastard sword...a Moonblade,chosen weapon of Eilistraee's followers...Please contact Lady Quelistyra you may find me here at the Trading Post.."Hmmmm....I really hope someone responds."

[Peridan]

OOC: Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't moonblades a lineage thing? Passed down from elf to elf?

[Vanima Tiri]

OOC: Wouldnt that mean they have to come from somewhere? I mean someone has to make them in order to pass them down.. Hmm..

[Peridan]

OOC: Yeah, but they were passed down for thousands of years, I'm assuming by master elven smiths (i.e. Cormanthor). Which don't exist anywhere except for elven cities such as Evermeet, Evereska, etc.


And to back it up, from 3rd Edition "Magic of Faerun"

"These swords, sometimes called elf blades,
are heirlooms of noble elven families. Only a few are
known to exist, and these are jealously guarded. Still,
rumors of dormant moonblades persist."

"Moonblades are handed down from parent to child
within the elven family the blade serves. The sword itself
always determines which heir it belongs to. When a moonblade’s
owner dies, one of the owner’s heirs can lay claim
to the blade. If no worthy heir exists, the sword lies dormant
and exhibits no magical powers at all."

[sharringtonm]

Magic of Faeurn

Moonblade: These swords, sometimes called elf blades, are heirlooms of noble elven familis. Only a few are known to exist, and these are jealously guarded. Still, rumors of dormant moonblades persist.
A moonblade is an intelligent swords (usually a longsword) with an enchantment of +1 to +5. A moonblade always has a good alignment (usually neutral good). A moonblade also has a special purpose to serve the scion of a particular elven family. A line of runes decorates the blade, one rune for each wielder the blade has had. For each such rune, the moonblade has one a special ability.
Moonblades are handed down from parent to child within the elven family the blade serves. The sword itself always determines which heir it belongs to. When a moonblade's owner dies, one of the owner's heirs can lay claim to the blade. If no worthy heir exists, the sword lies dormant and exhibits no magical powers at all. A moonblade only serves one owner at a time.
To claim or awaken a moonblade, an elf or half-elf of the blades alignment-and from the correct family- must hold the sword and perform the proper ritual. If the family the blade serves has died out, any elf or half-elf of the the proper alignment can attempt to awaken the blade. The claiming/awakening ritual varies from blade to blade, but usually requires the blade to be unsheathed at the proper time and place (for example in a royal throne room or place sacred to an elven deity). Upon completingthe ritual, the sword either accepts or rejects the holder.

I'd venture to say.. that no weaponsmith in all of Faerun can make these. Much less sundren. I'd look to Silvanus or one of the gods of his Panthenon to be able to forge a moonblade.

[darcane]

Ooc Figures....i know followers of Eilistraee favored weapon is the moonblade bastard sword....more insight was excellent