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A warden's sword for Harry...
RobReece:
--- Quote from: kazimmoinuddin on July 06, 2017, 03:03:16 AM ---I have to wonder if there is a sword hidden away for the warden of the well. The position might predate the swords, but it would be a powerful artifact to supplement him.
Just like how Harry can use McCoy staff, a warden could use warden tools. Also, he could borrow Mccoys warden sword, it is sure to be better than those off the shelf sword most warden have.
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Has there been any indicators that McCoy has a 'warden' sword? he works with the Wardens and helps direct them, but I've never seen him in a gray cloak, aside from CI, but I don't think that was a warden cloak. And 'most' wardens don't have off the shelf swords, they had been specifically made by Luccio for the individuals while she still had the ability to make them.
Snark Knight:
--- Quote from: RobReece on July 06, 2017, 03:15:53 PM ---Has there been any indicators that McCoy has a 'warden' sword? he works with the Wardens and helps direct them, but I've never seen him in a gray cloak, aside from CI, but I don't think that was a warden cloak. And 'most' wardens don't have off the shelf swords, they had been specifically made by Luccio for the individuals while she still had the ability to make them.
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Never seen on page, which is why it was news that this short confirmed he had been a warden.
The swords are enchanted items, which means they need maintenance. That's probably on the user, after Luccio initially made them - perhaps like some of the foci Harry has given up on, Eb simply used his time on other pursuits since leaving the Wardens.
Rasins:
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 06, 2017, 04:15:34 PM ---Never seen on page, which is why it was news that this short confirmed he had been a warden.
The swords are enchanted items, which means they need maintenance. That's probably on the user, after Luccio initially made them - perhaps like some of the foci Harry has given up on, Eb simply used his time on other pursuits since leaving the Wardens.
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Not to pick nits, but ... Harrys' stuff needs to be maintained because he uses inferior materials in his enchantments. There is no reason to believe that, in the process of creating the sword for a particular individual, Luccio didn't link it to that person's spirit/soul, and that is what is powering the enchantments.
So, had Luccio created a sword for Eb, it's entirely possible he still has it. But why use a sword when you have a blackstaff?
Snark Knight:
Better materials means not needing maintenance as often, sure (in which case maybe Luccio was doing the maintenance, and her incapacitation hasn't been an issue for the few surviving veteran wardens because the few surviving veterans of the old guard simply haven't hit the required service deadlines on their blades yet).
But soul linkages would probably fall under the same reason it would be a terrible idea for Harry to use soulfire in crafting - if an adversary ever gets hold of the blade, its owner is screwed.
Partly though, I think it might just be considered disrespectful of the active duty wardens to continue using the blade after retirement (sort of like how military members have a protocol against wearing their uniforms after discharge).
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: uncanny on July 06, 2017, 01:39:15 PM ---Didn't he form dagger-like ice formations in the battle with sharkface in Cold Days?
A thought I had was if he had his staff tips shod with the same metal that the fey use for swords; but have them augmentible with ice or fire magic. I'm sure Mab has a creature in her service that could provide something for Sir Harry...
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His fist became covered in a sharp icy gauntlet, if I recall, and later he got some ice claws and other bits on the island. It wouldn't surprise me if he could make an entire suit of armor out of ice.
--- Quote from: Snark Knight on July 06, 2017, 02:54:44 PM ---At this point, he's probably better off paying the svartalves in diamonds for any smithing he needs done.
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This seems like the best bet.
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