Legend of elven swords

Seven blades were forged, each for one of the 7. A sword of nature - for one who knows the flaws of stone. A sword of knowledge - for the one who sees beyond. A sword of tradition - for the one whose promise shatters not. A sword of mercy - for the compassionate one who brings the light to the night. A sword of redemption - for one who heals a burn of guilt. A sword of duty - for one who is bound by blood. And one sword to which they bow

-- Legend of the 7 swords

Adamant - the sword of nature

Origins

The blade of nature is forged out of Alkahl. In fact, the common word for Alkahl is Adiamantium, word inspired by this very sword. The blade was initially given to Ral'Kalhamier, a master craftself, and the legendary architect, who according to the legends famously designed the Air gardens.

Abilities, traits & feats

Adamant was forged to aid his master at his work. It was given the ability to shape stone, alter it to its master's will. Hardening the foundations of tall towers, or leveling mountains - all within the power of this tool.

According to one legend, RalKalhamier propped the Rin'weltharis, ancient (and believed to be the first) flying city, against the fabric of the weave using the sword. The weight of the stone could not bend the will of the sword. Thus the city hovers in the sky to this day. Motionless, stalwart.

RalKalhamier was believed to be one of the best transmuters in elven lore. However, his abilities seem to amplify around the point he was given the Adamant. Changing copper to gold, coal to wood, mercury to water, it is all abilities we are told he mastered, but only after he had his sword. The consensus now, according to lore masters, is that these are actually sword's abilities instead.

Finally, the sword was said to return vigor and strength to the nature around it. Its healing abilities occasionally extend to other elves, but never to the wielder himself, interestingly. Some even speculate, that sword is able to return soul back to its body, but there is no actual lore witnessing such occurrence.

References in other cultures

Adamant bears striking resemblance to some legendary blades of other cultures. Some suggest this is simply a cultural assimilation of those concepts, others suggest the actual blade has found its way to other races.

The most notorious example is The Excalibur, the sword in the stone in Bryten mythology. It is easy to see why historians made the connection. Blade able to cut and mold the stone, sword that, as all Elven swords, only answers to soul of noble heart... the similarities add up.

In Nomad mythos, Laumor used a branch to destroy the The Godfall Citadel in one swipe. After he died, the branch supposedly shattered and each shard flew far away, eventually settling and sprouting the oases. The timeline (nor the wielder of the blade) does not make much sense for the Adamant, but there are several convincing theories proposing that Adamant IS this branch.

Inveritum - the sword of knowledge

Origins

Also known as sword of truth. The blade was forged for Eliriel D'Minarion, the seer of seers. Sword is made out of Nekahl (Etherium) to tap into the etheral realm and its secret. Eliriel saw the creation of the swords in his visions and was often the one who helped with locating the resources needed for the swords, often even accompanying the heroes on their journeys to obtain them.

Elriel was also responsible for some of the (now lost) know-how and we know he was present during the creation of at least one sword. While we do not know much about his relation to Gaius, the Blacksmith of Legends, but Gaius always spoke highly of Elriel (and vice versa). Many theorize that they often shared insights into their respective areas of expertise, nicely complementing each other.

Elriel was quite intelligent, even for High Elf standards. Oftentimes it was not clear whether it was his visions that guided him, or simply deduction and foresight. Though we know he saw the creation of his sword, he did not know when it happened, and he knew better than to simply have the sword forged anyway. He started looking, digging for a reason and method of the creation of the swords. Soon enough he found why... unfortunately, he never shared the reason. Secondary sources often claim he sensed some threat to the weave. Though most of the swords were gifts or requests, Elriel seems to have claimed they all had a secondary purpose.

Abilities, traits & feats

Inveritum's abilities are by far known the least (with the obvious exception). Elriel rarely shared his thoughts with others, so all sources we have are secondary at best. He was almost never seen with his sword, and he reportedly hid it away shortly before his death, claiming to "do his best to ensure the sword will only come back to the right hands".

The sword knows the location of all the other Swords of Legend (with the exception of Elvarias), and can command any other weapon to reveal its true form.

It is rumoured that Inveritum can even mimic lesser magical swords perfectly, often with greater intensity. While it may not be too surprising for high-power magical artifacts to adapt some properties of other items, the fact Inveritum can do this for ANY magical weapon is quite astonishing. For quite some time this was dismissed as a rumour, however, recently Acaademics found a theoretical "loophole" for an object to behave this way. Of course, some of the values are outside of what is practically possible.

Repentus - the sword of tradition

Ablegaris - the sword of mercy

Origins

Also known as The blade of compassion or Elven courage, was forged out Lukahl (Moonmetal) for Galindar F'Krasilie, a hero of many elven stories. The blade was a gift from the forge-master for Galindar, to remind him who he is - a light in the night.

Venialis - the sword of redemption

Origins

Venialis also goes by names Burn of guilt and Gaius' curse.

Laboreus - the sword of duty

###Origins Sometime also known as The Blood binder is a blade requested by Tiriandel La'torus to bind himself to his duties - to stand guard of the elven people and their ideals, no matter how dark the path gets. The story of the Blood-binder begins right after the Tiriandel's expeditions to the Dark depths where his resolve was greatly tested. Since he was the last guardian of the Dark depths, he decided it would be better if something bound him to his duties there. The blood-binder is that something.

To meet the requirements of the job, the blade was forged out of the dreaded Rexkahl (Blood metal).

Elvarias - the master sword

Origins

Elvarias goes by many names: the blade of blades, the ruler of swords, the first blade or King of swords.

The creation of Elvarias is shrouded in mystery. One version of the story claims the sword is forged from the alloy of all the metals. Some claim entirely different material. Some even suggest less... conventional components. Although the stories tend to agree on the meaning of the sword. The creation of the swords introduced an imbalance to the weave, and their spirits clashed. Thus the master sword was forged - to rule over the others. To calm their energies and to stabilize the tension of the weave. There must always be an Elvarias, it is now simply a law of the universe. Interestingly, academics actually tried to run the numbers. Although the magnitudes are ridiculously off the charts, the maths checks out and in principle.