Spaniard’s Katana

The Spaniard’s Katana is one of the fabled Seven Swords of Wonderland. Brought to Eden by Hamish I at the start of the Second Age, it is the most beloved blade in The Highlands.

The sword was made during the Earth-666 iteration of reality, though the exact date and location of its construction are a matter of some debate. Hamish told all sorts of tall tales during his life in Eden, only some of them verifiably true. What is certain is that Hamish was seen with the blade aboard the Titanic in April 1912—just before The Calamity which brought the Earth-666 iteration to its end.

What he was doing with it that fateful night remains a mystery. That was one story that Hamish wasn’t willing to tell.

After Hamish’s death or disappearance in 129, the Katana should have been passed down to his son Hamish II, but it was not. Instead, because Hamish II was a sickly man—and weak-willed to boot—the sword was given to Hamish II’s wife, Bonnie MacAdam, one of the legendary girls of the forest. After that, it was passed down from mother to eldest daughter for hundreds of years.

Description

The sword is fairly unremarkable as katanas go. Its curved blade was approximately two and a half feet long and sharpened on just one side. Its guard was small and circular. And its handle was twelve inches long, wrapped carefully in gold cloth.

Hamish claimed the hilt was once far more elaborate, but that he downgraded it after his arrival in Eden. The reason? Recurring nightmares of chimpanzees in suits chasing him through the hills and valleys of his new country.

Supernatural Abilities

When used to kill a sapient being, the Spaniard’s Katana temporarily turns its wielder into a siphon. The skills, potential, and supernatural abilities (if any) of the slain are transferred to the katana’s master.

In the event that the master of the katana is slain, the sword absorbs all of its masters talents and powers and saves them as a gift for the next person who picks it up.

Hamish claimed this transfer of power could only accomplished through the decapitation of one’s enemies, but he was lying. Perhaps the man was just overfond of beheading people.