The spirits of the weapons
Every single weapon of Zantara's has been imbued with a soul of an intelligent creature usually one who he killed in honorable combat and made a bet with before hand. Each soul has the same contract with Zantara. For residing within the weapon protecting it, they will be released in twenty years and given a new body and sent on their way. This ability to put souls in his weapons is one that Zantara has never seen done by any other fighter in his travels.
Abilities of souls
Each soul can protect the weapon that they are attached to by holding it in stasis, stopping it from breaking. They also give the weapons a small resistance to electrical, fire, acid, ice and force energy protecting it for a few moments from outside sources (IE enemy attacks) Being intelligent weapons they are immune to magic which effects objects giving a nice surprise to those who would dare use a disintegration's ray against them.
Doun
The creature inhabiting the rapier known as Doun's actual name is Doun Brokenarrow. Before he lost to Zantara in mortal combat (which he still says that Zan tricked him) Doun was a human paladin of Pelor of the Sun. A very arrogant brit, Doun was a bully at heart in his youth. But when he found Pelor he slowly began to change into a trustworthy man who unfortunately never lost that rebellious streak. Even when he was introduced into ranks of the Paladin, he was arrogant, and childish at times, traits that were very anti-paladin. Hired by the Church of Pelor to deal with this upstart, Zan follows Doun for many months and finally decided to kill the boy instead of putting him back on the straight and narrow. Playing the boy at cards, Zan plucked him like a lute and got him to agree to the bet. Killing the paladin easily with only two attacks, Zan absorbed the boy and has kept trying to get to him without any help. He's become more and more wary of the boy's soul for he's been acting up as of late. Perhaps soon he would release the boy anyways and just be done with the entire affair.
Bratius
Residing in the Ice Blade of Nazareth is a four thousand year old elf cleric by the name of Bratius. Bratius is not his actual name but one that he took on many years ago. He is one of the only souls which had been used in almost every version of Zan's weapons from rapiers to armor to guns. He learned all that he could find in his plane of existence and became something that barily happens with elves. He became bored. Meeting up with Zantara in a tavern in the plane of Union, Bratius liked something about the old Orochi and told him of his plight. Offering the elf a chance to stay out of trouble while he still got to go adventureing, Bratius jumped at the chance and allowed Zan to absorb his soul. Now coming along year four hundred with the old elf, Zan has always enjoyed the old elves opinions and advice as well as company.
Ginger and Heather
A pair of ditsy blond human sister assassins, Zan was hired to stop the two women from killing one of his patrons. Unfortunately they were already within the townhome where his patron resided and before Zan could begin work they killed him. After a few weeks of tracking the two twenty year old girls all over the city from club to club, he got fed up and fireballed the club they were dancing in killing close to eighty people. With the two sisters dying, he made a pact with them and made each of them their own little universe. Now residing in each of his eyes when they aren't in the twin handguns, they like to play little game and go dancing through Zantara's memories at times. This is defiently very distracting at times but he likes them when they are serious... and when there is a fight brewing they are the most serious duo he's ever met. Every few years Zan releases them both and into a pair of bodies for two weeks allowing them to do whatever they want. They always come back with a huge bill on his credit card that they'll never wear except in Zan's mini universe taking the spiritual energy of said cloths with them. They have extended their contract three times over the years liking to train in his mind and their own universes where they are rich...and getting Zan's credit cards with no limit defiently has it perks.
Kavla
A draconian ranger, Kavla is one of the toughest individuals Zan has ever defeated... or at least the hardest to catch. Four years these two kept at it sniping at each other. Being a master of the bow Kavla always seemed to stay one step ahead of Zantara but it was always a friendly war if such a thing could ever be. They knew they would kill each other but they didn't hold it against each other. Once a year they stopped for a week where they talked about their different travels and what they had found. Finally Zan got the drop on Kavla three months after their scheduled meeting after running into a dungeon while they were going after the same treasure. Finally limiting Kavlas speed, Zan was able to finally get in close and take out the Silvian Draconian. Placing the mans soul into an orb, Zan has carried the man for only two years along his travel. Now he resides in a bow finally worth his skills making he Draonbane bone that much faster and stronger.
Every single weapon of Zantara's has been imbued with a soul of an intelligent creature usually one who he killed in honorable combat and made a bet with before hand. Each soul has the same contract with Zantara. For residing within the weapon protecting it, they will be released in twenty years and given a new body and sent on their way. This ability to put souls in his weapons is one that Zantara has never seen done by any other fighter in his travels.
Abilities of souls
Each soul can protect the weapon that they are attached to by holding it in stasis, stopping it from breaking. They also give the weapons a small resistance to electrical, fire, acid, ice and force energy protecting it for a few moments from outside sources (IE enemy attacks) Being intelligent weapons they are immune to magic which effects objects giving a nice surprise to those who would dare use a disintegration's ray against them.
Doun
The creature inhabiting the rapier known as Doun's actual name is Doun Brokenarrow. Before he lost to Zantara in mortal combat (which he still says that Zan tricked him) Doun was a human paladin of Pelor of the Sun. A very arrogant brit, Doun was a bully at heart in his youth. But when he found Pelor he slowly began to change into a trustworthy man who unfortunately never lost that rebellious streak. Even when he was introduced into ranks of the Paladin, he was arrogant, and childish at times, traits that were very anti-paladin. Hired by the Church of Pelor to deal with this upstart, Zan follows Doun for many months and finally decided to kill the boy instead of putting him back on the straight and narrow. Playing the boy at cards, Zan plucked him like a lute and got him to agree to the bet. Killing the paladin easily with only two attacks, Zan absorbed the boy and has kept trying to get to him without any help. He's become more and more wary of the boy's soul for he's been acting up as of late. Perhaps soon he would release the boy anyways and just be done with the entire affair.
Bratius
Residing in the Ice Blade of Nazareth is a four thousand year old elf cleric by the name of Bratius. Bratius is not his actual name but one that he took on many years ago. He is one of the only souls which had been used in almost every version of Zan's weapons from rapiers to armor to guns. He learned all that he could find in his plane of existence and became something that barily happens with elves. He became bored. Meeting up with Zantara in a tavern in the plane of Union, Bratius liked something about the old Orochi and told him of his plight. Offering the elf a chance to stay out of trouble while he still got to go adventureing, Bratius jumped at the chance and allowed Zan to absorb his soul. Now coming along year four hundred with the old elf, Zan has always enjoyed the old elves opinions and advice as well as company.
Ginger and Heather
A pair of ditsy blond human sister assassins, Zan was hired to stop the two women from killing one of his patrons. Unfortunately they were already within the townhome where his patron resided and before Zan could begin work they killed him. After a few weeks of tracking the two twenty year old girls all over the city from club to club, he got fed up and fireballed the club they were dancing in killing close to eighty people. With the two sisters dying, he made a pact with them and made each of them their own little universe. Now residing in each of his eyes when they aren't in the twin handguns, they like to play little game and go dancing through Zantara's memories at times. This is defiently very distracting at times but he likes them when they are serious... and when there is a fight brewing they are the most serious duo he's ever met. Every few years Zan releases them both and into a pair of bodies for two weeks allowing them to do whatever they want. They always come back with a huge bill on his credit card that they'll never wear except in Zan's mini universe taking the spiritual energy of said cloths with them. They have extended their contract three times over the years liking to train in his mind and their own universes where they are rich...and getting Zan's credit cards with no limit defiently has it perks.
Kavla
A draconian ranger, Kavla is one of the toughest individuals Zan has ever defeated... or at least the hardest to catch. Four years these two kept at it sniping at each other. Being a master of the bow Kavla always seemed to stay one step ahead of Zantara but it was always a friendly war if such a thing could ever be. They knew they would kill each other but they didn't hold it against each other. Once a year they stopped for a week where they talked about their different travels and what they had found. Finally Zan got the drop on Kavla three months after their scheduled meeting after running into a dungeon while they were going after the same treasure. Finally limiting Kavlas speed, Zan was able to finally get in close and take out the Silvian Draconian. Placing the mans soul into an orb, Zan has carried the man for only two years along his travel. Now he resides in a bow finally worth his skills making he Draonbane bone that much faster and stronger.
