Aria’s Piercer
Long ago, in the grand city of Melodraine, where music and magic were one, there lived a famed Leapling (a person born on leap day) bard-duelist named Aria Valtieri . Known for her ethereal melodies and unmatched skill with the rapier, she performed for kings and cut down challengers with equal grace. Her signature weapon was no ordinary blade—it was a rapier forged from the same enchanted wood as her viola’s bow, humming with arcane resonance.
But Aria’s greatest performance came at a terrible price. The tyrant-king Vasilius the Iron Veil sought to silence all magic that did not serve his rule. When Aria refused to bow, Vasilius sent his elite knights, clad in impenetrable blacksteel armor, to cut her down. She stood alone in the Grand Amphitheater, her music weaving through the air as the knights charged.
As legend tells it, Aria played a final, haunting note on her viola. The bow in her hand elongated into a rapier of pure harmonic energy. With a flick of her wrist, she danced through the battlefield, her blade phasing through steel as if it were air. No armor could stop her strikes, and the knights fell one by one, their iron shattering like glass under her song.
Though victorious, Aria was mortally wounded. With her last breath, she whispered a spell into the rapier, binding it forever to the music of the world. It is said that those who wield Aria’s Piercer can still hear the soft echo of her final performance, and when the blade hums, it seeks to finish her unfinished symphony—striking down tyrants and those who hide behind the weight of their armor.
Corellon Larethian the Elvin god of music bestow Aria’s Piercer to leaplings that they find worthy.
Use:
- +3 bonus to attack and damage
- 1d8 Magic damage
- 1d8 piercing damage after charges expire.
Harmonic Resonance: The rapier vibrates subtly, attuning itself to the armor of its foes, allowing it to phase through any non magical armor and strike true.
- On first strick the widlder must succeed a successful attack roll alowing the blade to reach harmonic resonance with the aromor doing only piercing damage
- After reaching harmonic resonance the blade ignores armor doing only magic damage. Reaching harmonic resonance does not use a charge.
- Harmonic resonance last as many stricks as the true age of the leapling rounding down.
Oath of the Bardic Duelist: Those who wield the blade feel an urge to challenge injustice, as if Aria’s spirit lingers within, guiding their hand. if the Oath is broken or the widlder dies Corellon Larethian collects the blade and finds another worthy leaping.
Song of the Last Duel: When wielded, a faint melody can sometimes be heard, especially in moments of great tension or battle.
Proficiency with a Rapier allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.
This weapon has the following mastery property. To use this property, you must have a feature that lets you use it.
Vex. If you hit a creature with this weapon and deal damage to the creature, you have Advantage on your next attack roll against that creature before the end of your next turn.
Notes: Bonus: Magic, Harmonic resonance last as many stricks as the true age of the leapling rounding down., Only a bard may attune to this weapon and they must make the Oath of the Bardic Duelist. , Damage, Combat, Finesse, Vex
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