Mercy's Bite

A magical silvered longsword. The etching along its blade looks like light crawling up the edges. Crafted by Toma; held in escrow pending completion of his quest.

Properties

• Counts as a magical silvered weapon
• Deals an additional d4 radiant damage on a hit
• Once per long rest: When striking a creature below half its hit points, the wielder may choose to stay their hand. Instead of dealing damage, the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, the creature is stunned until the start of the wielder's next turn.
• Condition: If the sword is used to kill an innocent (even accidentally), it goes silent — the bonus properties cease — until the wielder performs an act of redemption or self-sacrifice.

Quest Required

To claim the sword, Merich must bring Toma: a hag's heart and a pouch of bone-dust flour from the Durst Windmill (the Old Bonegrinder operation), still warm from the mill.

The Heartstone was accepted as a down payment. A plain silvered longsword was given to Merich as a loaner in the meantime.

History

• Session 5 — shown by Toma; Heartstone traded as down payment; plain silvered loaner given to Merich
• Session 7 — Merich returned to Toma with memory dream dust (the quest item); Toma fulfilled the commission; Mercy's Bite transferred to Merich