Next we have special weapons.
Dark Sword
Far more than simply a blade made of darksteel, dark swords are a mysterious trademark weapon of dark knights everywhere, regarded with a mix of both fear and wonder. Treated with even greater exposure to shadow-elemental magic during its forging, a dark sword is almost shadow magic made solid. They are typically a +1 darksteel knight sword, although they are also known to be forged as katanas in certain locales, as well as many other different swords. A dark sword with the abyssal property deals progressively heavier shadow damage as it grows in power; with an enhancement bonus of +1, a dark sword deals damage as normal for the abyssal property. At +3, it deals +2d6 shadow damage instead, and at +5, it deals +3d6 shadow damage instead. This extends to the abyssal burst property as well, dealing one additional die upon a critical hit at +3 and two additional dice instead at +5. Also, all dark swords are treated as having the conductive property, but it only functions the harm touch ability; no other similar abilities are usable through this item without the actual conductive property.
Price: 10,350 gil
Construction:
Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, dark III, darkra; Cost: 5,000 gil, plus the cost of the weapon
Lustrous Sword
Just as darksteel is forged to make powerful dark swords, so is mystletainn used to make a holy counterpart, known as a lustrous sword. These weapons were infused with powerful holy-elemental magic while being forged, and strike enemies almost as though they were quite literally made of the stuff. Though normally found as +1 mystletainn knight swords, there are other forms of sword that have been made into them, such as katanas and greatswords. A lustrous sword with the shining property deals greater holy damage as it grows in power; with an enhancement bonus of +1, a lustrous sword deals damage as normal for the shining property. At +3, it deals +2d6 holy damage instead, and at +5, it deals +3d6 holy damage instead. This extends to the shining burst property as well, dealing one additional die upon a critical hit at +3 and two additional dice instead at +5. Also, all lustrous swords are treated as having the conductive property, but it only functions the lay on hands ability; no other similar abilities are usable through this item without the actual conductive property.
Price: 10,350 gil
Construction:
Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, light III, lightra; Cost: 5,000 gil, plus the cost of the weapon
Flametongue
Though ifrite on its own is a potent enough material, there are those who feel that merely adding a modicum of heat to their fighting is not enough. For these insatiable pyrophiles, there is a special sword made from their precious red ore through extensive alchemical and magical treatments in its forging. Usually seen in the form of +1 ifrite longswords, though they can be any other kind of sword if the maker so wishes, the flametongue is a potent instrument of fiery devastation. A flametongue with the flaming property deals more and more fire damage as it grows in power; with an enhancement bonus of +1, a flametongue deals damage as normal for the flaming property. At +3, it deals +2d6 fire damage instead, and at +5, it deals +3d6 fire damage instead. This extends to the flaming burst property as well, dealing one additional die upon a critical hit at +3 and two additional dice instead at +5.
Price: 8,315 gil
Construction:
Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, fire III, fira; Cost: 4,000 gil, plus the cost of the weapon
In the same vein of ifrite having related materials of different elements, there are also "sister" swords that are made of these other materials. The kind of sword they most often are and what spells are used to make them are thus, otherwise functioning the same with their different elements and costs:
Icebrand: +1 shivite longsword; Requirements: blizzard III, blizzara; Price: 8,315 gil
Gladius: +1 garudium short sword; Requirements: aero III, aera; Price: 8,310 gil
Stoneblade: +1 titanite greatsword; Requirements: stone III, stonera; Price: 8,350
Coral sword: +1 ramium falchion; Requirements: thunder III, thundara; Price: 8,375
Iga blade: +1 levium katana; Requrements: water III, watera; Price: 8,350
Dark Sword
Far more than simply a blade made of darksteel, dark swords are a mysterious trademark weapon of dark knights everywhere, regarded with a mix of both fear and wonder. Treated with even greater exposure to shadow-elemental magic during its forging, a dark sword is almost shadow magic made solid. They are typically a +1 darksteel knight sword, although they are also known to be forged as katanas in certain locales, as well as many other different swords. A dark sword with the abyssal property deals progressively heavier shadow damage as it grows in power; with an enhancement bonus of +1, a dark sword deals damage as normal for the abyssal property. At +3, it deals +2d6 shadow damage instead, and at +5, it deals +3d6 shadow damage instead. This extends to the abyssal burst property as well, dealing one additional die upon a critical hit at +3 and two additional dice instead at +5. Also, all dark swords are treated as having the conductive property, but it only functions the harm touch ability; no other similar abilities are usable through this item without the actual conductive property.
Price: 10,350 gil
Construction:
Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, dark III, darkra; Cost: 5,000 gil, plus the cost of the weapon
Lustrous Sword
Just as darksteel is forged to make powerful dark swords, so is mystletainn used to make a holy counterpart, known as a lustrous sword. These weapons were infused with powerful holy-elemental magic while being forged, and strike enemies almost as though they were quite literally made of the stuff. Though normally found as +1 mystletainn knight swords, there are other forms of sword that have been made into them, such as katanas and greatswords. A lustrous sword with the shining property deals greater holy damage as it grows in power; with an enhancement bonus of +1, a lustrous sword deals damage as normal for the shining property. At +3, it deals +2d6 holy damage instead, and at +5, it deals +3d6 holy damage instead. This extends to the shining burst property as well, dealing one additional die upon a critical hit at +3 and two additional dice instead at +5. Also, all lustrous swords are treated as having the conductive property, but it only functions the lay on hands ability; no other similar abilities are usable through this item without the actual conductive property.
Price: 10,350 gil
Construction:
Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, light III, lightra; Cost: 5,000 gil, plus the cost of the weapon
Flametongue
Though ifrite on its own is a potent enough material, there are those who feel that merely adding a modicum of heat to their fighting is not enough. For these insatiable pyrophiles, there is a special sword made from their precious red ore through extensive alchemical and magical treatments in its forging. Usually seen in the form of +1 ifrite longswords, though they can be any other kind of sword if the maker so wishes, the flametongue is a potent instrument of fiery devastation. A flametongue with the flaming property deals more and more fire damage as it grows in power; with an enhancement bonus of +1, a flametongue deals damage as normal for the flaming property. At +3, it deals +2d6 fire damage instead, and at +5, it deals +3d6 fire damage instead. This extends to the flaming burst property as well, dealing one additional die upon a critical hit at +3 and two additional dice instead at +5.
Price: 8,315 gil
Construction:
Requirements: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, fire III, fira; Cost: 4,000 gil, plus the cost of the weapon
In the same vein of ifrite having related materials of different elements, there are also "sister" swords that are made of these other materials. The kind of sword they most often are and what spells are used to make them are thus, otherwise functioning the same with their different elements and costs:
Icebrand: +1 shivite longsword; Requirements: blizzard III, blizzara; Price: 8,315 gil
Gladius: +1 garudium short sword; Requirements: aero III, aera; Price: 8,310 gil
Stoneblade: +1 titanite greatsword; Requirements: stone III, stonera; Price: 8,350
Coral sword: +1 ramium falchion; Requirements: thunder III, thundara; Price: 8,375
Iga blade: +1 levium katana; Requrements: water III, watera; Price: 8,350