Belimarius's Invidious Halberd

Belimarius's Invidious Halberd

(Magic item)

Aura (1E)

Strong abjuration

Caster Level (1E)

17th

Type

Major artifact

Slot (1E)

None

Origin

Edasseril, Thassilon

Affiliation

Belimarius

Source: The City Outside of Time, pg(s). 56

Belimarius's Invidious Halberd is one of the Alara'quin, an intelligent weapon originally crafted by Xin for Runelord Naaft as her symbol of office. Xin granted this weapon the ability to nullify magic and saw Naaft as a regulator of power, but his hopes died as she fell to sin. The Invidious Halberd hated both itself and arcane spellcasters, accepting the runelords of envy as its owners but never appreciating them; it is only happy when cutting down arcane spellcasters, especially wizards. Due to its ability to negate magic, the halberd earned both scorn and jealousy from its owners.