Spear of Lugh

Weapon (spear), legendary (requires attunement) The Spear of Lugh, one of the Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was brought from the island city of Gorias to Ireland. Often mistaken for the fiery lance, Areadbhar, Lugh took this spear as recompense from an enemy. It is said that Lugh’s spear is impossible to overcome and that when thrown, it will always hit its mark and return to its leather sheathe.
You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. This spear holds 4 magical charges that can be used to activate the following abilities.
Ibar. As a bonus action, you may consume a charge and speak the command word Ibar. Your next thrown attack with the spear is guaranteed to hit a target within 120 feet. When you throw the spear in this way upgrade the damage to 1d10. Athibar. As a bonus action, you may consume a charge and speak the command word Athibar. The spear then returns to your hand as long as it is within 120 feet of you.
Other Names: Slaughterer, Areadbhair, Crimall Prophesiesed Owner: Aiden Finnegan, Lugh Historical Significance: One of the Four Jewels of the Tuatha De Danann Location: Lugh’s Armory, a chamber beneath Lia Fáil on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland. The Armory was entrusted to The Naga; only to be released to the true heir of Lugh.
Properties: Male Sa’angreal of above-average strength, Unbreakable, Unquenchable fairy flame (function.)

History

Mythical’ History: Upon being named High King of the Tuatha De Danann, the 5th and 6th Age God, Lugh, sought a worthy weapon to act as the symbol of his office. Three years into his rulership, and into his quest, a neighboring King declared war upon Lugh’s island domain (what is considered present-day Ireland.) Being a cunning individual, Lugh used the powers of Illusion and Compulsion to sneak into the other King’s castle. Lugh sought to drive the rival King into submission with the very same powers, posing as a poor, hunchbacked crone in need of aid. Upon arrival in the opposing God-King’s audience chamber, Lugh came to discover that the rival King held a closely guarded secret. The rival was in possession of a male Sa’angreal in the form of a Cuendillar spearhead. He had it fashioned and enchanted by a foreign blacksmith, with the intent of using it upon his rival God-Kings. The spearhead could amplify one’s own power and even conjure flames, but the rival was of middling strength and only gained his throne through cunning and ambition, but Lugh was trickier than this puny rival.

Dancing his way through poetry and prophesy, Lugh enchanted the rival with his words. He came into a daze and Lugh took that moment to seize the Sa’angreal from its marble pedestal. Channeling his mastery over the five elements into the spearhead, Lugh transformed the rival God-King into a Yew tree, effectively ending the war between the two kingdoms with one well-placed attack.

With another swipe of the Power, Lugh seized a branch from the tree and fashioned it into a fine haft for the spearhead, joining it with another flow that had melted some gold coins. Seeing his work, Lugh was satisfied and proclaimed this weapon to be fit his station, naming it Areadbhair, the Flaming Spear of Lugh.

Current Holder

King Uradech

Raw materials & Components

Physical Description: Spear-head is made of Cuendillar, about a foot in length and shaped like a slender spade. The Ogham letter, iodhadh, is engraved at the center of the spearhead on both sides; when a flow of Fire is channeled into this marking, the entire spearhead erupts into a blaze of blue fire, it acts as normal fire does but cannot be extinguished save for severing the flow of Fire being worked into the symbol. The haft is yew wood enchanted with a powerful keeping weave, covered in layers of maroon paint, Ogham letters are etched along its length and filled in with gold gilding. Small rubies are embedded into a golden ring that connects the head to haft. A tan, braided leather cord is tied around the haft, beneath the ring, it’s length trails out a foot and a half, three eagle feathers are tied to the ends of the cord.