Bloodsong

"Hear that humming?"
"....Shit."

— Unknown

Out for Blood

Brought to the world in the form of hardened steel turned scarlet, with a grip of dark leather behind a darker steel crossguard, Bloodsong is a blade known by reputation.
The scarlet blade gained its appearance from being quenched in blood, a process that also gave it an endless thirst. Despite the name and theatrics in crafting, Bloodsong itself is a fairly ordinary blade, with very little that differs in its construction from the average sword. After it was completed, however, work began anew on harnessing the blood-iron embedded in it, granting it unknown power from these efforts.
When Bloodsong draws blood, she pulls it into herself, leaving wounds empty until the blade goes free and hums in satisfaction of quenching her thirst.

Song of the Damned

Bloodsong is not just capable of humming after sipping at wounds; the longer someone wields her in battle, the more in tune the two become. Swordsmen often speak of using their blades as an extension of themselves, but Bloodsong makes it a reality. Once a wielder has reached this level of symbiosis with the blade, she urges the wielder as they fight together, both in an effort to keep her wielder alive and to sip at as many wounds as possible. Some wielders even say that Bloodsong granted them accelerated healing in battle.
Though Bloodsong is not truly alive, those who wield her speak of the blade as female, with the image of a red-headed woman clad in darkened steel armour and a fierce expression conjured into their minds upon thinking of the blade.
Those who wield Bloodsong without thought or care might find the weapon heavier than its true weight. Instead of hearing a soft yet piercing hum when drawing blood, one would hear a harsh thrum directly in their ears, as if the blade itself were vibrating from a sudden impact into their head.

Item type

Weapon, Melee