Raurrick’s Axe
Weapon (greataxe), fabled (5th-level and higher properties require attunement by a creature of good alignment)
While wielding this axe, you have proficiency in the Religion skill.
Holy Enforcer (Requires Attunement). As your level increases, you gain the following benefits while wielding this axe.
5th level. When you hit with an attack using this magic axe, the target takes an extra 1d8 radiant damage.
9th level. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this magic weapon. In addition, if you score a critical with this axe, you roll the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
13th level. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this axe, instead of +1. When you use the Attack action with this axe and hit an evil creature, you can make one additional attack with this axe against that creature as a bonus action.
17th level. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this axe, instead of +2. While holding this axe aloft, you can use an action to force each creature you can see within 30 feet of you to make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, a creature is frightened of you for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Evil creatures have disadvantage on this saving throw. Once used, this property can't be used again until the next dawn.
While wielding this axe, you have proficiency in the Religion skill.
Holy Enforcer (Requires Attunement). As your level increases, you gain the following benefits while wielding this axe.
5th level. When you hit with an attack using this magic axe, the target takes an extra 1d8 radiant damage.
9th level. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this magic weapon. In addition, if you score a critical with this axe, you roll the damage dice three times, instead of twice.
13th level. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this axe, instead of +1. When you use the Attack action with this axe and hit an evil creature, you can make one additional attack with this axe against that creature as a bonus action.
17th level. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls with this axe, instead of +2. While holding this axe aloft, you can use an action to force each creature you can see within 30 feet of you to make a DC 17 Wisdom saving throw. On a failure, a creature is frightened of you for 1 minute. A frightened creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. Evil creatures have disadvantage on this saving throw. Once used, this property can't be used again until the next dawn.
This exquisitely crafted greataxe is perfectly balanced. An anvil is etched into each side of the blade. According to dwarven legend, Raurrick Thane was a warrior whose skill with the greataxe was so extraordinary no one was ever able to best him. Late in his life, Raurrick heard the call of the gods and became a warrior-priest. Instead of retiring his greataxe for a holy symbol, Raurrick placed his axe upon the altar and knelt in prayer for twelve days and nights. At dawn of the thirteenth day, the symbol of an anvil magically appeared, etched into the greataxe’s blade, and flared with the intense red glow of a forge. Raurrick knew the gods had blessed his beloved weapon, turning his beloved greataxe into a holy symbol. Raurrick carried his sacred greataxe into countless battles, both military and spiritual. When his son was born many years later, Raurrick vowed to pass his axe on to the young dwarf when he came of age. Sadly, Raurrick did not live long enough to see that vow through. He died fighting off a force of invading hobgoblins and ogres. Those who survived the battle reported witnessing an ogre chieftain dragging Raurrick’s body and his axe into one of the deep tunnels from which they had come.
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