Nadir

Item Type: Weapon (Rapier) • Rarity: Legendary • Requires Attunement: a creature with Sneak Attack
Creator: The Beekeeper • Intended Wielder: Eztli Serukhai, Queen of Dajjashi

Overview

Forged from Black Angstone—ordinary rock steeped in places of torment until it hardens beyond breaking—Nadir is a quiet killer. The blade does not gleam; it drinks light and sound. It was made by The Beekeeper for her champion, Eztli Serukhai: a murderess who prefers elegance over spectacle and decisive ends over messy battles.

“No rattle. No echo. Only an ending.” — court whisper, Dajjashi

Appearance

• Blade: Matte-black, glass-hard angstone, needle point, hair-thin edge. The surface shows faint heat-shimmer striations when tilted.
• Guard: Spare oval dish with a finger ring; dark silver, unadorned.
• Grip: Pale ray-skin wrapped in simple cord; the pommel is a low cone, sized for quick balance changes.
• Sound: When drawn, ambient noise seems to dull a half-step—cloth, footfalls, even breath.

Material: Angstone

Angstone begins as common stone, but in chambers of pain and despair it slowly absorbs anguish. Over years it becomes indestructible and unnaturally still—perfect for edges that must not chatter or chip. In the right hands, it makes a cut that looks bloodless, refusing comfort to the wound.

Properties

Designed to be simple and powerful at the table—few things to track:

• +3 Rapier. (Finesse.) The blade is indestructible and cannot be sundered.
• Silent Step. While Nadir is on your person, you have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks and leave no tracks.
• Anguished Precision When you deal Sneak Attack when Nadir is on your person, your Sneak Attack dice are d8s instead of d6s.
• No Solace (Angstone property). A creature you hit can’t regain hit points by any means until the start of your next turn.
• First Blood (1/short rest). When you hit a creature that hasn’t taken a turn yet this combat (or a surprised creature), you can choose to make that hit a critical hit.

Attunement & Bearing

Nadir bonds best with those who know where to place a single cut. It does not thirst; it expects. In Eztli’s grip it feels weightless until the moment of the strike, when the balance turns absolutely still.

Provenance

Created in secrecy by the Beekeeper for Eztli after a desert conclave went sideways and too many witnesses walked away. The blade was honed in a shuttered oubliette under Dajjashi—stone that had listened long enough to stop forgiving.