Though there are many magical swords within the world, only seven of them were forged with the blood of the Fallen.
Said to grand their wielders immortality, the seven blades have been sought after for centuries. Those who seek glory, fame, and eternal life hunt the blades.
No one can say for sure who forged the blades, but despite their differences each one has a through-line of similarities that cannot be ignored. Each of the swords is unarguably magic, but every single one also holds it's own unique personality and sentience. All of the seven swords are capable of independent thought and memory, holding a strong character which many find downright irritating
This strong personality is usually reflected within the blades own unique magic. Each of the swords bestowing it's own special magic it upon it's wielder. Alongside the oathblades normal abilities of; greater longevity, better healing, and the wealth of their own knowledge.
Each blade is also capable of 'consuming' magic, although this is not an effect that can be controlled by the wielder. The swords naturally eat and ravage magics around them, only ceasing when in their scabbards. This is how the blades fuel their own abilities, and is the reason many mages fear those who wield them.
In order to use the blades magic properly and to full effect, one needs to take up the Oath.
Without taking up the Oath one can still wield the sword, but the effects of the magic are controlled by the blade itself. Instead of being naturally connected to the wielder, the Swords personality commands its magic. Doing with it as it pleases, and meaning not just anyone can pick up the blades and hold their power.
Though not it's true name, the blade known as the Unbound is a massive one hundred and forty seven centimeter blade, it's blade alone stretching for more than a meter. It weighs nearly ten pounds, and were it not for the magic suffusing it's very essence would be almost impossible to wield.
Capable of the same magic as it's fellow Blades of the Fallen, those who take up the Unbound and swear to it's Oath are granted longer life, greater healing, and the wealth of knowledge within the blade itself. They are also granted the blades own unique ability, which for the Unbound is primarily speed.
Though not quite as simple as a single word, the Unbound grants it's wielder true 'freedom'. Incapable of being bound by any chain, the wielder of this sword finds that no shackle, chain, or even
weight can hold them; including their own.
As with any magic in
the world of Arethil, the costs of these magics is not free. It is paid by a ravenous hunger contained within the Unbound, a craving for magics. The blade almost
constantly feeds on any magic around it, and will actively 'consume' spells and other things it comes in contact with. It is through this way that the Blade feeds it's own abilities and allows it's wielder to survive.
Like it's brothers and sisters, the Unbound was forged millenia ago. Though it does not remember who or what created it, the sword does remember many of it's wielders. This knowledge often passes down to it's current wielder, though only 'The Mirror' is able to show a complete picture.
The Unbound has always been considered a bit of a 'jokester' by many of it's wielders. Almost never serious in how it deals with it's partners, the world, or any problem it might encounter. The Unbound enjoys humor, and gets along well with those who understand it a well. Probably why it and Aries' one hundred and fifty year partnership has been so productive.
