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Well-Seasoned Cleaver
Aura moderate necromancy CL 5th
Slot none; Price 96,306 gp; Weight 7 lbs.
Description
This hefty darkwood-handled +1 furyborn fire-forged steel handaxe appears to be no more than an imposing slab of thick bloodstained steel pocked with holes and cracks laden with the remains of fallen enemies. Though the weapon bears evidence of masterful craftsmanship, the handle is covered with crudely scrawled recipes and measurement diagrams, detailing the preparation of tooth-chip pie, stuffed eyes, and tongue-kebabs.
When used to deliver the killing blow on an enemy, the weapon’s holes and crevices pack with remnants of the defeated foe, granting it special characteristics. When filled, it has an alignment matching the slain enemy and subjects of successful melee attacks immediately contract filth fever. Successful melee attacks against already afflicted targets progress the disease by one step along the physical track. These characteristics persist until the weapon has been cleaned, which is an involved process that takes a full hour to complete.
After 24 hours without cleaning, the well-seasoned cleaver attracts an army ant swarm (Bestiary 16) that attacks the nearest living creature when the weapon is first disturbed or unsheathed each day. In addition, creatures within 10 feet of the unsheathed weapon must make a DC 12 fortitude save or be nauseated for one minute. This can only occur once per day.
If clean, this weapon doubles the duration of applied blanches, poisons, infusions, and other liquid alchemical enhancements. When used for cooking the weapon grants its bearer a +5 bonus to profession (cook) skill checks made to prepare meals. If performing this task with an unclean well-seasoned cleaver, meals are infected with filth fever.
Construction
Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, align weapon, contagion, rage; Creator must have 5 ranks in the Profession (Cook) skill; Cost 48,153 gp