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The Ultimate Katana:
                                                Shukumei-Ken

                                     Weight    AtP    Rng     LiE    Mas     Vel    CoA

                                       .5      45      1      250     1       0      1


         DESCRIPTION: The Shukumei-Ken is the strong-          into it, making it stronger, and more lethal each time.
         est sword ever formed by man.  Its creation is a tale   Thousands seemed to fall to this blade as Kakatani
         of legend so difficult to accept as truth that many be-  ventured through Hell back toward the Earthly realm.
         lieved the weapon                                                                Word of this weapon and
         does not truly exist.                                                            the quest of escape by its
         According to legend,                                                             creator became legend in
         the famed warrior/                                                               the underworld, and
         blacksmith Tei Ka-                                                               reached Satan himself.
         katani was cast to Hell                                                          Tei Kakatani finally
         by a jealous lover who                                                           reached the gates of Hell,
         could not stand being                                                            where he encountered Sa-
         kept secret.  She felt                                                           tan in battle.  In a last
         that if she could not                                                            ditch effort to keep such a
         have Kakatani no one                                                             weapon out of the hand of
         should be with him.                                                              evil, Kakatani flung the
         After stealing and hid-                                                          sword through the gates
         ing a large quantity of                                                          breaching the mortal
         money from Kakatani,                                                             realm, where the weapon
         his lover Mei found a                                                            lay lost, until it was found
         dark priest that was to                                                          through happened circum-
         cast a spell, banishing                                                          stance by human hands.
         Kakatani to Hell for-                                                            Since, the Shukumei-Ken
         ever, where Mei                                                                  has been sought after by
         planned to meet him                                                              clans, dojos, and adven-
         and explain why she                                                              turers alike.
         chose such a fate for
         her lover.  While in                                                                                          C
         Hell, Kakatani                                                                   POWER: +2 to Stamina         h a
         planned his escape to                                                            Points; +2 to Control Roll;   p t
         return to his family.                                                            +2 to Attack Roll; +5 to     e
         Tei searched for met-                                                            Critical Striker’s Rolls; +2   r
         als  never before seen,                                                          to Fatal Strike Rolls; +5
         and after years of                                                               Power Strike Damage,
         looking for the perfect material he found his steel and   absorb 1D6 Ki Energy on successful Power Strikes.
         began working on the very weapon he would use to      x2 LiE damage to all weapons and armor.
         escape his prison.  After the sword’s creation, Tei
         Kakatani was pleased.  However, his creation caught
         the eye of several demons, apparitions, and specters   LEVEL: 9th Degree Black Belt
         who take control of the weapon.  Kakatani fought      MARKET VALUE: 6,580 Hansatsu
         long and hard verse his attackers, and the soul of
         each one that fell to his mystic blade was absorbed

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