XP Value: 8,800 GP Value: 44,000
This great item appears to be nothing but a mithral pommel with an eye in the middle that represents the minds eye. The bottom of the pommel contains a 6" silver dagger +2 that can come out by pushing the eye. It grants immunity to all lightning for its wielder, and can form a blade of psionic energy, akin to magical force. The psionic blade costs the wielder PSPs to both create a blade and the same amount to maintain it from round to round. It can form a blade of varying lengths and powers as seen in the below table:
The psionic blade of this item glows the color chosen by wielder and can light up or darken an area up to 5 feet. It costs 1 PSP to change the color of the blade if it is already in use.
The blade can also make 30' darkness or light (centered on the blade) by spending 4 PSPs to start it, and 3 PSPs a round to maintain it. Anyone with psionics can see in the darkness as if they had true seeing.
On a roll of a 20, the victim of the blade must save vs. paralyzation or suffer 1d8 points of damage, plus normal damage from the attack. (This is the same as the psychic crush attack, but without needing contact or using wielders PSPs.)
No other psionic power can be used while using the blade except defensive psionics. The blade disappears after a round away from the wielder. If the pommel is touched while it is not in the wielder's hand the blade also disappears. On a roll of a 1, the blade also disappears, and the wielder must pay full PSP cost to recreate the blade again.
To use the blade it must merge with your mind. When in contact with the blade for 24 hours the blade merges with you psionically so only you can use it. This takes 5 PSPs away from your total, which can only be returned if someone else with psionics gains possession of the blade for 24 hours and merges with it or if you are separated from the blade for a month.
The blade can be pushed against Arik’s living steel breast plate and the belt wraps around the pommel acting as its sheath.
