{"name":"CROCBANE CLEAVER Fang of the Mire Tyrant","item_type":"Weapon","rarity":"Varies","price":"Dormant: ~1,500 gp  Awakened: ~7,500 gp  Exalted: Priceless \/ 25,000+ gp","weight":"6 lb","attunement":"STR 15+, legendary: You must have slain a Large or larger creature with this weapon.","item_needs_attunement":"1","description":"Fang of the Mire Tyrant\r\nRelic Weapon (Martial, Heavy, Two-Handed)\r\n\r\nForged from dark iron quenched in swampwater and reforged through the death of the Mire Tyrant itself, Crocbane Cleaver is less a sword than a butcher\u2019s verdict. Its edge is jagged not from poor craft, but from deliberate shaping\u2014designed to bite, tear, and wrench through scale and bone.\r\n\r\nThe blade carries faint grooves along its length where mud, blood, and rot never fully wash away. When swung, it feels unnaturally heavy at the apex of the arc, as though the weapon wants to finish the blow. Those attuned to it report a pressure behind the eyes when facing massive creatures\u2014an instinctive certainty of where to strike.\r\n\r\nAs the Cleaver awakens, its presence grows predatory. The air around it thickens in wetlands, and beasts larger than man grow restless. In its Exalted state, the weapon no longer merely kills apex predators\u2014it asserts dominance, echoing the authority of the dead god-beast whose fang it carries.\r\n\r\nPhysical Description\r\n\r\nThe blade is broad and cleaver-like, with a forward-heavy curve and a serrated lower edge reminiscent of a crocodilian jaw. The spine is thick and squared, reinforced for splitting bone. A single enormous fang\u2014blackened and polished smooth\u2014caps the pommel, bound in swamp-cured leather that never dries or cracks.\r\n\r\nThe metal itself is a deep, oil-dark gray, absorbing light rather than reflecting it. In humid air, condensation gathers along the grooves and drips slowly from the serrations.\r\n\r\nIt smells faintly of peat, iron, and stagnant water.\r\n\r\nAppearance by Relic State\r\n\r\nDormant\r\nThe blade appears heavy and brutal, with dried mud caught permanently in its channels. When swung through marsh or shallow water, it parts reeds and sludge cleanly, leaving disturbed ripples that linger longer than they should. Against Large creatures, its edge seems to \u201cset\u201d deeper than expected.\r\n\r\nAwakened\r\nThe grooves along the blade darken, filling with shadow rather than grime. When facing a Large or larger creature, faint notches along the edge glow a sickly amber. The fang pommel warms subtly in the wielder\u2019s grip as though anticipating blood. Strikes land with a wet, splitting crack even against scale or armor.\r\n\r\nExalted\r\nThe Cleaver radiates oppressive authority. The jagged edge gleams like a predator\u2019s teeth in torchlight. In wetlands or difficult terrain, the air feels dense around the wielder, and the ground seems to steady beneath their feet. When it fells a great beast, a low, resonant snap echoes outward\u2014like a jaw closing over the marsh itself.\r\n\r\nFor a heartbeat after striking a Large or larger foe, faint spectral jaws overlay the blade, biting down in tandem with the swing.\r\n\r\nSensory Details\r\n\r\nFeels heavier mid-swing than at rest\r\n\r\nVibrates faintly in the presence of Large or larger creatures\r\n\r\nLeaves shallow gouges in wood and stone even on glancing blows\r\n\r\nMud and blood cling to it unnaturally long\r\n\r\nLore\r\n\r\nThe Verdant Coil teaches that the Mire Tyrant ruled not through cruelty, but through absolute dominance. Crocbane Cleaver was reforged from iron quenched in the tyrant\u2019s blood and set with one of its fangs so that its will would never fade.\r\n\r\nIt is said that the weapon does not hunger for slaughter\u2014it hungers for supremacy. It grows restless in the hands of those who strike down the weak, but it thrums with satisfaction when brought against something vast, scaled, and defiant.\r\n\r\nTo wield Crocbane Cleaver is to carry the memory of a god-beast\u2019s reign \u2014 and to decide whether you are worthy to inherit it.","properties":"Base Weapon Statistics (All States)\r\n\r\nMartial Melee Weapon\r\n\r\nDamage: 2d6 slashing\r\n\r\nProperties: Heavy, Two-Handed\r\n\r\nMastery: Cleave\r\n\r\nRange: 5 ft.\r\n\r\nWeight: 6 lb.\r\n\r\nRelic Traits (All States)\r\n\r\nCounts as magical.\r\n\r\nEvolves: Dormant \u2192 Awakened \u2192 Exalted\r\n\r\nRequires attunement.\r\n\r\nIf attunement ends, it reverts to Dormant.\r\n\r\nDORMANT STATE\r\n\r\nUncommon (Relic)\r\nRequires Attunement (Strength 15+)\r\n\r\nMagic Bonus: +1 to attack and damage rolls.\r\n\r\nSwamp Reaper\r\n\r\nWhile you are standing in difficult terrain caused by mud or water, you deal +1 damage with this weapon.\r\n\r\nTyrant-Bane (Once Per Turn)\r\n\r\nWhen you hit a Large or larger creature, you deal an extra 1d6 slashing damage.\r\n\r\nAWAKENED STATE\r\n\r\nRare (Relic)\r\nRequires Attunement\r\n\r\nMagic Bonus: +1 to attack and damage rolls.\r\n\r\nPredator\u2019s Mark (Once Per Turn)\r\n\r\nWhen you hit a Large or larger creature, you may mark it until the end of your next turn.\r\n\r\nThe next time you hit the marked creature, it takes an extra 2d6 slashing damage, and the mark ends.\r\n\r\nEmpowered Cleave\r\n\r\nWhen you use the Cleave mastery property, the secondary creature takes additional damage equal to your Proficiency Bonus.\r\n\r\nSwamp Reaper\r\n\r\nRemains active.\r\n\r\nEXALTED STATE\r\n\r\nVery Rare or Legendary (DM Choice)\r\nRequires Attunement (You must have slain a Large or larger creature with this weapon.)\r\n\r\nMagic Bonus: +2 to attack and damage rolls.\r\n\r\nApex Executioner (Once Per Turn)\r\n\r\nWhen you hit a Large or larger creature, you deal an extra 3d6 slashing damage.\r\n\r\nTyrant\u2019s Momentum (1\/Turn)\r\n\r\nWhen you reduce a Large or larger creature to 0 hit points, you may make one additional weapon attack as part of the same action.\r\n\r\nTyrant\u2019s Sweep\r\n\r\nWhen you use Cleave, you may target a creature within 10 feet instead of 5 feet if you are standing in difficult terrain.\r\n\r\nSwamp Reaper\r\n\r\nYou gain the +1 damage bonus even if the terrain is not mud or water.mps.","armor_type":"None","armor_class":"","strength_requirement":"","weapon_subtype":"Martial Melee","weapon_mastery":"Cleave","weapon_damage":"2d6 + your Strength modifier","weapon_damage_type":"Slashing","weapon_secondary_damage":"","weapon_secondary_damage_type":"None","weapon_range":"5 ft","imageid":"","source":"","vintage":"1","tags":"","isShared":"on","templateId":"17209","blockId":"1625585","world":"778ec4fb-bcd3-453e-970f-5115eb8a2873","folder":"null"}