Katana
An Anarch demands the Katana be returned before dawn, claiming its current bearer has become exactly the kind of tyra...
- Mundane katana: concealable beneath a coat or in a vehicle case, but difficult to explain if exposed.
- Its polished steel reflects no vampire wielding it under direct moonlight.
- The blade's owner gains instant credibility among some Anarchs—and suspicion from anyone who recognizes its history.
A lean, black-lacquered blade with a broken chain etched along its spine. An Anarch symbol of freedom, it has cut through courtly traditions as readily as flesh.
An Anarch demands the Katana be returned before dawn, claiming its current bearer has become exactly the kind of tyrant the blade was meant to oppose.
Passed between Anarch revolutionaries, the Katana has served as an oath-token, executioner's tool, and disputed territorial claim. Every bearer added a name to its hidden tang, though at least one name was carved away.
GM Notes
- Keep its supernatural nature ambiguous; the reflected absence may be trick, curse, or coincidence.
- Possession grants political leverage but marks the bearer as a target for rival Anarchs.
- The hidden names can identify former owners, forgotten betrayals, or an unresolved blood debt.