2013-03-21, 10:45 PM
I used this (above) to fill in the back story for two new swords I've planned for IV:
PS: there are no plans to recombine these into Excalibur. They are more useful as halves, because Frostbite has 0 fire affinity it is able to pass through a Fire field without disrupting the field. Its earth affinity is quite low too so it won't likely affect an Earth field either. Firebrand is the same except for Water and Wind. In the new system magic swords are more unique in having affinities missing. Since all common blades consist of all four elements in nearly equal values. Excalibur was just such a sword, probably without even sword magic (still useful for interacting with any kind of elemental field)
EDITED: Neither are these particularly powerful compared to the likes of the Moonlight or Dark Slayer. Mid level fair truly.
EDITED: I may be wrong but I think KF4 featured a fire and ice sword prominently. Maybe not. Maybe all elements were represented equally. But anyway that's one more coincidental similarity to tie the games together thematically if so.
Quote:Frostbite & Firebrand
These swords are each halves of the Dragon Sword Excalibur forged of finest steel and bequeathed by the gods to the Black Dragon Arthur, [the first] king of the Four Dragon Kings.
When Elfos and Elwin fled the world in the shadow of ruinous infighting among the kingdoms, they separated Excalibur into Frostbite and Firebrand, leaving Frostbite in two pieces with the secluded pure blooded elves of Melanat to be let loose no sooner than the worlds faintest hour.
Valad misplaced the remaining half. He is sure that he left it somewhere he knows not. Excalibur itself was a double edged blade. As two halves each of the blades are single edged sabres nearly oriental in design.
PS: there are no plans to recombine these into Excalibur. They are more useful as halves, because Frostbite has 0 fire affinity it is able to pass through a Fire field without disrupting the field. Its earth affinity is quite low too so it won't likely affect an Earth field either. Firebrand is the same except for Water and Wind. In the new system magic swords are more unique in having affinities missing. Since all common blades consist of all four elements in nearly equal values. Excalibur was just such a sword, probably without even sword magic (still useful for interacting with any kind of elemental field)
EDITED: Neither are these particularly powerful compared to the likes of the Moonlight or Dark Slayer. Mid level fair truly.
EDITED: I may be wrong but I think KF4 featured a fire and ice sword prominently. Maybe not. Maybe all elements were represented equally. But anyway that's one more coincidental similarity to tie the games together thematically if so.