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[Giantcavecrab]

Here is it is, Seoman Kephas, Imperial Sword (Or What is Anna Never Carrying in all that wrapping on her back??)

[Disclaimer, I dont speak spanish so this is just thrown through google translate and tidied up a bit]

Seoman Kephas, commonly known as the Holy Holy Sword or Sword Imperial, is the legislator which Giovanni Pietro created for Abel, the first of his disciples.
For many not only is this the most famous of the eleven sacred swords, but also the most popular weapon of Gaia.

Until recently, the history of Seoman was intrinsically connected with the Giovanni family because it was the sword he carried over the last nine centuries and also that
with which the First Emperor Giovanni founded Zhorne Holy Holy Empire of Abel. Therefore, the possession of Seoman is seen as a symbol equivalent to the imperial crown, an artifact possessed by the sacred holy emperors to demonstrate control over the throne. However, the history of the sword also has a dark side, as it is the only weapon that has spilled Imperial blood and taken the life of a Giovanni,Lucanor for the prince's used Seoman to kill his father.

Seoman is the twin of the Angelus, Abels own legislator, so both weapons share a similar look and powers.  Visually, this is a beautiful sword the Bastard Sword handle simulates the form of an Angelic Golden wing, but it reveals nothing Supernatural in nature.  Since the death of Giovanni Lascar, the imperial sword belongs to the Barbados dynasty, and now the sword is held by the Girl's Empress Elisabettha Barbados.

Fable: 40 / 240 / 280

Quality: The Imperial Sword is considered a bastard sword of +20 Quality that can damage Energy.
Sacred Nature: Seoman is considered a sacred weapon.
Power Awakening: The bearer of Seoman increases all accumulations of Ki by +1.
Energy: The bearer of the sword recovers 5 points of Ki every round he remains in combat. [NB Thats the best i could manage the translation with google, if a spanish speaker could put that right I would appreciate it]
Without Protection: The weilder of Seoman ignores any damage barrier or special immunity that their adversaries may posses.
Natural Ability: Any fighter, even if it has no ability to use bastard swords, may fight with his full attack ability using Seoman in Combat [Again Any Spanish Speakers help me out there?]
Omega Depranos (Notion of Use 4): All Ki techniques used by the bearer of Seoman are automatically considered forced as if the bearer possessed the skill of Force Ki Techniques, but without the need to spend additional Ki. Theoretically, this power is
only fully operational if the weapon is wielded by a member of the Giovanni family. Otherwise, the character who wants to use must overcome a difficulty against power control 16 each time you use this capacity to fail, suffers a cumulative penalty of -20 to all action that is recovered at a rate of 5 points per minute.

Level Power: 4 +

[Sharpandpointies]

Must remember this next time Anna shows up in my game.

[Sirhas]

You got Natural Ability right and Energy wrong 

Energy : The bearer recovers 1 Ki point every 5 turns during combat.

[Giantcavecrab]

Cheers Sirhas! I figured It was one or the other

I aired on the 'Empress is awesome' side, though considering Alastors ability in hindsight my poor translation would be pretty unbalanced...

I'll put some more up later when I get time.

[Zeru]

Dunno, 1 Ki every 5 rounds of combat seems fairly weak in comparison.

[shinjox]

Sooo, is the Dramatus Persona booklet incorect? While it does not give any statistics (other than it being a bastard sword +20) in her character block, it states she is weilding Angelus.

[alphawhelp]

Sooo, is the Dramatus Persona booklet incorect? While it does not give any statistics (other than it being a bastard sword +20) in her character block, it states she is weilding Angelus.

I wouldn't say it is wrong, Seoman is declared to be identical to the Angelus, even visually.

[Zeru]

It is theoretically possible she doesn't travel with Seoman, and she does actually possess Angelus.

[Spirit_Crusher]

Omega Drepanos is brutally powerful. I mean, brutally.

[shinjox]

I was under the understanding that Angelus was the most powerful of the Lawgivers though, so how could something be as powerful, if its suppose to be the most powerful?

Now, it if some of the information that has been said is true, and Elisebetta does have Angelus and Seoman Kephas, and as someone has meantioned, the Angelus was lost 900+ years ago in Soloman, then did she find it? (would be an interesting story!)

I am however wondering if perhaps her having Agnelus is a typo.

Someone posted a translation of Platinum, and while it is hard to read it, it seems to imply that Platinum is Angelus reforged.

[Lizbeth]

So, is she required to pass 16 Pow check or she is considered totaly Giovanni by the sword?

[alphawhelp]

naw, I totally think she needs to pass that power check.  not that it matters much, she has only a single Ki technique, and we have no idea what it even does.

[Zeru]

I was under the understanding that Angelus was the most powerful of the Lawgivers though, so how could something be as powerful, if its suppose to be the most powerful?

Seoman Kephas says it in its description:

Seoman is the twin of the Angelus, Abel's own legislator, so both weapons share a similar appearance and powers.

Also:

It is widely believed that Apocrytus Jared is the most powerful of the Legislators.

[shinjox]

I am just saying, that it was stated before, that Angelus was the most powerful (at least that Abel created, and when you consider who and what he was, there are not many since who could likly achive as much). It is like saying someone is the best at something, and then saying that someone else is just as good. You can't have it both ways.

I don't recall where I read about Angelus as that, possibly Gaia Vol 1, but I am unsure. I do understand the eveolution of a world; history and the like are harder than the rules themselves. Some continuity would be nice, thats all I am saying.

To keep things proper, I would take that the translator posed to its specifics: That it shares similar appearance and powers. Like all twins though, there are some differences, and in all liklyhood, Angelus, is the 'older twin' and likly bears some power the others done; simply by being carried by Abel likly confered something other than its 'base' powers.

Now, a question about Seoman. As the Imperial Sword, and in essence the 'Crown' of the Empire, do we know if it chooses its weilder in any way? Is that any part of the lore? The whole story behind the intermingling of the CHurch and Empire is always interesting to me, and if there was some sort of known property of Seoman, like it can only be weilded by the Chosen of God to lead the Empire or such, then well, you can see the implications for the Church!

[alphawhelp]

You can't recall where you read about the Angelus being the most powerful lawgiver because such text does not exist.  Not in the text describing the items themselves, and not in the text describing the apostles.