Lightning hammer

Description: Orc shaman crafted these enchanted hammers in tribute to the warchief, Thrall. T ribal warriors who perform deeds of exceptional skill and bravery sometimes receive a lightning hammer as a reward. Each lightning hammer is a throwing hammer no longer than an orc's forearm. A fist-sized copper hammer head tops a black wooden haft wrapped with copper wire. Shaman sometimes string colored beads or small tokens on the wire, to represent the tribe's colors or the great deeds of the warrior who now carries the weapon. Powers: A lightning hammer is a +1 returning club of shock. Upon striking a target, a lightning hammer releases Nalock was a week from Thunder Bluff when the quilboars found him. The tauren had been lost in his own thoughts, and hadn't noticed the quilboar pack until they were on him. The first quilboar to charge caught Nalock's greathammer in the temple. The hammer smashed into the quilboar with brutal force and dropped it. The other three quilboars charged, squealing and grunting like pigs. Nalock reversed his grip and smashed his hammer into a quilboar's chest. The creature wheezed and fell back. The other two quilboars slashed Nalock with their spears. With a roar, Nalock whirled in a tight circle. He slammed his hammer into one quilboar's bristly snout, dropping it, and clipped the other on the cheek. The two living quilboars pressed the attack. He was bleeding badly, and wondered if he would live through this battle. "Serasa, aid me now!" he shouted. His hammer seemed to take on a mind of its own. With lightning-quick strikes Nalock bludgeoned one quilboar into unconsciousness. The last one fled. Nalock chased the squealing creature and felled it with one blow. Hours later, Nalock struggled toward his tribe. He'd eaten all his provisions the day before and had planned on hunting today. In his injured state, though, Nalock feared predators would find him before he found prey. Nalock halted and sat on the ground. He laid the hammer on his knees. Its smooth grip felt comfortable in his hand, and the bloodstained stone head bore an engraved gazelle. "Serasa," he whispered. He traced the carving with one finger. In his mind he pictured the gazelle's fleet stride, the chase she'd given him before falling to his blade. He'd honored her sacrifice with this weapon. The engraved gazelle moved under his hand. She twisted her head and Nalock followed her gaze. He saw the fresh gazelle tracks nearby. Small and uneven - a wounded stray. "Thank you, kind spirit," Nalock whispered. Then he stood and went to hunt. a burst of electricity that arcs from person to person. All creatures within 20 feet of a target struck by a lightning hammer, including the wielder, take the same amount of electricity damage as the target, unless they make DC 14 Reflex saves to avoid the discharge. Moderate evocation; CL 11th; Craft Magic Arms and Armor, chain lightning, fly; Price 19,300 gp; Cost 9,800 gp + 760 XP . Scourgecrusher