The sword heals naturally. Through some innate Faith magic, presumably. But another one of our group has a Crest that does drain an opponent's life energy to heal him, and it's just as holy as any of the rest of them.
[His face falls into a troubled frown.]
It's complicated. The Church insists that families with Crests are blessed by the Goddess to justify their nobility, but over time the blood has thinned in every one of them. So a child born with a Crest can become...little more than a commodity. A hint of steel flashes in his eyes.] But a valuable one, of course. While children born without a Crest are often overlooked or disinherited even if they're the firstborn, because they're less likely to produced Crested heirs.
[The whole explanation is tinged with a disgust that Felix doesn't bother to try to hide.]
Unfortunately, the relics are not just paperweights for those without the proper Crest. They're worse. Trying to wield them...has deadly consequences.
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[His face falls into a troubled frown.]
It's complicated. The Church insists that families with Crests are blessed by the Goddess to justify their nobility, but over time the blood has thinned in every one of them. So a child born with a Crest can become...little more than a commodity. A hint of steel flashes in his eyes.] But a valuable one, of course. While children born without a Crest are often overlooked or disinherited even if they're the firstborn, because they're less likely to produced Crested heirs.
[The whole explanation is tinged with a disgust that Felix doesn't bother to try to hide.]
Unfortunately, the relics are not just paperweights for those without the proper Crest. They're worse. Trying to wield them...has deadly consequences.