Item: Vashu's Ninth Life
This +1 striking ghost touch katana is made from a whisker stolen from the king of cats over three hundred years ago by a catfolk rogue named Vashu Vigaru. He sought the magic of the whisker to preternaturally extend his life, and some believe he still lives, having successfully divested himself of the sword to escape the king's wrath in the end.
Activate f (envision)
Trigger Your turn ends
Frequency once per hour
Effect You extend your senses through the blade, allowing you to react to nearby movement. Vashu's Ninth Life gains the parry trait and raises itself into parrying position, granting you a +1 circumstance bonus to AC until the start of your next turn.
@UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-effects.Item.Effect: Vashu's Ninth Life]
Activate r (envision)
Trigger You slay a living creature with Vashu's Ninth Life
Frequency once per day
Effect A portion of the slain creature's life force travels through the blade and into your soul, bolstering your own life. You gain the benefits of the Diehard feat for 1 minute. This causes you to die from the dying condition at dying 5 rather than dying 4.
@UUID[Compendium.pf2e.equipment-effects.Item.Effect: Vashu's Ninth Life (Diehard)]
Critical Specialisation Effects
Certain effects can grant you benefits when you make a Strike with certain weapons and get a critical success. This is called a critical specialisation effect. The exact effect depends on which weapon group your weapon belongs to, as listed below. You can always decide not to add the critical specialisation effect of your weapon.
Sword: The target is made off-balance by your attack, becoming off-guard until the start of your next turn.
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