Sarilak

Sarilak
Weapon information
Precise dimensions		5 x 5/12
Material		steel
Weight		6 6/9
Thaums/sec		10 stable / 13 talisman / 20 max
Hands		2
Commands		Pierce, Slice, Impale, Behead, Wildswing
Melee type		Heavy-sword
Judge data
Speed		4 Slightly slow
Maximum damage		9 Pretty high
Average damage		5 Pretty low
Str Overall Attack ease Parry ease
16 11 rather good 9 pretty easy 7 reasonably hard 17 11 rather good 9 pretty easy 8 quite easy 18 11 rather good 9 pretty easy 8 quite easy 19 12 very good 9 pretty easy 9 pretty easy 20 12 very good 9 pretty easy 9 pretty easy 21 12 very good 10 easy 10 easy 22 12 very good 10 easy 10 easy 23 12 very good 10 easy 11 rather easy

Long Description

This is Sarilak. He, for it is a "he", is about five feet tall with a cross-hatch patterned, black blade. The handle is solid platinum to offset the considerable weight of the blade which constantly drips an acid-like substance.

Appraises As

Sarilak is about five feet long and about six inches wide. It is made of steel and could be used as a weapon of type heavy-sword.

Acquisition

The Travelling Shop, for $675.

Notes

You need 100 levels in fighting.melee.heavy-sword to wield Sarilak.

Sometimes, when you successfully hit someone with Sarilak, he will add an acid attack to your own attack. This can result in Sarilak killing them, instead of you killing them, but this doesn't seem to have any effect on xp gain.

Sarilak is an evil weapon: using him will make you more evil.

• Killing nothing but neutral npcs (rats, cockroaches, pigeons, AM crows, dogs, beggars, servants, men, women, and children in Ankh-Morpork) took a test character from neutral to 8 evil after about an hour--after that alignment appeared to fluctuate from around 7-9 evil. This seemed to be the ceiling for killing neutral things.
• Killing nothing but rabbits (10 good) and thrushes/redwings/blackbirds (9 good), then nothing but rabbits for a few hours after that got the same character to 48 evil and counting.
• If you try to use him when you're good or neutral, he will jump out of your hands, landing on the ground (and burning you if you're too good, as with touching the blade).

Sarilak talks--he says various things during combat, when you equip him (exactly what seems to have some relationship to your fighting ability), or when you touch his blade.

• Touching Sarilak's blade ("touch [blade] [of] sarilak") will get you different messages depending on your alignment.
  • If you touch the blade while evil enough (a few degrees is enough), you'll get the "Blackheart" post-title until you log out.
  • If you do this while too good, the acid will burn you, doing some damage (which can be up to at least 187 hp).

Sarilak is a magical talisman: he can be bonded to you. (This also means he can't be deluded any more)