“You cannot escape, defiler,” shouted Dame Crystalthorn thrusting her spiral horn tipped lance.
The Agent of the Black Tree rocked back, avoiding the spear point and pushing one of his ash minions into the way. He ducked away, triggering his escape amulet. As the outer rampart faded, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The Agent gasped as the spiral horn punched through his chest. “But . . .”
“I told you that you could not escape,” the elf said tearing the lance free.
Unicorn Horn Lance
While the original few of these weapons were made from actual unicorn horns, later ones are made from mithril or silver-steel alloy quenched in unicorn blood (freely given). The lance shaft is made of wood from a lightning struck tree, usually an oak, that has been ritually cleaned and blessed.
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