Ancient sketch of Skar's Kraken-Killer, drawn from the Liber Chaotica by Richter Kless, later declared insane.
Skar's Kraken-Killer is an ancient and mighty Chaos Weapon in the form of a sword which was crafted from the monsters of the deeps.[1a]
History[]
The weapon was named after Skar Sealord, a Norscan reaver from the town of Iskvard. He was on board a longship returning home after a summer's raids when they were beset by a fearsome kraken from the bottom of the Sea of Claws, driven to the coastal waters by an even more fearsome terror of the deeps.[1a]
Skar was dragged from the boat and down into the depths. He struggled and fought against the tentacle crushing the life from him while around him the longship began to sink and the monster ate its fill of Norscan flesh.[1a]
His efforts were to no avail and, with his lungs burning, he was finally dragged towards the creature's maw. In his dying moments, his flailing hand caught hold of something solid. He gripped it and at that moment he felt his lungs expand again with fresh air. In his hand was a sword that had its blade embedded in the brow of the sea monster.[1a]
Invigorated by the sword's power, Skar drove the blade further into the monstrosity's skull and then pulled it out and kicked away, killing the beast and plunging its body into the black depths of the ocean. Skar ended up on the stone beaches of Iskvard along with the wreckage of his ship, bearing the same blade of scales with a sharkskin hilt.[1a]
He was the only survivor, all the other crew having been eaten, crushed or drowned in the frigid waters. The townspeople needed little convincing to see Skar's blessing by the Chaos Gods. Skar Sealord, as he became known, travelled north, always staying within a few miles of the coast. He fought when he was challenged by roving Chaos Champions but aside from that showed no real interest in sowing devastation in his wake, as due most of the Exalted Heroes of Chaos.[1a]
Finally, upon reaching the northernmost coast of the Chaos Wastes he seemed to come to a revelation. He released his retinue of warriors from their oaths of loyalty to him and strode confidently into the murky gloom of the dark sea...never to be seen again.[1a]
Chaos Weapon Property[]
Skar's Kraken-Killer has the special Chaos Weapon property known as Breathe, which when the blade's hilt is grasped, allows the wielder to always breathe safely, even underwater. This makes the wielder immune to poisonous gases, musk, and other strange and detrimental odours.[2a]