| Category | Magic Items |
| Type | bastard sword, unique |
| Forge | none |
| Smith | T'gauld |
| Enchanter | T'gauld |
| Location | Niras Reev'f |
Synapses is an ancient weapon, forged during the Horgon Era by a martial illithid of Penumbra. It was an illegal fabrication of the time, utilizing pure psychic energy shaped into the likeness of a sword and imbuing it with sentience from a bound and trapped soul. Pure psionic weaponry was feared by the illithid non-warrior classes, especially since they had long held power in Suellk's government. After its creation, its maker T'gauld had it smuggled out of the city and sent off-world. The ship carrying the contraband was never seen or heard of again by the illithids.
Synapses ended up in the hold of an alien ship beneath the void fortress Citho-Cûr. Concealed within this citadel and at the heart of the asteroid lay an ancient spacecraft of extraterrestrial origin. This craft had never been discovered by those who constructed the fortress above it. In the Third Epoch, Crimson Eye arrived at Citho-Cûr and cleared the area of a threat that had emerged from the alien vessel, wiping out the entire hold. Crimson Eye plundered the craft's treasures, looted munitions and voidships from Citho-Cûr, and made off with the weapon Synapses. Having gone insane over countless centuries of imprisonment, this sentient weapon was initially useless to its owner. Niras F'veer employed psychic surgery to restore the item's sanity and took command of a weapon that had never seen combat.
Synapses is composed solely of psychic energy and is therefore regarded as a psionic entity. It can be assailed psionically, yet with a formidable Will of 25, it proves a stalwart defender. Lacking any physical manifestation, it remains impervious to the majority of magical and physical assaults. The enchantment of the item equates to the wielder's full PSP pool divided by 20, capped at a maximum of +6.
| Trait | Value |
|---|---|
| Alignment | lawful evil |
| Intelligence | 20 |
| Ego | 29 |
| Will | 25 |
| Communication | telepathy |
| Name | Description | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Dancing | as Dancing property, attacking once per round as if being wielded by its owner | 3 PSP/round |
| Wounding Attack | Synapses has the feat Wounding Attack which applies only to attacks made with it | expend psionic focus |
| PSP Reservoir | 100 PSP, recharges 5/turn | continuous |
| Shared Pool | Synapses and wielder can share PSP at the rate of 1:2; one has to expend 2 PSPs to give the other 1 PSP | continuous |
| Body Equilibrium | as psionic power Body Equilibrium | 3 PSP |
| Cloud Mind | as psionic power Cloud Mind, Synapses will normally use this power against potential enemies before letting the wielder use it | 3 PSP |
| Dispelling Buffer | as psionic power Dispelling Buffer | 11 PSP |
| Escape Detection | as psionic power Escape Detection | 5 PSP |
| Thrice Augumented Energy Stun | as psionic power Energy Stun augmented by 3 power points | 6 PSP |
| Doubled Intellect Fortress | as psionic power Intellect Fortress augmented by 2 power points | 9 PSP |