Byzantine Parang

Byzantine Parang
Physical Description
Type:	Long-bladed Dagger
Usage Information
Created by:	Ironsmiths
Possessed by:	Iftikhar Al-Dawla Pandora Nelson Meyers
Used for:	Cause wielder to be overcome with an unquenchable blood lust.
Appearances
First appeared:	"Blood and Fear"

"Legend says that those who wield the dagger "shall shed all virtue and be wholly overcome with an unquenchable bloodlust.""

—

The Byzantine Parang is a supernatural weapon that causes its wielder to act on their darker impulses until overcome with an unquenchable blood lust. It was used by various people in history, the most famous of whom was discovered to have been the infamous "Jack the Ripper."

History

Creation

The weapon is believed to have been made in the Byzantine Empire around the early 11th century for Iftikhar al-Dawla, the Fatimid dynasty governor of Jerusalem during the siege of 1099. Legend states that anyone who wields the Byzantine parang would be overcome with a blood lust and would be compelled to kill those they hold in contempt.

Usage

Crane unknowingly witnessed a its use in 1763, almost a hundred years before the Whitechapel murders. At Eton, when Crane was in his sixth form, his close friend Bertie Willoughby was killed. He was stabbed and exsanguinated. The students formed a vigilante group to find the killer, but were unsuccessful. Once in the 21st century, Crane learned about the Ripper murders which took place in 1888, and similar killings could be found dating back over 900 years.

Capabilities

"The knife senses only the deepest pain, seeks it out and channels it like a forge, out of which you emerge reborn, as you were meant to be."

—Pandora to Nelson Meyers

Byzantine Parang bonding with Nelson Meyers.

• Corruption: The dagger senses pain and channels it, causing the owner to undergo a psychological change, typically enhancing their blood lust. The more kills the owner of the dagger makes, the stronger the blood lust. The dagger also causes the user's eyes to change color to a red, a sign of the enhanced blood lust and is always visible when the user is taking a life with the dagger.
• Bonding: The dagger, once its owner has taken a life, draws the blood from the victim and uses the energy to bond with the owner, making it impossible for the owner to let go of the dagger. The more lives the owner takes then the stronger the dagger bonds with the owner to a point where metal grows around the wielder, protecting them.
  • Enhanced durability: The dagger enables the wielder to survive wounds which would typically me mortal. Abbie shot Nelson multiple times and he fell out of a 3rd story window and survived without a scratch.
• Blood draining: As an energy source, the dagger drains the victim's blood and utilizes the blood energy, allowing it to bond better with its owner which would enhance its owner's abilities and blood lust. If the blood source was somewhat compromised by a virus for example when this would cause the dagger to detach from the owner.

Appearances

Season Three

"I, Witness"

"Whispers in the Dark"

"Blood and Fear"

"The Sisters Mills"

"Dead Men Tell No Tales"

"This Red Lady from Caribee"

"The Art of War"

"Novus Ordo Seclorum"

"One Life"

"Incident At Stone Manor"

"Kindred Spirits"

"Sins of the Father"

"Dark Mirror"

"Into the Wild"

"Incommunicado"

"Dawn's Early Light"

"Delaware"

"Ragnarok"