Inkspiller

Wondrous Item, Rare, Requires Attunement, Requires proficiency in calligrapher's supplies

You find an adamantine fountain pen in the hand of a long-dead adventurer.  His skull has been crushed by a war hammer or maul, but the pen shows know sign of corrosion or wear.  You are surprised by the weight of the pen: it will require a light touch, lest you tear the paper upon which you write.  The phrase "The Pen Is Mightier" is etched along the barrel in High Imperial.  The ink is a shade of red so dark that it is almost black.

While this pen is nearly indestructible and never runs out of ink, its true value is revealed in the hands of a skilled scribe.  If you are proficient in the use of calligrapher's supplies, you may wield this pen as a light melee weapon, making a Persuasion skill check in place of a normal attack roll when making the attack action.  When used in such a manner, the weapon deals one point of damage.

The pen displays extraordinary properties in the presence of magical swords.  If a magical sword exists within sixty feet of Inkspiller, the pen will gain a bonus to attack and damage rolls that is one greater than bonus provided by the sword, up to a maximum of +5.  This ability functions in the presence of any sword, but not other magical weapons.  The pen is, after all, only mightier than the sword.