When you've got a good thing, you put the practice in to make it great and when you have an artifact in hand you do what you can to learn to use it to your utmost. Leon has poured his energy into the ability to defend himself, and tethering some of himself to this sacred artifact has allowed him to attain supernatural celerity when channeling his soul through the artifact.
An upgrade into an artifact Leon traded another one he found on a job to obtain one from a harbinger. Base stats are +2 damage, half armor.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are wearing this Artifact.
Your attacks with Swords do +2 additional Damage to any targets you hit. Armor is fully effective against this damage.
You also gain the following effects:
Zayir shoulders his weapon and glares at you.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
Combining the rough life of his misspent youth with the work that has come to define him, Mike knows his way around a tractor wrench or a breaker bar. He knows how to wrap an opponent around one, too.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with repair tools.
+2 dice to all rolls with repair tools. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using repair tools.
You also gain the following effects:
With precisely timed blows, your opponent crumbles under the weight of your superior skill, falling unconscious at your feet.
Pablo has always trained with weapons and now has learned to use the power of his tainted spirit to enhance his blows and affect the life force of his opponent. When he strikes a mortal blow he can channel the energy into them to cause an overload of their sensor input, knocking them out instead of causing further injury.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with Non-edged weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with Non-edged weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using Non-edged weapons.
You also gain the following effects:
Being incredibly capable with the gladiatorial weapons of your time, you know all the best techniques for killing, disarming, or defending yourself as quick as possible. Because if you didn't? You'd find yourself derezzed in a milisec flat.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with Hardlight Blades.
+2 dice to all rolls with Hardlight Blades. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using Hardlight Blades.
You also gain the following effects:
Fighting fair is for people who aren’t cowards. You prefer to take advantage of when other people fight fair, chiming in with a well-timed strike or two that surprises the enemy while they’re distracted. You know, as they say, those with sharp wits should have even sharper knives... okay I don't know if they say that, but it sounds kinda cool.
You gain the following benefits as long as another hostile animate being (to the target) is within 5 feet of the target and you are engaged in combat with knives.
+2 dice to all rolls with knives. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using knives.
You also gain the following effects:
The ninja is a master of a wide variety of martial weapons. They kill quickly and quietly.
You gain the following benefits as long as you are engaged in combat with melee ninja weapons.
+2 dice to all rolls with melee ninja weapons. You may Defend against firearm attacks from any range using melee ninja weapons.
You also gain the following effects: