Thread:HoundTheDestroyer93/@comment-25808351-20170821013859/@comment-31049256-20170829025502

On the Magic Item, they have 3 stages.

Stage 1= no body, and just enough consciousness to 1. Follow the rules of the Band, and 2. give their wielder "feelings" such as a simple draw to one for the choice, how they're feeling, minor yes or no feelings, and wordless influences on how to use them. Because they are just barely self aware, they won't bug Jorge with regular updates unless it's an emergency (like starvation) or he wants it.

Stage 2=Body visual on reflective surfaces on the blade. For their wielder they can speak into their minds with actual words and show their body as a shade only they can see. By this point, she'll have a personality, but just like people, it'll be determined by lots of things. Things like how Jorge treats her, the energies she absorbs, and the rng of life (so basically however you decide if you get that far).

Stage 3 (Great Magic Item)= they can now form their own physical bodies, as well as use both an ethereal and solid version of their weapons to full effectiveness wothout their wielder, though they remain loyal despite now being capable of leaving them. These formed bodies can be destroyed without killing the GMI, so long as their solid weapon remains intact.

And on the Arden thing, it's changed a bit, but I'm ready whenever.