NAME: Ready - Rebirth
DESCRIPTION: An unassuming, weathered seax knife, still held together after centuries of use. Newly etched into the handle are three birds, flying together--an owl, a falcon, and a hawk.
PASSIVE: When in combat, opponents will hear the shriek and clamor of a plethora of birds and beasts within a 5b radius of the attuned, causing minor fear (though they can fight through this). Allies to the attuned will hear nothing. Also when in combat, there is a silvery glow about the blade.
[ABILITY - TENSILE]: The attuned can will the steel blade to split apart into interlocked links over a silvered whip, ushered out with a flourish forward and retracted back together with a firm yank backward. Should either movement be impeded before completion, the blade links may lash out unpredictably before the weapon's intended shape is taken. A successful hit can mean repeated strikes to the same injury as the whip withdraws.
ATTUNED TO: Cieren Sonnenschutz
(Note: There is a pre-existing seax called Ready. It has a centuries old history, and was wielded by Somnastra and loved with a Theodran lifestyle. If this is plausible in becoming an artifact, please let me know what that will look like for the existing item!)