Ancestor’s Spear

The prize of the Transcendent Ruins, the Ancestor’s Spear is sought by all factions of the Desolate Wilds during the later half of Soulsmith, except perhaps Eithan Arelius. The Ancestor’s Spear has the special ability to consume the madra of Sacred artists stabbed by the weapon, funneling their madra into the core of the wielder. While not a perfect weapon, it remains an incredibly powerful one, like all weapons found in the Labyrinth. It was created via advanced soulsmithing and hunger madra, the study of which is perhaps the purpose of the whole Labyrinth.

Plot Relevance

The spear is first mentioned in Soulsmith. It is the prize of the Transcendent Ruins, an enormous pyramid that rose from the ground a few short days before our protagonists reach it. Upon reaching the ruins, Lindon and Yerin learn that five major factions are hunting the spear within the ruins: the Sandviper Gokren leading the Sandviper Sect, with Jai Long of the Jai clan, the Purelake School, and Fisher clan, with soulsmith Fisher Gesha, all of whom are competing to get the spear. This is the Five Faction Alliance, although we never discover the fifth group.

After several different confrontations and a training montage the spear is found by Yerin and Lindon, guided by their newly minted mentor Eithan Arelius. However, the Sandvipers find them while they are looting the ruins and in the confrontation the Sandviper Kral is killed by Lindon. Kral is Sandviper Gokren’s heir and Jai Long’s friend. Before Jai Long can take his revenge, Eithan intercedes, saving Lindon but promising Jai Long that Lindon will be prepared to duel him in a year. Eithan also gives Jai Long the Ancestor’s Spear.

Over the course of that year Jai Long uses that spear to w of vengeance against his clan, because they abandoned him and his sister. The spear helps him speed his advancement but eventually when confronted by the Jai patriarch Unrlord Jai Daishou he gives up his rebellion and pledges loyalty in exchange for his sister’s life. Jai Daishou then attacks Eithan who "kills" him and takes the spear.

Jai Diashou then goes to the entrance to the western labyrinth and risks the threat of the Dreadgods by entering the Lord level area. There he finds a replacement for the spear, however it is broken. He believes that a soulsmith can repair the cracked one. He also takes the Archstone to use against his hated enemy, Eithan Arelius.

The next time we see the spear is during Jai Long’s duel with Lindon. For the first half of the fight he uses a regular spear before pulling the Ancestor’s Spear from his soul space. Jai Long tends to dominate the fight but Lindon is actually able to break the spear during the battle. Jai Chen picks up the broken spear and uses it to kill Jai Daishou.

Lindon lost his arm during the duel and needs Fisher Gesha to help him soulsmith a replacement prosthetic. He actually uses the binding found in the broken Ancestor’s Spear. This is what makes his arm the hunger madra weapon that it is now.