Nephis/Memories

The longsword, both familiar and strange, bore a striking resemblance to Nephis' Dream Blade but was elevated to a far greater form. Its narrow, flawlessly straight blade gleamed brilliantly in sunlight, so bright it was nearly blinding, while the ivory hilt felt cool and welcoming, fitting her hand perfectly as if designed solely for her. The sword's weight and balance were flawless, and its simple, elegant design eschewed unnecessary embellishments, exuding a pure and functional beauty. A chillingly lethal aura surrounded it, both cold and scorching, giving the impression of a living presence as it responded warmly to Nephis' touch.^[3]

Memory Rank: [???]
Memory Tier: [???]
Memory Description: [Ascending the path, Changing Star said thus to the -unknown-:

"You have to light yourself on fire to reap the blessings of the fire. That was what my grandmother used to say, so that was what I did. I doused myself in oil, and set myself aflame. And I burned."

…The -unknown- listened.]^[3]

Memory Enchantments: [Shadowbound Relic].^[3]

The runes identified it as Blessing, a Memory with unknown rank and tier, and described it with a cryptic narrative referencing Nephis' self-immolation during her First Nightmare. Marked as a Shadowbound Relic, the sword required binding to her. When Nephis accepted, the Memory was destroyed, and she received a new Attribute. The breathtaking sword fulfilled Sunny's promise to forge her a blade worthy of slaying gods, merging seamlessly with her essence and becoming a part of who she was.^[3]

Nephis took this memory from the head of the corpse of the First Lord of Bright Castle.^[4]

An elegant mallet with a hammerhead made of perfectly black stone.^[8]

The Dark Shaper was a Transcendent Memory of the Fourth Tier that Nephis had gained in Antarctica.^[9]

A transparent cloak that looked like a pair of dragonfly wings.

A memory, in the form of a silver longsword^[11], that grants a measure of protection against soul attacks.^[12] It was the first Memory she received at the very end of her First Nightmare but after examining it she felt humiliated. It served her well for many years from Forgotten Shore, Nightmare Desert and Underworld. She cherished this memory. It was a Dormant Memory of the First Tier.^[13]

Memory Rank: Dormant.^[13]
Memory Tier: I.^[13]
Memory Type: Weapon.

These fifteen memories are arranged into a simple cipher, the first letter of each memory is to be read in order. This was the message for Sunny to able to get out of the the tunnel full of True Darkness.

A dagger made of cloudy steel with a handle that was wrapped in black leather.^[8]

Memory Rank...
Memory Description: [Ariel built a beautiful palace of jade for the queen, and there, she held her court. A great bridge of stone led to the Jade Palace, covered in snow and ash. Soon, the news of the queen's beauty and wisdom spread across the realms, and many guests came to witness her grace. Not all of them survived the snow, and even fewer survived the ash. Still, more and more came.]^[8]

Received for defeating Soul Stealer.^[19]

In Chapter 1617, Sunny noticed that the sword was altered by Anvil.

An Ascended weapon of the sixth tier.^[1] Anything that the weapon touched was doomed to have its soul destroyed.^[23] It is a unique weapon-type memory that imbues other weapons, enhancing them, instead of manifesting as a weapon.^[21]

Memory Rank: Ascended.
Memory Tier: VI.
Memory Type: Weapon.
Memory Description: [For a long time, the Nameless Sun suffered in solitude, longing for all the things that were lost. Only when she lost that longing, too, was the Crimson Terror of the Forgotten Shore finally born.]^[1]

Received from killing the Crimson Terror.^[24]

The keys were forged out of lustrous metal, with seven shining stars engraved on their surface.

Received from the Shard Memories

A pristine white plate armor over the black bodysuit. The armor looked light and elegant. It has greaves, vambraces, articulated pauldrons, rerebraces, cuisses, and sabatons. The breastplate was engraved with seven shining stars that appeared to protect the torso, short enough to pose no hindrance to mobility. It has a helmet with a white plume. The engraving of the seven stars was identical to those carved into the giant knight statue's cuirass.

Memory Rank: Awakened.
Memory Type: Armor.
Memory Description: [Born in the all-consuming darkness, seven valiant heroes made an oath to return light to the cursed land. Time has erased their names and their faces, but the memory of the defiant oath still remains.]

A tier six awakened Memory. One of its traits is to make the wearer less likely to draw the enemy's attention.^[26]

A white tunic with its hems embroidered in intricate red patterns. The tunic was somewhat similar to Sunny's Shroud of Dusk, but also different - it seemed like a single sheet of light fabric that had been elaborately tied at the shoulders, and thus had no sleeves. Loosely fastened at the waist and with high slits, it seemed like something that could afford one a high degree of freedom of movement.^[8]

It enhances the wearer's senses and won't burn.^[8] Activating the tunic's enchantment, an invisible barrier caresses her slightly like fine silk, though not effective against sharp weapons, could reduce blunt ones' impact.^[2]