Daitan (Wakizashi)

Daitan is the Ancestral Wakizashi of the Unicorn Clan. It was orginally created by Iuchi and given to Shinjo after she shattered her own wakizashi in submission to Hantei after the Tournament of the Kami.

Appearance
Daitan has a plain handle, unadorned except for a mesh of silver-gray spider silk. This mesh gives Daitan a slippery appearance and thus some samurai have opted to not wield Daitan, as dropping it would be a dishonor. The blade itself is milky or cloudy and seems to move about when held still. In combat it moves too fast for mortal eyes to see it correctly.

Powers
When wielded by any Unicorn or a samurai of at least moderate kenjutsu skill the blade allows its user to negate the effects of one school technique used against him by an opponent.

Whereabouts
Daitan is currently unused and sits on the same 800-year-old stand that Hayai used to in Shiro Shinjo.

Major References
Way of the Unicorn p.109