The Hammers of Dawn are a collection of powerful artifacts made from a long lost civilization who praised the sun, the same civilization that created the Sun Arches. The Hammers of Dawn were some of their fiercest weapons, used to take down the strongest of invaders and monsters, capable of bringing dragons and worse down with a single burst.

The weapon works by harnessing the power of the sun, through a mix of high level magical ingredients, Solstice Rituals, and overwhelming amounts of mana. The weapon’s main attack is allowing the wielder to call down a beam of light and plasma, strong enough to melt stone in less than a second.

Luckily, these weapons have not been used very much, as they are dangerous to the environment, friendlies and even the wielder themself if they aren’t careful. The blast radius of the attack is a staggering 25 foot radius, and can move around quickly according to the weapon’s wielder. The attack can last up to a minute, making it able to completely destroy entire cities with ease.

The most famous use of the Hammers of Dawn is the Sveiran Desert, which is now inhabited by the sand elves and a few other races. The desert was created when several Hammers of Dawn were used together to glass a huge Greatwood that only wanted to expand across the world, leaving only the strong to survive in its forests. Now the elves that survive adapted to the harsh desert and unique weather that plagues the area.

As the sun-worshiping civilization began to crumble and fall to time, all but a few of the Hammers were destroyed, by both enemies and their holders alike. The surviving few that survived, while working, are unable to bring such mythical destruction as the stories tell, making many to believe them to be a hoax and made up legends. While unable to bring destruction, the weapons were used as a great research project for the greatest of magical colleges, allowing them to learn about the creation and the ingredients of these legendary weapons.

Some proto-types were made using the originals as a base, but sadly none were able to be on par with even the weakened Hammers. The biggest contribution that the research of these weapons made, was the hint that the Solstices, and other magical or natural phenomena could increase or boost the power of certain rituals and spells. While this knowledge was already somewhat known, such as a full-moon and eclipses, it wasn’t to the extent that it could create weapons such as the Hammers.

Currently, most of the Hammers are kept in secret locations guarded by the magical colleges, but one of them is also a key religious artifact of the Empire of the Sun, an ambitious empire that has taken a large portion of their continent, mainly due to their lack of dangerous monsters or magical plagues that can wipe out swathes of cities in a week.

The Hammers are just one of the magical artifacts that have survived through the eons, as most artifacts are simply lost or hidden, waiting for someone to find and pick them up.a