Two-handed longsword design for my Nobleman Kain model. The original Blood Omen had him using a one-handed sword, but I figure this fits better with his redesign. This isn't the sword he will have when turned a vampire. That sword, just called the "Iron Sword" in the game, will look more like the design in the ZBrush models on the left. This sword is more like the standard issue sword when he served in the Army of the Last Hope, but perhaps with some added detailing in the etchings. Using the simplified Futhark script from the Legacy of Kain games, the inscription translates to "Light be thy strength" This is my little added irony, since he will become a vampire "turned from the light." Modeled in ZBrush trying out the Zmodeler brush. Textured in ZBrush, Photoshop, and Substance Painter. 2,492 triangles.
Updated the guard quillons and materials.