Sentient item



Some people ascribe anthropomorphic qualities to their items. Sailors, for instance, often believe that their ships have souls of their own. But a tiny fraction (less than one percent) of the magical items created throughout history have actual intelligence. Intelligent or sentient items add a whole new layer of complexity to the already complex field of magic, but they have alignments, may bestow additional powers on the user, and may even have enough of an ego (a key term for these creations) to choose who is worthy to use them.

The majority of known intelligent items are weapons.

The Legend of Drizzt
No less than four sentient items appear in R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt and its spin-off series.
 * Icingdeath - (low-level, empathic only; hates fiends)
 * Crenshinibon
 * Khazid'hea
 * Charon's Claw