Tiger Soul – Gilded Relic Greatsword

Tiger Soul – Gilded Relic Greatsword is a hero-grade weapon asset built for real-time rendering, cinematics, and action RPG environments.
The design blends ceremonial luxury with battlefield brutality: a split-forged obsidian blade framing a gilded relief of a tiger, symbolizing dominance, vigilance, and imperial bloodline.

Lore:
According to the Imperial Wildsteel Chronicles, the Tiger Soul was forged for the Emperor’s personal executioner—an elite guardian known as the Fang Ward. Legends claim the gilded core was quenched in the roar of a dying tiger spirit, binding its will into the blade. When drawn, it demanded victory; when sheathed, it demanded tribute. No ruler held it for long.

Production Notes:
This piece is fully game-ready, with efficient topology, consistent texel density, PBR materials, and authored LODs for scalable runtime performance. Materials emphasize contrast between polished gold, darkened steel, and ritualistic wear, targeting hero prop fidelity under harsh lighting.

Tools & Workflow:
Software: Blender (Modeling/UVs), Substance Painter (Texturing)
Workflow: PBR Metal/Roughness
Maps: BaseColor, Normal, AO, Metallic, Roughness
Output: Real-time rendering
Category: Hero Prop / Game-Ready Weapon