There was definitely some inspiration from Adarias, though I can't say that they're up there with his.
And yeah, I tried making them realistic in the beginning, but that sort of got thrown out the window when I tried to work on my detailing and I got caught up in a flight of fantasy.
Strange palette, but... finally some good-looking swords!
By "good-looking" I mean "realistic". Especially upper-left ones (# 1, 2 and 4), but others are ok too, though the last one (with a skull) is totally a fantasy crud (no offence).
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llovely, they look really sharp.