I've held this discussion earlier on WF Discord, so I'm bringing it here, please consider my opinions with a large grain of salt;


Here's some of my personal thoughts on the item:

First off, the blade (not the grip or the cross guard) has a very crude shape to be Orokin/Tenno made (the Paracesis has a very smooth curve, Gram is very straight, and Galatine is very sleek, while the latter two are perfectly symmetrical), so it looks neither elegant nor exactly practical (due to bumps in the centre of the front blade), which in my opinion turns down both major points of those particular faction designs. Yes, taking into account your ideas written in the description, but only the hilt/grip have retained the smooth and elegant Orokin (not Tenno, there are some differences) design, so I won't bring those parts up.

Then, the hieroglyphs themselves, I find the idea pretty awesome. The way the hieroglyphs are drawn and the events depicted are 100% top work, but their content might require a second revision.

If not written out in Orokin, I find it would've better had drawn either some Orokin or 'ancient Tenno' story in them depicting historical events or ceremonies, like one would scribe down on a ceremonial or a decorative blade. Having the ongoing storyline engraved (during a very long foregone era, but not even Orokin had foretellers) doesn't only potentially screw with the player's storyline continuity (unless that was the intent; barring all paradoxes that cannot be avoided, like encountering enemies we've killed already), but also create questline spoilers for the uninitiated. And leaving the blade finished with the 'conclusive events from The Sacrifice quest' can also give off a feeling of a cliffhanger, since the ongoing Tenno questline is far from being finished, but it ends there.

As much as I have noticed, most (if not all) accepted Tennogen items are story-neutral, as in they have only major references to either past events (like the Sentient slayer skin, a reference to Old War) or just naturally fit in (any of Grineer, Corpus or Infested-inspired skins). Accepted skins that have no visible faction affiliation are a whole different thing from this, as this is definitely catering to Prime weapon color plating and styling, therefore Orokin.

For the last, the metal of the blade is looking excessively worn. It would look more natural on a Grineer-themed weapon skin, but Orokin/Tenno weapons (even the most primitive ones) are meant to be clean and perfect. To Orokin having wear marks on a weapon, especially one that is meant to be used for showing a story depicted in pictures, would either give off an impression of an imperfect metal or a weapon not meant for war at all, which goes back to my first and second points (just imagine being an Orokin to understand that - gold, glitter, all that bling and beauty, if it has a scratch - throw it away).

I enjoy the general look of your work, and the addition of those small but important details (gold lining along the centre with encrusted decorations on the blade's end), but please do not see this thread for plain negativity. I do hope my feedback will help you shape it better and get it in-game.