Swords, Large
Large Swords
This longs word is part of a matched
pair of weapons, the other being the short sword Malamion.
Alamion's blade is slightly thinner than a typical long
sword blade and features a thin fuller down the center.
Acid-etched snowflake patterns are scattered along the
length of the blade, most of them concentrated towards
the hilt. The hilt of the sword is made of bronze sandwiched
between two off-white pieces of ivory carved to show
clouds unleashing winds and snow. The grip is covered
with mother-of-pearl lashed securely into place with
bronze wire. The pommel of the weapon is a solid bronze
globe with the snowflake lozenge of Auril etched into
the bottom. The full history of this blade and its brother
have been well documented. Roughly two hundred years
ago, a wizard from Shannath named Obren the Left-Handed
was hired to make a pair of swords for the glory of
Auril. Obren reluctantly did so, producing Alamion ("Frost
Daddy") and Malamion ("Frost Baby") over a five year
period. After a dispute about Obren's fee, priests of
Auril tried to take the sword from him by force. The
exact outcome of the battle is unclear, but Obren's
swords did not end up in the hands of Auril's faithful.
Thirty years later, a warrior named Berdino in Procampur
bragged that he had a blade that could kill demons in
a single strike. Berdino was found dead on the shore
two tendays later, the victim of many poisoned crossbow
bolts. The new owner of Alamion was a vain, egotistical
thief called Pellas the Fair. Pellas had acquired Malamion,
quite by accident, fourteen years earlier and strongly
desired its brother when he learned of its existence.
Pellas held onto the swords until he died at the hands
of a paladin named Garijon Renold of Torm. Garijon found
the blades invaluable in his battles against the fiery
denizens of the outer planes and the two swords were
passed on for generations from paladin to paladin. Heleban
of Ithmong, a paladin of Tyr, was the last warrior known
to have used the swords. His battles against slavers
and pirates on the Sword Coast are believed to have
brought him to an untimely end. |
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Value: 13000 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 9500 |
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A lesser-known weapon, historically only
used by rangers serving Mielikki, this blade has a very
humble and simple background. The Cradle of Mielikki
was originally blessed by a triumvirate of druids for
a ranger named Kell Pathwalker. Kell led a peaceful
life, fending off the occasional orc or goblin who might
wander into his lands. When he died of old age, the
druids had no one to pass the blade on to. The oldest
of them, Bimon, held onto the scimitar, but never used
it in battle. When Bimon and his associates left their
grove for an extended period of time, a wandering mercenary
robbed the hollow tree of its riches. He carried the
scimitar north to the Spine of the World, where he died
of exposure. |
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Value: 2800 |
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In 834 DR, a wizard named Legedain the
Wiser caught a renowned thief breaking into his tower.
The thief was a cynical burglar named Ilfain Blackfeather.
Legedain was growing old and becoming tired of his frail
body. To remedy the situation, he cast Magic Jar and
forced Ilfain's spirit into a host gem. Legedain then
transferred his soul to the young elf's body and left
the gem on a shelf nearby. One hundred years later,
Legedain decided to do something with it. He created
a sword for his arrogant bodyguard, Gundak, and transferred
Ilfain's spirit from the host gem into the sword. Ilfain,
always highly critical in life, started telepathically
criticizing Gundak in combat. Gundak became annoyed
with the sword after two weeks and he threw it into
the street. A series of warriors picked it up and discarded
it after short periods of ownership. Over time, the
weapon has simply come to be known by its current name.
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Value: 35250 |
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This broad sword used to belong to Erevain
Blacksheaf, a wandering elf from Evereska. It was made
in 1221 DR by Evereskan Greycloaks. Erevain's sword
was unusual among his people, who normally favor lighter
swords. |
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Value: 5000 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 1400 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. |
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Value: 200 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 1750 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. |
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Value: 75 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 5000 |
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This long sword was crafted for the well-traveled
ranger Kelhanion of Soubar in 1272. Wearing light armor
and no shield, Kelhanion wanted a weapon that would
protect him in combat. Intercession was made for him
by an acquaintance, the wizard Peth of Elturel. The
weapon itself is rather mundane in appearance, which
is exactly how Kelhanion wanted it to look. It has a
plain steel blade that meets a similar guard. The grip
of the weapon is wrapped in dark, oiled ogre skin. The
sword has a mild form of empathetic instinct, turning
in the wielder's hand to impose itself in the path of
melee weapons. Intercession was lost with Kelhanion
when he was slaughtered by over a dozen trolls in the
Trollbark Forest. |
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Value: 5500 |
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This weapon was fashioned by your hands,
guided by the dwarf, Tiernon. Forged from ice taken
from the walls of the Gloomfrost, this blade has taken
some of the glacier and some of your strength into it,
creating a formidable weapon. Though made of ice, the
weapon is only slightly cold to the touch and does not
melt, even when exposed to the hottest flames. |
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Value: 27000 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 2750 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. |
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Value: 15 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. |
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Value: 1250 |
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Long sword +2: 'Varscona' Blades of this
type were long used by Sharran priests during the sacrificial
rites of "Feast of the Moon" ceremonies. Legends say
that, when she passed on, the remains of this sword's
wielder were mummified and the blade was placed within
her chest as a symbol of power. In the first stage of
a long forgotten ritual, she was to have been exhumed
in a season, born again in some new form. Unfortunately,
cult wars killed the few that knew of her existence;
her tomb became a prison where she was forgotten, and
there she developed a rage that bordered on insanity.
Her grave was eventually found, but it was deserted
and gave no indication of her whereabouts. Some venture
to say that her anger was so concentrated, she became
one with the very blade of her weapon. Regardless, after
hundreds of years surrounded by constant hate, the sword
harvested a power of its own. It is now exceedingly
deadly in combat. |
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Value: 4250 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 6000 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 3000 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 8500 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 2500 |
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Made during the golden age between the
elves of the Seldarine's Hand and the dwarves of Dorn's
Deep. The swordsman of the Seldarine's Hand wielded
this weapon with pride, as it was a symbol of strength
and unity between the two races. . |
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Value: 5000 |
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This sword was made with one purpose:
to destroy evil. Though a powerful weapon, Pale Justice
has humble beginnings. The plain sword was crafted by
a devout worshipper of Tyr named Renold. Renold spent
thirty years of his life perfecting the metalworking
techniques that allowed him to craft an almost flawless
blade. As soon as Renold had completed the unadorned
weapon, he turned it over to the church of Tyr. The
priest who received it placed the naked blade on his
monastery's altar. He asked his brothers to join him
in praying to Tyr to ask their god to bless the weapon
with holy power. The brothers never touched the blade,
nor did they speak of it. After ten years, despite the
fact that all of the other brothers lost faith in the
blade ever becoming enchanted, the original priest,
Edan, continued his prayers in silence. Another twenty
years passed, and there was still no sign from Tyr.
Visiting priests of Helm scoffed at Edan's blind devotion
to the blade. It was then that, without warning, Edan
walked up to the altar and gently removed the dust-covered
blade from the altar. The priest of Helm asked Edan
if he had finally come to his senses. Edan replied that
he had, that he had been expecting the wrong thing from
Tyr the entire time. He stated that Tyr had done his
work long ago. The priest of Helm laughed out loud at
Edan's claim and asked his bodyguard to draw his sword.
The magnificent weapon in the hand of the Helmite had
a gilded guard set with pearls. Runes were etched along
the blade, with a small cluster of fine rubies set in
the ricasso. The priest of Helm laughed again and spoke.
"This is truly a sword blessed by the gods. Your weapon
looks like an ordinary soldier's blade. It pales in
comparison." Edan calmly grabbed the blade by the tang
and swatted at the guard's weapon. The priest of Helm's
laughter cut off quickly as he stared down at his retainer's
broken weapon. He stood there speechless as Edan set
the blade down and began to reply. "Justice always pales
in comparison to vanity and ostentatious displays of
power. I expected Tyr to manifest his divine will in
this blade with lightning and fire. I should have remembered
how the blade was given to me... with simple charity
and humility. Justice is the right of every man, no
matter how rich or poor, no matter how educated or ignorant.
It should be found as often in the fields of farmers
as it is in the fields of battle." Edan took the blade
to a local weapon smith and had him put a wooden, leather
wrapped grip on it. He then gave it to a fledgling paladin
and asked him to always remember the potential for charity
and kindness in the human race. |
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Value: 15 |
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This once-shattered blade lay in the
breast of Icasaracht, the last of the white dragon matriarchs
that ruled the Spine of the World. It was wielded by
Aihonen, a distant ancestor of Jhonen the fisherman
in Easthaven - the sword has lain at the bottom of the
lake for almost a century, waiting to be returned to
one of its wielder's bloodline. How it has been restored
to its original state is unknown, but whatever the reason,
it looks like a powerful weapon that can help you free
Easthaven from Brother Poquelin. The blade seems to
draw its strength from Lac Dinneshere itself. As long
as the wielder is within a dragon's flight distance
of the lake, the blade is a fearsome weapon. |
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Value: 0 |
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The scimitar is closely related to the
sabre, a single edged curved sword with protective hilt.
The blade has a greater curve to it and is tapered to
an elongated, sharp point. The origins of the scimitar
are largely unknown however they have been very popular
in the southern region of the Forgotten Realms. |
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Value: 15 |
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The scimitar is closely related to the
sabre, a single edged curved sword with protective hilt.
The blade has a greater curve to it and is tapered to
an elongated, sharp point.The origins of the scimitar
are largely unknown however they have been very popular
in the southern region of the Forgotten Realms. This
is the magical scimitar +3, Frostbrand. |
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Value: 7550 |
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This once-shattered blade lay in the
breast of Icasaracht, the last of the white dragon matriarchs
that ruled the Spine of the World. It was wielded by
Aihonen, a distant ancestor of Jhonen the fisherman
in Easthaven - the sword has lain at the bottom of the
lake for almost a century, waiting to be returned to
one of its wielder's bloodline. The blade seems to draw
its strength from Lac Dinneshere itself. As long as
the wielder is within a dragon's flight of the lake
(a considerable distance by most race's standards),
the blade is a fearsome weapon. The dwarven smith Tiernon
has "soothed" this blade -- apparently, he was the one
who forged it in the first place. His skills have awoken
some of the blade's original powers that had been drained
when it was used to slay Icasaracht. |
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Value: 21575 |
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These swords are usually referred to
as doubled-edged swords, war swords, or military swords.
In many cases, the long sword has a single-edged blade.
There is no single version of the long sword; the design
and length vary from culture to culture, and may vary
within the same culture depending on the era. Among
the most common characteristics of all long swords is
their length, which ranges from 35 inches to 47 inches.
In the latter case, the blade is known to take up 40
inches of the total length. Most long swords have a
double-edged blade and a sharp point at the tip. Despite
the tip, the long sword is designed for slashing, not
thrusting. The blade of this sword is covered with all
sorts of arcane symbols. |
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Value: 1500 |
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This weapon was fashioned by your hands,
guided by the dwarf, Tiernon. Forged from ice taken
from the walls of the Gloomfrost, this blade has taken
some of the glacier and some of your strength into it,
creating a formidable weapon. Though made of ice, the
weapon is only slightly cold to the touch and does not
melt, even when exposed to the hottest flames. |
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Value: 27000 |
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Created for a wild mercenary named Bael
Cooper, the Blade of Bael had a short and violent history.
Bael was the rowdy, hotheaded son of cooper, and he
did all he could to get out of his small town of Soubar
and head for Baldur's Gate. When he arrived in Baldur's
Gate, he hired himself out as a mercenary, thug, and
caravan guard, quickly earning a reputation as an incredibly
unreasonable and hot-tempered man. Within his first
six months in Baldur's Gate, he had been arrested five
times and was known to have almost killed at least four
different people who accidentally looked him in the
eye for a moment too long. Somehow, however, Bael attracted
a small following of easily impressionable thugs who
joined him on his seedy adventures. Eventually, Bael
managed to scrape together enough money to pay a wizard
to craft a powerful sword for him. The Blade of Bael
aided its owner well until the mean-spirited brute decided
to rough up and harass a young priestess of Eldath.
When local Tempurans heard what Bael had done, they
descended on him in the street and beat him with clubs,
then threw him into the bay. They took his sword to
their temple and later auctioned it off to a worthy
owner. |
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Value: 28000 |
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This weapon was used by a well-known
Zakharan gambler named Kadan Ibn-Kadur. It is believed
that the blade helped Kadan win many foolish bets that
he should have lost. Kadan parted with the weapon, however,
when he crossed paths with the infamous Nido Ochita
Inazuma in western Faerun. Inazuma was the son of a
Cormyrean knight and a Kara-Turian noblewoman. He claimed
that his mother was struck by lightning twice while
she was pregnant with Inazuma - once when she learned
she had conceived, and again immediately before she
gave birth. Legends say that Inazuma was born on the
edge of the Fateful Coin, the mystical method by which
Tymora and Beshaba decide whether a person will have
good or bad luck throughout his or her life. Sages believe
that Inazuma's coin landed on edge, making him immune
to the effects of weal and woe. When he came across
Kadan and his scimitar, it was only a matter of time
before the Zakharan gambled his scimitar and his life
into Inazuma's hands. |
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Value: 3900 |
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It is believed that fae creatures helped
create this beautiful sword, and legends say that it
was forged in the cool depths of Myrloch, the large
lake at the center of Gwynneth in the Moonshaes. The
weapon has an unearthly look to it, and it is believed
to be quite old. The only individual known to have carried
the weapon was a half-elven bard named Daen Winterbrush.
It is said by some that after he found the sword, quite
by accident, that he was blessed with exceptional creativity
and powerful sensitivity to the world around him. He
traveled for forty years and is known for some of the
most unique, haunting melodies in Faerun. It is believed
that Daen eventually became too melancholy at the sights
of misery and oppression that he encountered in his
travels, and that the fae smiths of the Moonshae Isles
welcomed him into the breast of Myrloch. |
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Value: 32000 |
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Crafted in 1021 DR for the warrior Makael
the Lean, Turodahel has a bloody military history. Makael
was a mercenary who sold his services to anyone with
the right amount of coin. Shrewd and crafty by reputation,
Makael applied his skills and the power of Turodahel
carefully for over three decades. It wasn't until after
Makael died of a magical disease that legends about
the man started to spring up. It is believed by modern
sages that Makael is likely to have killed over five
hundred men with his sword over the years. It was widely
known that Makael was neither especially strong nor
tough. People assumed that it must have been the power
of the sword that did his deeds. Makael's grave was
robbed within a few years of his burial. For the next
few decades, warriors and thieves from all over the
Moonsea and Dalelands schemed and murdered to get hold
of Makael's legendary sword. One priest of Bane, curious
about the sword's powers, stole Makael's skull for divination.
When questioned about the magical abilities of the weapon,
Makael's spirit answered from beyond the grave with
one word, "turodahel." The Banite searched through his
books for months before he discovered the origins of
the word in a Netherese lexicon. Roughly translated,
"turodahel" is a compound noun meaning "the power of
discretion." |
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Value: 5250 |
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This legendary blade was wielded for
a short time by the warrior Ilban of Elturel. It is
from his exploits in Calimshan that the weapon gained
its name. Before Ilban, however, Valiant was in the
possession of a holy slayer from distant Zakhara. According
to sages, the light sword was crafted to serve an order
of assassins. Valiant's owners survived through many
incredible ordeals, mostly because of the magic of the
weapon. The weapon was lost in Calimshan when a holy
slayer pursued a pasha's blasphemous agents to Calimport.
The scimitar remained in the hands of Baris Cabal for
about a dozen years before the band was broken up by
Ilban and his companions. Ilban's exploits took Valiant
into battle against sandmen, giant scorpions, desert
raiders, evil sorcerers and the demonic servants of
Celan Harad. |
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Value: 38000 |
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Information about
Icewind DaleDeveloper: Black Isle
SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
Genre: RPG
Combat: Pausable Real-time
Play-time: 40-60 hours
Voice-acting: Partially voiced
Regions & platforms
North America
· Platform: PC
· Released: 2000-06-29
· Publisher: Interplay
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