Barbarian King's Bastard Sword

Recovered from the Tomb of the Barbarian King near Wydmoor Free City, it is a bronze bastard sword of ancient and primitive make, although of high quality for its age. The handle is of darkwood and bone, with a grip made of overlapping X's of rope tied in intricate patterns.

Functionally, it is a +2 Vicious Bastard Sword. Identify indicates there are other latent powers or abilities, which can be discovered thorough use or advanced divination, such as legend lore or analyze dewomer.

Because it is made of bronze, it is somewhat more heavy and awkward to use, suffering a -1 penalty on attack rolls.

Metagame Notes

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Additionally, it would appear to the metagame observer that this bad boy is cursed. Which is probably no surprise considering that the shield, and both doors to worthless copper were also cursed. So far, it has exhibited the following behavior:

• Triggered Will Save, DC Unknown, to remove the desire to discard or sell.
• Triggered Will Save, DC Unknown, when wielded in combat and massive damage is suffered.
  • The effect of failing this save is currently unknown.