Arthur

From Storing Don

Adamantine Enhancing (Defense, Resistance) Broad Sword Enchanted (Area of Effect Impact High Powered Fire Spell) Hand Sword

The Sword of the Emperor, Arthur was originally wielded by Gaius Marus Cassius during The Sundering and afterwards. It was given to his son, Aurieus Cyrus Darius, who began the Endal Empire by conquering Proxenia and Elkerta. It has been handed down from Emperor to Emperor since then, always marking the rightful ruler of Endal.

Arthur has a golden hilt with a large ruby as the pommel, with another two rubies set into the guard. The guard appears as a phoenix in flight, with the tail flowing into the handle and the head set onto the blade. The blade is red hot, as if it had just come out of the forge, and it sears the flesh where it strikes, instantly cauterizing the wound. Arthur also enhances the defenses of the wielder, both physical and magical, in the efforts to keep the Emperor alive. The final ability of the Blade of Emperors is to hurl blasts of fire at a word from the commander. These blasts can reach twenty feet in size, although the wielder controls the overall size. They are intensely powerful bursts of flame that stun more often than burn, although they do both quite well.