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Tetanus, Iron Dirk of the Giants
close, two-handed, forceful, 3 weight
Found frozen in the Great Ice Shelf, North of the Cloudspear Mountains, Tetanus was first believed to be the exceptionally large two-handed weapon of Goram, the giant-killer. Badly corroded, it remained on display at the university of Hammerfall for decades, until a scholarly visitor noted that the notches on the rusty iron blade suggested it was used to stab, not cut. After renewed research, it was discovered to be Tetanus, the Iron Dirk of a legendary giant thief.
Tetanus counts as a two-handed sword in the hands of any (roughly) human-sized creature. It increases the damage die of the wielder to d12, and has the forceful tag.
When the Iron Dirk deals damage, the target will be stricken with the shaky debility until healed by a rare runic spell found only in the Northern villages of Enuflheim. When wielded with bare hands, the same effect may apply to the careless swordsman.
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As I work on a post for this week’s #MagicItemMonday , I realize that Tetanus makes more sense with messy than it does with forceful.