Blade of Harrenhall

Summary
This sword was most famously used by Markus Davneiros, first Protector of the Realm. It was built by one of the more famous Elven Spell Weavers in Vvardinfell, Korria T'Naldi. It was commissioned to be a demon-slaying sword by Markus Davneiros. It quickly became a symbol of the Davneiros household as Markus used it to defeat Chuck, the Demon Banker, and became Protector of the Realm.

Appearances
The Blade of Harrenhall has currently seen service, equipped, or carried by the following: The Blade was destroyed by Merrick Hasting at the Siege of Faulkner, November 23, 83 of the 4th Age.

Construction
The Blade of Harrenhall is a spell-forged sword, meaning it is crafted with magic and enchantments instead of using tools and a forge. The result is a magically infused sword with no residual tool marks.

Famous Spell Weaver, Korria T'Naldi, constructed this sword to allow Markus Davneiros to venture into the Nine Hells and destroy an Arch-demon. A blade to complete such a feat would have to be tough and formidable against the forces of evil. She started with an Adamantium alloy, a nearly indestructible material in capable of being shaped or damaged by tools, with which she made the blade. After finishing the blade and it's handle, she decided to dip it in a vat of melted silver, to give it a better advantage against certain evil creatures.

After the construction was done, the Blade was enchanted with "Tears of the Fallen Angel." This gave the blade a slight glow and would cause Radiant Damage upon those who were Evil. Markus's Blood was also infused into the handle to insure that only he and his bloodline may wield the blade.

Effects
Here are a list of effects that are known about the Blade of Harrenhall:
 * 1) Adamantium: Increased hardness; can not be destroyed by non-magical means
 * 2) Silvered: Able to strike certain ghosts and aberrations found in the world.
 * 3) Radiant: Slight glow; 1d6 radiant damage to Evil
 * 4) Blood Binding: Only those within Markus's Bloodline may use this sword. All others take 1d6 damage if they attempt.

Destruction
This item was destroyed and was totally lost at the Siege of Faulkner.

Merrick Hasting and James Davneiros fought one-on-one at the Siege, with James using the Blade and Merrick using his blood magic. In an intense grapple, Merrick super-heated the Blade of Harrenhall and used an Amplified Shatter spell to destroy the sword.

Influence
Twenty years after the battle of Faulkner, a mysterious character (later revealed to be Selena Davneiros) ventured into the sunken ruins of Faulker and recovered what little fragments were left of the two legendary swords, The Blade of Harrenhall and Witchbane. With these fragments, Selena Davneiros sought out the original spell-weaver of her father's sword, Korria T'Naldi. She asked her to create a new sword for James using the remnant's of the two swords. She agreed and created a new sword, called Solarus. In the meantime, James was still in exile, lost and missing from his sister and friends. In the hopes that James would one day return as Protector of the Realm, Selena gave the sword to Queen Arianna Hadrian to hold on to. In Part 4 of the Twilight Rose Campaign, James claims the blade as his own.

Trivia

 * The blade of Harrenhall takes much influence from the blade of Isildur in the Lord of the Rings. Using the fragments of a broken sword to create a better sword was one such instance. Also James's had always refered to the original sword as "His father's sword." However, it became "His sword" when it had been remade and renamed. The passing of Solarus to James mirrors the passing of Anduril to Aragorn in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.