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The '''Demon Blade''', also known as the '''Sword of the Troll King''', is a legendary artifact weapon forged in prehistory by the [[Dwarves|Dowaf]], [[Mhun|Moghedu]], [[Indoron]], [[Shadowbound]] or some combination of all of the above; all that is known for sure is that it was crafted to cage things that would not die in an inescapable prison.

Although the methods of forging and the forgers themselves are entirely unknown in the modern era, it is known that the '''Demon Blade''' first emerged in the distant south of [[Sapience]], likely at the hands of Dowaf or Moghedu forgers working for another party. It was original designed to chain the souls of the undead, but grew in power and hunger with each blow struck, eventually overpowering the mind of the wielder with bloodthirst and berserker rage. Due to the nature of the weapon, the caged souls within the sword fed their hate and pain to the holder, empowering them while destroying the boundaries of their sanity.

The Demon Blade carved a bloody path through the Wars of Power and beyond, serving as a bane against the undead and elementals alike. Through the endless civil conflicts splitting [[El'Jazira]] and the [[Mhojave Desert]], it eventually found its way north to [[Hashan]], where it was taken up by the line of the Troll Kings as a symbol of their rule and the glory of Trollkind. This came to an end abruptly with the breaking and subsequent burying of the Blade, which in turn led to the Demon Blade being lost to mortal hands for several centuries.