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From: August 27, 2010
Knives That Do More Than Cut: The Blade That Transforms
Type of knife: Primitive stone knife
Magic level: High
Intelligence: Very Low
Almost nothing is known about this knife other than it is several millennia old and may have come from the Dendulaa Plains area of Tulargishtan, where primitive folk live to this day. It does not, however, resemble any knife used by any tribe now living in that area, nor most ancient knives found in burial grounds.
Made of the rare yellowglass found only near Mount Dendrogaa, the knife measures 12 inches long and 2 inches wide near the base of the blade. Eight inches of the length is the razor sharp blade, while the remainder is the rawhide wrapped handle. If this blade has a truename, it has yet to be revealed. Given it’s age and low intelligence, it most likely is unnamed.
According to legend, this knife allows the user to change form into a predatory beast. The type of beast is left up to the user, but once chosen, the beast form stays the same. Three beast forms have been recorded over the last 600 years. One was a great Mountain Bear, one was a Daggerbeak and the third was a Night Tiger. It is possible that the Spider of Ysintor was also a victim of the curse, but definite proof has never come to light.
While some may consider this a useful ability, it should be remembered that the tales also tell us that the user eventually goes insane due to recurring nightmares that involve some ancient Beast God. In the end, they always change into their beast form and go on a terrible rampage. This leads to an angry populace hunting them down and killing them.
As of this writing, the blade has not been seen in well over a century. Most likely, it is lying in some out of the way wilderness, awaiting somebody finding it.
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