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Dullswyrd (originally Sharpswyrd)

An archaic sword of unknown origin, presumably forged in or near The Kingdom of Yymp long before the year 0. This weapon was the heirloom of the royal family of the Kings of Yymp and also the symbol of their right to rule.

When the last king of Yymp rode south into battle against unknown foes in the Mist Sea he left this magic sword with the Earl of Northern Crag to act as the steward in his absence.

Over the ages the sword dulled; it was not polished with the magic sword polish which was locked in a chest at the foot of the king's bed. They say that he rode into battle with the key to that chest jingling merrily on its keyring on his belt and glinting golden in the sun. Additionally, the stewards repeatedly used the weapon for things such as prying open the doors to the castle's larder (keys to this also on the keyring), breaking open cells in the dungeon for prisoners whose sentance had ended (same keyring) and cutting back the royal hedges. It is unclear why a sword was used for cutting back the royal hedges instead of the hedge clippers kept in the unlocked tool shed but it has been surmised that it is really fun to hack at bushes with a magic sword.

The enchantment on this sword appears to offer the wielder excellent reflexes and enhanced strength but given that the weapon very rarely saw battle these advantages were seldom leveraged. Usually the sword was not taken in to battle but left hanging in the utility closet of the king's castle in case a particular stubborn canned good needed to be opened.