Berserker axe

Berserker Axes were rare, powerful, enchanted, and cursed greataxes that could cause the wielder to go on a rampage.

Description
Berserker axes usually were huge and deadly in combat.

Powers
These axes possessed a +1 enchantment and granted the wielder improved constitution. However, berserker axes were cursed. If the wielder succumbed to its influence in battle after being struck by an opponent, the wielder flew into a feral berserker rage, rampaging through the battlefield without differentiating between friend and foe. The berserk rage usually lasted until the wielder had no creatures they could see or hear within. Another effect of the curse kept the attuned owner of the axe unwilling to part with the weapon. Some of the berserker axes also granted the attuned user increased life energy and health.

History
The members of the Order of the Burning Dawn used the berserker axes, and after the guild's almost complete destruction at the hands of the Knights of the Gilded Eye, one of the berserker axes was left in the Burning Dawn Guild Hall's armory in Luskan's Market District circa 1490 DR.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Tales from the Yawning Portal
 * Board Games:
 * Betrayal at Baldur's Gate • Dungeons & Dragons: Bedlam in Neverwinter
 * Video Games:
 * Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of Neverwinter • Sword Coast Legends