Blood Iron

Blood Iron was a unique enchanted short sword created by Hekedder, a wicked barbarian shaman, many years before the late 13 century DR.

Description
The weapon was a crudely forged iron sword. The blade's metal was covered in gouge marks and dents from the shaman's unskilled hammer strikes. Blood Iron's handle was a simple wrapping of bright red leather.

Powers
Despite its crude appearance, Blood Iron possessed a powerful +4 enchantments that guided the wielder's hand towards the target and ensured the weapon's damage to be much deadlier than that of a regular weapon. Additionally, Blood Iron's necromantic magics healed the wielder with each successful strike. However, due to the weapons dark enchantments, it could only we wielded by creatures of neutral or outwards evil morals.

History
Blood Iron was forged by Hekedder, was a shaman of low morals. He forged and enchanted the crude blade and gifted the sword to his cousin. In the years that followed, the cousin and all subsequent wielders of Blood Iron found themselves hated because of its evil necromantic taint, which was much reviled by the barbarian tribes of the Frozen North. Hekedder's creation became infamous among his people long before the, with them thinking that even uttering the sword's name to be a curse.