Avatar Blade

Avatar Blades are legendary relics from before the Fall, swords once borne by Avatars and now thought to be cursed. It is said that a different curse is associated with each Avatar Blade.

One such weapon is found by Aren Bennis in the Blade of the Avatar novella, in the Avatar Tomb beneath Midras. The sword found by Aren is described as a longsword with a circular pommel inscribed with the three-linked sword symbol in black. Runes similar to those of the Guardians of Midras adorn the fuller. Once Aren takes the blade, these runes glow purple, shift and change.

This particular Blade seems to grant the one who holds it with an unusual insight into the people nearby. While Aren Bennis appears to benefit from this insight, General Milos Karpasic, the only other person to have touched it so far, looks to be terrified by the experience.

Trivia

 * In a Ultima, purple was the color of the Virtue of Honor.