Broken Iron Sword
Plot Item
An iron sword broken in two, dug out of a grave and left lying.
Updated 2026-10-31·
#plot item#gravesite
The Object
An iron sword snapped in two, both halves still here.
It had carried everything it was ever meant to carry, and should have lain underground beside its hero; instead it lies out in the open.
Origin
Someone seems to have dug it out of the grave in search of something, and then cast it aside.
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