Ilbratha Ilbratha , also known as the " Mistress of Battles " , Haalorth , the Heir ' s Blade , and " the Warrior ' s Fang " , was an enchanted bronze short sword that had the distinction of being a part of the royal regalia of two kingdoms , to be carried by the heirs of two royal lines : the Forest Kingdom of Cormyr on land and the merfolk kingdom of Eadraal under the sea . It was one of the Cormyrean Swords of State , commissioned by Azoun I and seen as a symbol of his victory over the armies of Shoon . It was also famously wielded by the merfolk princes and princesses of Eadraal for some seven centuries . However , the sword was lost to both realms , its whereabouts unknown but still searched for . Description . " Ilbratha " was a bronze short sword and despite many battles , it retained a sharp edge . It had a slightly leaf - shaped blade , a short but ornate cross - guard , and a green hilt . Most distinctively , the blade was inlaid with six matching bloodstone s in its fuller , on the left face . Individually , these bloodstones were worth 70 gold piece s each , and as a set , apart from the sword , they might return 500 – 600 gold pieces . Although it was a magical weapon , the sword did not glow and it carried no inscription . Its leaping ability made it seem surprisingly light , as if it sought to spring away . Powers . It was originally a " + 1 short sword " in power , but after the Spellplague it could be characterized as a " + 2 leaping short sword " . However , it had a variety of other magical abilities that made it very effective in combat , earning it its nickname , " Mistress of Battles " . When held by a fighter of any alignment , with flesh pressed to hilt , the sword could communicate these powers to its wielder . However , the sword was not itself sentient ; this was actually a feature added in its creation . These powers could be activated with a mental command . Most well - known among its abilities , the sword allowed its wielder to use the spell " jump " three times a day . Specifically , " Ilbratha " jumped , and carried the wielder with it . Following the Spellplague , its leaping ability allowed a wielder to briefly fly short distances , once a battle , in order to attack . According to legend , it could also create a " mirror image " of itself and its wielder , once a day , and also " blink " itself and its wielder , once a day . Some stories told that this last ability made its wielder flash back and forth between the Feywild and the material plane . When coming into contact with magic or magical effects , it would make a ringing sound like a struck chime or tubular bell . This only functioned on physical contact with enchanted objects and spell effects from devices , not against physical effects from spells already cast ( such as a " gust of wind " or " stinking cloud " ) . This only served as a warning , and provided no defense against the magic . History . The Mistress of Battles . Through the mid – 4th century DR , the small realm of Valashar — a client - state of Tethyr and a subject of the Shoon Imperium , under King Ashar Tornamn — had steadily extended its borders north to the Troll Mountains and beyond . Finally , in the Year of the Woeful Resurrection , 375 DR , the ambitious Ashar made a concerted effort to expand his realm and the Imperium still further , though without the permission of the king of Tethyr or the Shoonite emperor . Over 15 months , he marched his forces north along the Sword Coast and into the Western Heartlands , reaching the High Moor by late summer of the following year . He claimed all these lands for the Imperium , and began to tax caravans for " passing through the empire ' s lands " . The people of Cormyr soon found their trade routes to the west blocked by Shoonite forces demanding tariffs . Responding to these claims on the northern lands , the interruption of trade , and the continued expansion toward Cormyr ' s border , Crown Prince Azoun I ordered the creation of a weapon that he could wield against King Ashar . Forged by an unknown weaponsmith , " Ilbratha " was completed by the end of 375 DR . Azoun wore the sword through the spring of the Year of the Leaping Hare , 376 DR . One morning in the Royal Gardens , Azoun and Amedahast were assailed by assassins sent by Lady Ryndala Merendil . Azoun used the sword to stab one , but the blade was stuck buried in his chest , forcing Azoun to have to kick the other . < ref name = " CaN - p185 " >