Sword of the Sands (Magic Sword)

When first gazing upon this weapon, most assume it is just an ornamental blade because the entire weapon, including the hilt and quillons, is made of glass. However, the glass has been magically enhanced to make it as strong and durable as any steel sword. The hill magically adjusts to the fielder's hand to provide a secure grip.
This +1 (or rarely +2) weapon can be used by anyone proficient with scimitar. If the wielder has the nonweapon proficiency of display weapon prowess, then during a successful display (proficiency check) a curtain of whirling sand 10' by 10' by 5' can be made to appear up to 20' in front of the blade. The curtain operates in all ways as a dust curtain spell (from the Arabian Adventures rulebook) except that it lasts for 1d4 rounds.
Once a day the scimitar can cast the hissing sands spell, as a 10th-level wizard. The sand movement is controlled by pointing the tip of the weapon in the desired direction. In addition, when the weapon is held the wielder can at will pass without a visible trace across the desert like a traceless travel spell.
Finally, the wielder is protected from the blinding effects of sand. This includes sand blown by the gentle breeze to grains whirling about in sandstorms. Although the identity of the individual who first developed this enchantment to create a scimitar of the sands has been lost, a few sand mages in Zakhara have discovered that the use of the sand sword spell followed by other, secret incantations will turn steel scimitars into glass. Further, one or more glassteel spells are cast upon the finished weapon, as are enchant an item and permanency spells.
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