Sword of Arak (Magic Sword)

Evil drow wizards created this sword, and no human was ever meant to hold it. The drow have lost the sword, however, and as of this writing no one knows its current location.
To any physical and magical examination, the item appears to be a sword of sharpness +2. Indeed, it performs as one. But the sword also carries an evil curse-a horrid thirst for blood. Once a day, it must kill or help to kill a creature no smaller than a large dog. The sword is not required to deal the fatal blow, but blood must spill from the wound of the blade, and the victim must die no more than an hour after those first drops flowed.
Each day the sword's thirst is not quenched, its owner suffers, losing 1 point from each of mental attribute (Intelligence. Wisdom, and Charisma) and gaining 1 point in each physical attribute (Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution). After the first such adjustment, the owner becomes so fond of the blade that he or she cannot bear to be without it. If someone forcibly separates the owner from the sword the character will do anything to regain it.
When one or more of the character's mental attributes drops to 3, the conversion is complete. He is now bestial-a monster that looks like an ogre. The DM runs the character. Usually, the beast will have superhuman physical abilities at this point, with scores above 18. Its only goal is to satisfy the blade's thirst for blood. The creature may embark on a mindless rampage or- if there is a shred of Intelligence left -begin a series of clever, fiendish murders.
If the sword is removed from the character's possession before a mental attribute drops to 3, the former wielder begins to recover gradually and regains 1 point to each mental ability, and losing 1 from each Inflated physical score each day. Until this process is complete, the character still covets the sword and is unable to resist the urge to pursue it.
Once the conversion is complete, even removing the sword will not cure the monster. Only powerful magic -or the monster's death-can remove the curse at this point. The remove curse spell may at first appear successful, but it can provide only temporary relief.
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