Ice Claw (Magic Sword)

This sword was forged by the dwarves of Citadel Adbar centuries ago to stem the onslaught of dragons in the Ice Mountains. Their high king maintained the weapon in his personal armory and bestowed it on a select group of champions for specific quests: it had no exclusive wielder and was only seldom used. Dwarven tradition holds that Ice Claw has slain at least one dragon and three fiends during its colorful history, as well as many lesser foes.
One hero failed in his appointed task and lost Ice Claw to treachery: he shaved his beard in shame, then left in exile to recover the blade. He died without success 116 winters ago.
The sword remained lost for the better part of four decades before it eventually found its way into the hands of one Captain Farzahd of an obscure mercenary company. When he later tried to force himself on an elf maiden named Ulshanya, she slew him with sorcery and took the sword for herself. She is still an active adventurer and travels across the Realms with the weapon.
Ice Claw is a unique short sword with a polished off-white blade that is cool to the touch. The pommel is silver, twined with black adamantite thread and set with a large diamond (worth 5,000 gp). It is of lawful neutral alignment (Intelligence 17, Ego 20), communicates by speech (in Common or Dwarf) or telepathy, and can read mundane and magical writing when touched to the script.
This sword acts as a frost brand +3 with a special purpose to defeat dragons of any alignment. The wielder gains a +2 to all saving throws and takes -1 point per die of damage sustained in Combat against dragons (to a minimum of 1 point per die). Ice Claw's bearer is also immune to the aura of fear surrounding some dragons.
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