Namara Neversleep (Magic Sword)

Namara is a finely forged sword +2 on attack rolls, +4 on damage rolls. It glows with a pale, mauve radiance when drawn and spits white sparks when it strikes other metal. On one side of the blade is etched in Common "Namara," and on the other face "Never Sleep." The bearer may, at will, evoke the sword's power to emanate silence 15' radius. Neversleep is as heavy as a normal weapon, but floats on top of any liquid (fresh water, brine, oil, wine). The sword has no alignment or sentience.
Namara appears in many legends and tall tales, but the designation the "Neversleep Sword" appears to be derived only from the inscription on the blade and does not refer to any specific property of the sword. Its origin is unknown; Namara appears to have existed for as long as tales have survived, wielded by such mythic heroes as Eth and Brensyl the Tall. Even the most critical of sages (Kumur the Skeptic, First Speaker of Evernoster) cannot determine Namara's probable time or place of origin, or find any references in the tales of a world to a time "before Namara was forged."
Within the last 500 years, Namara has been the blade of Serrus the Great, founder of Aim, and a blade borne there by his descendants for three generations. His fourth direct descendant, Ereskas, bore Namara north to found the city of Mirabar. Ereskas died without issue, and Namara was carefully preserved atop his tomb in the city. There it remained for 60 winters, until Mirabar was overrun and plundered in the Goblin Wars. The goblin chieftain Nethaug seized the sword and bore it back to a ravine so deep in the mountains that the goblins, who were subsequently almost eradicated from the North, still hold that ravine to this day.
The blade remained in goblin hands for almost 200 seasons, until a goblin named Ghaur was slain by a band of adventurers known as the Company of the Gryphon. The leader of the band, a warrior called Flarr, gave the blade to Thulmar One-Eye of Port Llast in exchange for training some 80 winters ago.
Thulmar bore the blade until his death in the Cold Winter, when it passed to the Mistress of Port Llast, Stormraven the Proud Queen. Stormraven, who rode and fought at the head of her men, jet-black hair flowing wildly about, briefly made Port Llast great. She is remembered fondly by old warriors, and will live long in fireside tales. At length she married a former enemy, Parldulph of Neverwinter, and gave Namara to her son Rivenhelm.
Rivenhelm became one of the greatest knights and passed the blade on to Tamper Tencoin, an adventurer. Tencoin stood over the wounded knight in battle with the mercenary company of the Flaming Fist for most of a day in a vain attempt to save Rivenhelm's life. The tiny band held on 'till nightfall, when the mercenaries fell back and drove in their tracking dogs to ravage the wounded enemy. Rivenhelm handed Namara to Tencoin in the darkness and said "This is yours now." Leaving a trail of blood behind him, Rivenhelm crawled forward to choke the life out of one dog and died under the jaws of half a dozen more.
Tencoin lost the blade when he was poisoned in the Whistling Wizard Inn four winters ago. The poison made him mad for days, and when he returned to his senses, Namara was gone. Elminster, who saw the blade when Tencoin visited Shadowdale some years before this event, believes it was stolen by local thieves and will soon turn up again. And when it does, Tamper Tencoin will come looking for it.
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