Sunsword (Magic Sword)

The sunsword is a magical long sword. Its blade is a form of crystal glassteel, held by a platinum hilt and guard. It glows with dim blue light most of the time. It is a sword +2 against all creatures except undead. When within 30' of any undead, the blade suddenly glows a brilliant blue. The blade is +3 vs. undead (to attack and damage). When used against vampires, the blade flares and sparks when it strikes, inflicting 10 additional points of damage per strike.
Ages ago, Strahd employed a powerful magician to destroy the sword. The first part of the process required that the hilt and blade be separated, then destroyed simultaneously. However, before the hilt and blade could be destroyed, the magician's assistant stole the blade and attempted to flee from Barovia. Though his body was later found in the woods, the blade was never recovered. When it was separated from the hilt, the blade took on the appearance of a normal long sword.
Though the hilt remained in Castle Ravenloft, the blade has never been found, Strahd has always lived in fear that the blade may be reunited with the hilt. Currently, the blade has a normal hilt. If the blade's owner finds the hilt, it will magically leap onto the blade, replacing the normal hilt and becoming the sunsword.
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