Morganti Weapon

According to Dragaeran legend, the Serioli created Morganti weapons to make war so terrible that no one would ever start one. They are magical blades that destroy the soul of any person they cut, killing victims utterly with the smallest scratch and making resurrection or reincarnation impossible. Morganti weapons are semi-intelligent and yearn to "eat" the souls of victims. People near a Morganti weapon can feel its malevolent presence. Morganti daggers are often used by the Jhereg and the Actors' Guild for particularly vindictive assassinations.
The power of Morganti weapons varies. The most powerful are called Great Weapons, which possess a number of advantages over lesser Morganti blades. Great Weapons are more intelligent and can exercise their will by choosing not to devour a soul, protecting their wielder from harm, and granting their wielder a number of magical abilities unique to the weapon. Several Great Weapons have been portrayed, including Blackwand, Godslayer (Called 'Lady Teldra' by Vlad), Iceflame, Pathfinder, and Nightslayer. There are thought to be a total of 17 Great Weapons in existence, each with its own name and personality. They are the only weapons powerful enough to slay the Jenoine with one hundred percent certainty.
==Appearance==
Morganti weapons are, in every known case, edged weapons. Their blades are generally black and they radiate a sense of hunger. Mortals find this feeling very disturbing. Morganti weapons are known to have a "kind of sentience", but in most cases, this does not go beyond an ability to feel hunger.
==Notes==
There are six known ways for a normal mortal to prevent their soul being eaten;
*Possess and bond with a Great Weapon, which safeguards your soul. (The Not-Bloody-Likely clause)
*Die first. Morganti weapons cannot destroy the soul of one already dead. (The It-Can't-Get-Any-Worse clause)
*If a Great Weapon's owner doesn't want it to eat your soul, it won't. (The Not-With-A-Ten-Foot-Pole clause, as expressed by Morrolan)
*Be the Emperor. The Orb will protect your soul in a fashion similar to how a Great Weapon will. (The It's-good-to-be-the-King clause)
*Don't be anywhere close to one. (The You-Can't-Get-Me clause)
*Kill the other person with one first. (The First-Come-First-Kill clause)