Moonblade (Nashkel Mines)

This Moonblade (Moonblade +3 in EE) is a powerful magical sword. 
==Description==
==Gameplay==
When unsheathed, the blade will be engulfed in blue flames, very similar to The Burning Earth. It can only be used by Xan, who was chosen by the sword itself to wield it.
It falls under the Small Sword proficiency in Baldur's Gate and Dagger in the Enhanced Edition.
The blade offers a bonus to the Armor Class of 1, a THAC0 bonus of 3 and +50% Fire damage resistance to the wielder. It can inflict 1d8+3 Slashing damage and has a speed factor of 2.
It's found in Mulahey's chest in the Nashkel Mines, on the fourth level. Xan is held prisoner nearby.
==Background==
Moonblades generally are longswords which mages, as Xan, in the underlying Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition ruleset usually can't wield. To circumvent this and make Xan a valid wielder of his weapon, the item was changed to be a Dagger in terms of game mechanics. As a result some remnants of a common Long Sword still can be found in the item file, such as the false description of the weapon's speed factor in the non-Enhanced Edition of the game (see the Bugs section below) or the (never appearing) description of the item if it was unidentified, which isn't the case.
==Notes==
* Besides having absolutely no usage restriction in the item file, neither the name nor its other identifiers appear in any 2da file or script. This also applies to the above-mentioned text. It appears as if the restriction is hardcoded in the game's executable.
* In Baldur's Gate III a pulp erotica book can de found, and the description of its contents on the cover reads:
==Bugs==
In the classic Baldur's Gate the description reads "Speed Factor: 5", which has been fixed in the Enhanced Edition.
==Gallery==
Moonblade +3 CSW1H13 Description image.png|Transparent description image.
Xan kills bandit with Moonblade.png|Xan kills a bandit with his unique blade during an ambush, after putting him to Sleep and while under the effect of Chaos of Battle. (nighttime - BG:EE)
==External links==
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==References==
Category:NPC items