Emperor’s Sword

Weapon (longsword), artifact

This long sword is perfectly weighted. A simple cross guard fashioned from iergild gold frames its blade of adamantine steel. It glistens with an emerald tint.

The sword acts as a +3 dancing sword, but it is also intelligent and possesses many other abilities. It has Int 17, Wis 15 and Cha 17. The sword speaks the vulgate tongue. It can read magic, including any ancient script in the old magical tongue. The sword can communicate telepathically, but rarely does so. The sword is neutral in alignment. Its wielder can detect magic and see invisible at will. The sword glows with an orange light as a torch (20-foot radius).

When used to fight the dark god or his servants — any lawful evil creatures — the sword acts as a bane sword, dealing an extra 2d6 points of radiant damage and can also paralyze them upon a successful hit. The wielder controls the paralyzing power and can be used once per day. The paralyzing automatically succeeds and lasts for 1 round.