It’s arguably one of the best swords in the game, or at least, while you hoover up all the side quests and activities in the Trosky region. It’s well worth learning the Sketch and smithing up one.

If you’ve ever heard someone say the “sword of Damocles” was hanging over their head, they were likely referring to feeling a sense of impending doom, as if catastrophe could strike at any moment.

Once the sword is drawn the actual sword movements are the same for all. In the interest of uniformity, parade commanders may issue instructions for scabbards to be either hooked-up or slung. When ...