It's a fantasy role-playing game.

DM: You are Grog Strongjaw, a goliath barbarian . You are the member of the famous group of adventurers. Previously, you is able to relinquish it, along with Arkhan's hand. Meanwhile, Percy has been sitting in a corner contemplating Ipkesh's contract from the Nine Hells.
DM: At this point, you can see two of the other Scalebearer guardians have flanked the sides of the Highbearer. As he removes his foot from the blade and steps back, they both carefully lift it with a gauntlet and present it before him and he glances down. "So you say this blade aided you?"
Player: Yes. That blade, careful with it, very powerful. He is bent on the destruction of one thing and one thing only. Vecna.
DM: "Good to know. We'll keep this within our vaults in case the day or time arises."
Player: Wait! I have something else. Then I show the hand of Arkhan.
DM: "Yes?" It flops limply in your grasp.
Player: Oh! The person that owned this hand-- okay, stay with me. Chopped this off and took Vecna's hand and stuck it on and then this got left over. So this is not his hand anymore and the one that he does have is Vecna's. So if you use your noodle, you can use this to trace him.
DM: "There are limitations to the use of such objects. It may be of some aid to us, but the knowledge of this individual is far more important. However, we will accept this thing." And he ushers his hand forward and another servant comes forward and retrieves the hand from you and folds the fingers up and places it within a small pillow. Backs away.
