Cyrus would have gotten a chuckle out of Wiflor's confusion, but he was far too busy chasing down this lead to notice. A few other books had more details and theories on the sword. The Sword of Kas was a gift to Kas the Bloody-Handed from Vecna as a reward for many years of faithful service. The sword was enchanted by unknown persons and is rumored to have a mind of its own. It was a cursed weapon. If anyone but Kas attempted to wield the sword, it usually resulted in their death. One of the texts went on to explain that the sword had an appetite for blood.<br/><br/>Rumor had it that if the sword's bloodlust was not sated, it would attempt to take possession of the wielder and force them to kill. Another text stated multiple accounts of peoples' interactions with the sword and its many users throughout history. From there, Cyrus was able to get a last known location. The text detailed a raider prince by the name of Caius. A portrait of the man was in the book.<br/><br/>Caius appeared to be a young fellow in his 20's. Raven black hair, piercing green eyes. It was said he found the sword while raiding a temple. He apparently found it in a magical iron box wrapped with chains that were also magical. Despite attempts from his raiding party to dissuade him from doing so, Caius forced a monk to open the box. Inside was a sword of sinister beauty. The illustration in the book depicted a blade colored black with a lot of gold inlay and blood red rubies set in the hilt. The pommel appeared to be made out of a black stone that looked like nothing Cyrus had ever seen.<br/><br/>the book stated that once Caius took possession of the sword, his raids tripled in frequency. He became far more nasty and violent than normal, killing his own cousin over pocketing a couple of gold coins from their raids. Caius became infamous along the northern coast, but eventually met his end in combat. Who or what killed him is unknown, but he was found woith multiple stab wounds and the Sword laying at his side. It was said to be entombed with him, where it remains to this day. The location of the tomb?<br/><br/>The Necropolis.<br/><br/>Cyrus heard of this place. To the north, across the ocean, there was a tiny island that looked like the rotted remains of a city. Many thousands of years ago, it was rumored to be a site of sacrifice, Demon worship, and Necromancy. The Veil is said to be non-existent there. Therefore, it is impossible for any living thing to set foot on the island without magical assistance. The thought of going to a place like that made his skin crawl, but he wasn't too worried for himself. He was worried about Wiflor. While he was certain the appropriate spell could protect them from the Necrotic energy seeping out of the place, he wasn't all too thrilled about the idea of taking her there.<br/><br/>He didn't even want to go himself... The Necropolis wasn't even a place you would send your worst enemy.<br/><br/>--------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Hours passed and morning came. Cyrus hadn't gotten any sleep that night for researching and compiling his findings into a neat report. This was a skill one would not expect from a village boy, but he had Atticus to thank for providing him with an education. Cyrus was always told his intelligence would go to waste working on a farm for the rest of his life.<br/><br/>Cyrus left hte library and entered Atticus's study. There, they compared their findings. From what they could gather, there were only three potential ways to get rid of these evil artifacts. There was the Sword of Kas. They could use it to destroy the artifacts. Then, there was the option of somehow traveling to the Oerth's sun and casting it into its heart, or there was the option of finding each and every shade Vecna ever created and sending them to a peaceful rest, which would allow them to destroy the artifacts by normal means. The pair thought... which course of action would be best?