Valiance

The ancient ancestral sword of House Vallian, Valiance was allegedly forged nearly three thousand years ago at the end of the legendary Troll Wars. By commonly held myth, the founder of the Vallian family- Karl the Valiant- saved the life of a powerful Elven swordsmith who forged the blade for him in gratitude. It is supposedly interwoven deeply with powerful magic, though the nature of its enchantment is unknown to all except the given wielder of the blade. None have ever disclosed it to outsiders.

Appearance
Valiance is a longsword, intended to be wielded comfortably by an armored man with two hands. The blade is precisely thirty-nine inches long with a gentle distal taper bringing it to a fair point, though not as fine as some other, more thrust-oriented blades. Three fullers run down the flat of the blade, with the outer two terminating at roughly two thirds of the length of the central fuller. This combined with the gentle distal taper allow for the sword to remain wonderfully agile and responsive in the hand, despite its width- which above the guard is almost equal to a man's palm.

The hilt fittings of Valiance have been changed and remade over the millennia, as wood and leather often will have to be given exposure to moisture and time. Despite this, the pommel and guard- made of presumably the same material as the blade- have remained strong and without need of replacement. The guard itself has a gentle S-curvature with barely noticeable fishtailing to either end. The pommel is a stout, scalloped scent-stopper. Its current grip is comprised of treated oak slats, wrapped by rich, red-dyed leather. It is capped at the top and bottom by braided gold strands forming collars.