I'm totally making an adventure about the War on Skulls.
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raw output:[sblock]Blood-Bane, forged by goblinoids, first wielded by a commoner/serf, during Defense/service of forger's/owner's nation/race/religion, owner Died in battle, re-appears Of its own accord, most recently wielded by Infamous Figure, sought by Infamous Figure[/sblock]
spiffed up:[sblock]Bloodbane, a
+1 wounding shortsword
It was forged by the hobgoblin smith Grokhar for the use of his chieftain, but the chief died at the hands of The Company of the Red Kestrel (an adventuring party) before he could use it. A loyal hobgoblin tribe-member picked up the weapon to avenge his leader, but he too was cut down in the battle.
Bloodbane then passed out of history for a time; there is no record of the Kestrels every using or selling the weapon. It surfaced again in the hands of the gnoll priestess Yug-Anark, who uses it in a mostly ceremonial capacity (her spells being more powerful). Rumors exist that Kharat, a descendant of Grokhar, seeks to recover the blade -- to see it returned to hobgoblin hands. This may explain the recent skirmishes between those two humanoid races, skirmishes that could erupt into outright warfare.[/sblock]