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Stormbringer, the powerful enchanted black blade, stands before me, its presence ominous. It is not merely a sword; it is a member of a demon race that takes the form of a sword, an agent of Chaos. Its edge is capable of cutting through virtually any material not protected by potent sorcery, and it can drink the soul from any unprotected living creature upon delivering any wound, even a scratch.

I loathe Stormbringer, yet I am almost helpless without the strength and vitality it confers upon me. Its hunger for souls is such that it frequently betrays me by creating a bloodlust in my mind, turning in my hands and killing friends and lovers. The cursed nature of the sword adds to my guilt and self-loathing, even as I feel pleasure when the stolen lifeforce enters my body.

Stormbringer has a "brother" sword named Mournblade, which was at one time wielded by my cousin and enemy, Yyrkoon. It is identical to Stormbringer in most regards. Later stories reveal that there are thousands of identical demons, all taking the form of swords. In the past, Yyrkoon and I found the runeblades in a realm of Limbo and commenced battle. Stormbringer and I disarmed Yyrkoon, and Mournblade disappeared. Yyrkoon was defeated, and we returned to Imrryr.

Upon my return to Imrryr after a long journey, I confronted Yyrkoon, who had usurped the throne in my absence. Yyrkoon had regained Mournblade through unknown means and used it to attack. Stormbringer and I killed Yyrkoon, and no further mention was made of Mournblade until it was later disclosed that it was recovered by the Seers of Nihrain, to be wielded by my cousin, Dyvim Slorm. Imrryr was sacked, though the pillagers' fate was not much better, being pursued by the golden battle barges and the few dragons who were awakened, led by Dyvim Tvar. Only my ship escaped, propelled by the aid of my sorcery.

In time, I learned that the representatives of Fate, which serve neither Chaos nor Law, recovered Mournblade from the netherworld. They presented it to me and explained that the runeblades were designed to be wielded by those with Melnibonéan royal blood as a check against the might of powerful beings, including the Dead Gods of Chaos. I gave Mournblade to my kinsman, Dyvim Slorm, and the two of us became embroiled in a confrontation between the gods. I summoned others of Stormbringer's demonic race (also in the form of swords) to fight against a number of Dukes of Hell, brought to the Young Kingdoms by Jagreen Lern, theocrat of Pan Tang.

Ultimately, my reliance on Stormbringer proved my undoing: after the utter destruction of the Young Kingdoms in the battle of Law and Chaos, just as it seemed that the cosmic Balance had been restored, Stormbringer killed me, transformed into a humanoid demon, and leaped laughing into the sky, to corrupt the newly-remade world once more. The sword-spirit said to the dead me: "Farewell, friend. I was a thousand times more evil than thou!"

In the realms beyond, a character claimed that the demon in the sword is named Shaitan – a variant of 'Satan', and in Arabic a word meaning a devil, if not the Devil. In the same realm, it is revealed that the demon can inhabit either the black sword or the black jewel, the jewel which was once embedded in the skull of Dorian Hawkmoon. Hawkmoon was an avatar, like me, of the Eternal Champion.

Description
Stormbringer, the powerful enchanted black blade, stands before me, its presence ominous. It is not merely a sword; it is a member of a demon race that takes the form of a sword, an agent of Chaos. Its edge is capable of cutting through virtually any material not protected by potent sorcery, and it can drink the soul from any unprotected living creature upon delivering any wound, even a scratch.

I loathe Stormbringer, yet I am almost helpless without the strength and vitality it confers upon me. Its hunger for souls is such that it frequently betrays me by creating a bloodlust in my mind, turning in my hands and killing friends and lovers. The cursed nature of the sword adds to my guilt and self-loathing, even as I feel pleasure when the stolen lifeforce enters my body.

Stormbringer has a "brother" sword named Mournblade, which was at one time wielded by my cousin and enemy, Yyrkoon. It is identical to Stormbringer in most regards. Later stories reveal that there are thousands of identical demons, all taking the form of swords. In the past, Yyrkoon and I found the runeblades in a realm of Limbo and commenced battle. Stormbringer and I disarmed Yyrkoon, and Mournblade disappeared. Yyrkoon was defeated, and we returned to Imrryr.

Upon my return to Imrryr after a long journey, I confronted Yyrkoon, who had usurped the throne in my absence. Yyrkoon had regained Mournblade through unknown means and used it to attack. Stormbringer and I killed Yyrkoon, and no further mention was made of Mournblade until it was later disclosed that it was recovered by the Seers of Nihrain, to be wielded by my cousin, Dyvim Slorm. Imrryr was sacked, though the pillagers' fate was not much better, being pursued by the golden battle barges and the few dragons who were awakened, led by Dyvim Tvar. Only my ship escaped, propelled by the aid of my sorcery.

In time, I learned that the representatives of Fate, which serve neither Chaos nor Law, recovered Mournblade from the netherworld. They presented it to me and explained that the runeblades were designed to be wielded by those with Melnibonéan royal blood as a check against the might of powerful beings, including the Dead Gods of Chaos. I gave Mournblade to my kinsman, Dyvim Slorm, and the two of us became embroiled in a confrontation between the gods. I summoned others of Stormbringer's demonic race (also in the form of swords) to fight against a number of Dukes of Hell, brought to the Young Kingdoms by Jagreen Lern, theocrat of Pan Tang.

Ultimately, my reliance on Stormbringer proved my undoing: after the utter destruction of the Young Kingdoms in the battle of Law and Chaos, just as it seemed that the cosmic Balance had been restored, Stormbringer killed me, transformed into a humanoid demon, and leaped laughing into the sky, to corrupt the newly-remade world once more. The sword-spirit said to the dead me: "Farewell, friend. I was a thousand times more evil than thou!"

In the realms beyond, a character claimed that the demon in the sword is named Shaitan – a variant of 'Satan', and in Arabic a word meaning a devil, if not the Devil. In the same realm, it is revealed that the demon can inhabit either the black sword or the black jewel, the jewel which was once embedded in the skull of Dorian Hawkmoon. Hawkmoon was an avatar, like me, of the Eternal Champion.