Curtana

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Statistics Curtana (Sword) All Races DMG: 1 Delay: 236 CHR +7 Lv. 75 THF Damage Per Second: 0.25 TP Per Hit: 6.3%	Other Uses Used to Spawn: Brigandish Blade Resale Price: Cannot be sold to NPCs.
Synthesis Recipes None	Used in Recipes None
Desynthesis Recipe Smithing () Yield: Silver Ingot x 1 HQ 1: Mythril Nugget x 6 HQ 2: Darksteel Ingot x 1 Lightning Crystal 1 x Curtana	Obtained From Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Cannot be sold on the Auction House, but can be traded and bazaared.

Mini-Quest

• Obtained from examining the ??? that spawns in the small rooms throughout Ve'Lugannon Palace every 2 hours. The ??? will despawn and move to a different spawn point if left alone for an unknown amount of time.

Historical Background

In European folklore, Curtana was the sword of Edward the Confessor (King of Anglo-Saxon England from 1042-1066 CE, the 2nd to last Anglo-Saxon ruler before the Normans invaded and took over in 1066CE). The ceremonial sword is used at the coronation of British monarchs. The sword has a dull edge and is said to be an emblem of mercy. It is said to be forged using the same steel and temper as Durandal and Joyeuse.

Cortana (spelt with an o in this instance) was also, according to legend, the sword of Ogier the Dane; it bore the inscription "My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durandal"