Murgleis

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Statistics Murgleis (Sword) All Races DMG: 40 Delay: 224 Magic Accuracy+10 Augments "Convert" "Death Blossom" Aftermath: Inc. Mag. Acc./Mag. Atk. Occasionally attacks twice. Lv. 75 RDM Damage Per Second: 10.71 TP Per Hit: 6.1%	Other Uses Resale Price: Cannot be sold to NPCs.
Synthesis Recipes None	Used in Recipes None
Desynthesis Recipe None	Obtained From Desynthesis None

How to Obtain

Cannot be auctioned, traded, or bazaared.

Quest

• Mythic Weapons

Historical Information

The blade of this finely crafted sword is ingeniously armed with a fluke for disarming opponents, and is at its most effective when used in thrusting and stabbing attacks. After the passing of the great warrior king Acheufagais R d'Oraguille, one of his generals, Count Ganelon, left San d'Oria in exile bearing the sword, and came to settle in the realm of Bastok.

Background

In European folklore, Murgleis was the sword of Ganelon, the stepfather of Roland, as described in The Song of Roland. Ganelon was married to Charlemagne's sister and had a son with her. He resents his stepson's boastfulness and great popularity among the Franks and success on the battlefield. When Roland nominates him for a highly dangerous mission (possibly even suicidally dangerous) as messenger to the Saracens, Ganelon is so deeply offended that he vows vengeance. This vengeance becomes treachery as Ganelon plots with the pagan Blancandrin the ambush at Roncesvals.

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