The original 2nd Edition entry from the Forge.

XP Value: 6,000
GP Value: 450,000

Desciption: Hexonus is a serpentine longsword that looks to be made of blotchy blackened metal. Upon closer inspection, one can see that the blade is in fact covered in scales and the tip of the sword is the angular head of a snake. The snakes body wraps once around the swords hilt, a simple brass crosspiece, and then coils tightly several times to form the grip. The head piece is a simple angular adornment that cna be released to reveal a 6" spike hidden within the handle.

History: Hexonus was a vile cleric of Talona and a powerful magic user. He spent a great deal of his youth gathering obscure tomes on herbalism and poisons. He is later years he spent applying the knowledge to the creation of new spells and magic items. Hexonus, the blade named after himself is his most powerful creation. In as despciable act of cruelty, Hexonus poisoned his own familiar, a venomous, demonic snake called Tgurdh. His ultimate goal, to capture the powers of his familiar into a deadly weapon. His attempt was successful and fatal. His attachment to his familiar drew him into the spells that he cast and used his lifeforce to give birth to the weapon. When his acolytes found the sword, Hexonus' burned out corpse lay beside it. The sword was named in his honor and given an honorable place in the Temple to Talona.

Powers: Hexonus is a longsword+3/ +5 vs good clerics. On a natural roll of 20, the sword injects a degenarative poison into the victim. The person struck must make a save vs. poison with a -4 penalty. If the roll is failed, the victim takes a 1 point of damage per round until a neutralize poison can be cast by a cleric 10th level or higher. Slow poison has no effect.

The sword also grants the user the following spell-like abilities usable once per week at 10th level of ability:
Putrefy food & Drink
Snake Charm
Control Reptile

Location: Hexonus was last seen in Castle Trinity before its destruction at the hands of Cadderly and his companions. Its current location is unknown but it is suspected to be in the possesion of an orc tribe that fled the castle during its destruction.