The next day, he made a bastard sword, similar to Longclaw but slightly bigger, and after long deliberation, instead of imbuing lightness, he decided to place a life-draining curse. Wounding or killing would energise the wielder, giving him more vitality or energy. The amount granted was quite small, and in effect, as long as you killed or wounded your enemies, you would simply tire slower than usual. The curse was something he had found in ancient underground ruins in South America, left by an unknown civilization.