Lore:Cyrus' Sabre

Cyrus' Sabre is the sabre once wielded by the legendary Redguard hero, Cyrus.

HistoryEdit

At an unknown point of time, Cyrus came into possession of the sabre. By 2E 864, Cyrus brought it as his signature weapon to Stros M'Kai, searching for his sister, Iszara. During Cyrus' quest, the sabre was used to slay the dragon, Nahfahlaar.^[1]

Claims of unknown origin suggest that Cyrus took command of the legendary ship Dead Man's Dread and sailed north to the Sea of Ghosts, drawn there by the stories of Tobias, bringing his sabre along on the journey, where he amassed a great fortune and lived out the rest of his days on calm waters.^[2] By 3E 39, the Dead Man's Dread was captained by an unknown individual who had come into possession of several relics once belonging to Cyrus, including his sabre. On the 2nd of Frostfall 3E 39, the crew of the Dead Man's Dread sailed into a subterranean pirates den on Blackbone Isle to winter there after their captain died under mysterious circumstances. The ship and crew became trapped underground after the entrance to the grotto collapsed that night. It transpired that both the captain's death and the tunnel's collapse were the work of a Forebear named K'avir, who had orchestrated the death of the entire crew due to their allegiance to the Crowns. Realizing their dire circumstances, the crewmembers decided to commit suicide rather than face starvation. They each prayed to Arkay to bind their souls to the ship, in order to honor their captain's dying wish and protect the relics of Cyrus in undeath.^[3] In 4E 201, the Last Dragonborn sailed to Blackbone Isle chasing rumors of Cyrus' lost treasure and cleansed the island of undead, claiming both the ship and the relics, along with the sabre in the process.^[4]