It’s arguably one of the best swords in the game, or at least, while you hoover up all the side quests and activities in the Trosky region. It’s well worth learning the Sketch and smithing up one.

If you’ve ever heard someone say the “sword of Damocles” was hanging over their head, they were likely referring to feeling a sense of impending doom, as if catastrophe could strike at any moment.

This time around, they found something more mighty: a big honking sword from the Middle Ages. The giant blade, which was clearly meant to be handled with two hands, was found alongside two axes in ...