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* '''Townsaver''', the Sword of Fury.

** ''Symbol:'' A sword raised a stylized segment of castle wall.

** ''Pros:'' When defending unarmed people in a fixed position, Townsaver turns its bearer into a [[One Man Army]], striking with inhuman strength and speed, and keeps him from succumbing to his wounds until the end of battle.

** ''Pros:'' When defending unarmed people in a fixed position, Townsaver turns its bearer into a [[One-Man Army]], striking with inhuman strength and speed, and keeps him from succumbing to his wounds until the end of battle.

** ''Cons:'' Besides that last bit, Townsaver does ''nothing'' to protect its bearer. It will even place its bearer ''between'' an attack and the people he's protecting. As with Shieldbreaker, the user is also compelled to finish a battle once entered. With all of this, it's not uncommon for the to draw it, fight off an army single-handedly, and then [[Critical Existence Failure|instantly die]] once the battle is over.

* '''Wayfinder''', the Sword of Wisdom.

** ''Symbol:'' Arrow.

** ''Pros:'' Wayfinder may guide its bearer to any goal they want, and takes into account anything they need to reach it. It may also be used for divinatory purposes (e.g. "Which person is lying to me?").

** ''Cons:'' Wayfinder picks the swiftest path... but the swiftest is not the safest. In fact it seems to deliberately choose [[In ~~Harms~~ Way|the worst and riskiest way possible to get there]].

** ''Cons:'' Wayfinder picks the swiftest path... but the swiftest is not the safest. In fact it seems to deliberately choose [[In Harm's Way|the worst and riskiest way possible to get there]].

* '''Woundhealer''', the Sword of Mercy (Or Love, or Healing).

** ''Symbol:'' An open human hand.

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=== This series provides examples of: ===

* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]] - all of the Swords, with beyond-absurd sharpness inside their specialties.

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*** It's also Coinspinners stated power.

* Determinator - Baron Doon, who goes three rounds against Shieldbreaker by using sheer cussedness (and dropping his destroyed weapons before the Sword can finish the job).

* [[Dual Wielding]] - Difficult for most people to do. Causes intense nausea, but some people can handle it.

* [[Dual-Wielding]] - Difficult for most people to do. Causes intense nausea, but some people can handle it.

* [[Elaborate Underground Base]] - The Blue Temple's underground vault complex

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Princesses]] - Kristin

* [[Everything's Better With Princesses]] - Kristin

* [[Empathic Weapon]] - Coinspinner, arguably.

* [[Evil Albino]] - Vilkata.

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* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Several times, most notably the gods {{spoiler|getting brainwashed, cursed and/or killed by the swords they had Vulcan create}}.

* [[Implausible Fencing Powers]] - Certain Swords grant their users this ability.

* [[Infinity ~~Plus One~~ Sword]]

* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]

* [[Instant Messenger Pigeon]] - and Instant Messenger Lizard

* [[Intimate Healing]] - Kristin gives Mark her virginity in order to summon Aphrodite, in the hopes that the goddess can heal the poisoned wound Mark had received from the Mindsword. It works.

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* [[Unbreakable Weapons]] - The Swords are invulnerable to everything except each other.

* [[Virgin Power]]

* [[What Happened to The Mouse]] - And how.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]] - And how.