Item from Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson
Brys Beddict's sword — the finest blade in Lether, wielded by the kingdom's greatest swordsman in service of a nation that didn't deserve his loyalty.
Grief is the weapon of Brys Beddict, King's Champion and the finest swordsman the Letherii kingdom ever produced. The sword is notable not for magical properties but for the skill of the hand that wields it — Brys could defeat Soletaken, demons, and beings of ascendant power through pure martial technique, making Grief one of the most dangerous weapons in the world despite being, technically, just a very good sword. The sword's name is never explained in the text, but it carries the weight of Brys's story — a man who served a kingdom that was rotten, who died defending a king who didn't deserve it, and who was brought back by an Elder God because the world still needed what he represented: skill without malice, duty without corruption.
A slender, perfectly balanced longsword of Letherii steel. The blade is mirror-bright, without ornamentation — its quality is evident in its proportions rather than its decoration. The edge holds an impossible sharpness. The weapon looks like what a sword would be if a sword could dream of perfection.
Also known as: Grief, Brys's sword, the King's Champion's blade