The sword's purpose is to bring ruin to Vecna. Killing Vecna's worshipers, destroying the lich's works, and foiling his machinations all help to fulfill this goal. The Sword of Kas also seeks to destroy anyone corrupted by the Eye and Hand of Vecna. The sword's obsession with those artifacts eventually becomes a fixation for its wielder.

However, Vecna's evil manifested in the sword and seduced Kas into usurping and killing his master. [6] According to one storyteller, Vecna had accumulated enough collective power and magic to achieve apotheosis by means of a ritual in his Rotted Tower, but Kas interrupted the ritual and attacked his master; the two engaging in a tremendous battle.

2021年6月8日 · According to conventional lore, Vecna in his evil deeds and conquests had an effective vampire lieutenant named: Kas, the Bloody Handed. Kas was rewarded for his service with a powerful magic longsword that eventually became known as the Sword of Kas.

2011年12月9日 · Kas, also known as Kas of Tycheron, Kas the Terrible, Kas the Bloody-Handed, Kas the Betrayer, Kas the Hateful, and Kas the Destroyer, was the most trusted lieutenant of the despotic arch- lich Vecna. He wielded the Sword of Kas in his master's name.

2017年9月28日 · Upon Kas’s defeat, Vecna offered Kas eternal life as a vampire in exchange for swearing loyalty as his chief lieutenant. Kas accepted, becoming Kas the Bloody-Handed and receiving a relic blade Vecna forged with his own consciousness.

2024年6月4日 · The Sword of Kas, a powerful and sentient weapon created by Vecna, led to Kas being manipulated and corrupted by its evil forces. After a confrontation with Vecna, Kas becomes a vampire Overlord of Tovag, seeking to finally destroy his former friend.

2024年5月28日 · Kas's interest in Miska goes no further. He intends to use the Sword itself as his version of "Vecna's Link." With it, he can locate Vecna, kill him, and take his place in the ritual.

Kas was a powerful warrior who served Vecna and whose loyalty was rewarded with this sword. As Kas’s power grew, so did his hubris. The sword urged Kas to destroy Vecna and usurp his throne. Legend says Vecna’s destruction came at Kas’s hand, but Vecna also wrought his rebellious lieutenant’s doom, leaving only Kas’s sword behind. Bloodthirst.

1st Edition Dungeon Masters Guide: Gary Gygax's version of the Sword of Kas starts it all off. The artifact is intelligent and has an overriding desire to kill Vecna and his cult. This is common across all the editions so let's call this "a given" from here on.

At his empire's height, Vecna was betrayed and destroyed by his most trusted lieutenant, a vampire called Kas the Bloody-Handed, using a magical sword that Vecna himself had crafted for him, now known as the Sword of Kas. Only his left hand and his eye survived the battle, perhaps because of the previous events in Fleeth.