Runic Blade

Description
Runic Blades are a rare type of Sword with a very long, narrow, straight and reflective blade covered with runes. It is shaped like your classic sword with a straight guard and grip which form a cross with the blade. In size, is is comparable to a Fellblade.

Location
Previously, this weapon could only be found from the Heroes Ascent reward chest as of the Friday January 19, 2007 update. However, with the introduction of GW:EN, it can now be obtained from the reward chests of many dungeons.

Eye of the North Expansion
 * Dungeons - reward chests
 * Catacombs of Kathandrax (Chest of Kathandrax)
 * Darkrime Delves (Havok's Chest)
 * Frostmaw's Burrows (Chest of Burrows)
 * Heart of the Shiverpeaks (Mountain Heart Chest)
 * Slavers' Exile
 * Duncan the Black (Dungeon) (Hierophant's Chest)

Core
 * Heroes Ascent
 * Chest

Dye
Only the grip color is affected by dye. It is dyed red by default.

Uniques
Unique weapons with this appearance:
 * Mallyx's Edge
 * Murakai's Blade

Trivia

 * This sword is most likely modeled in the image of Andúril from Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
 * This sword resembles Atalas, the sword wielded by Cyrus Neveris.