Editing Lifecutter

[[Image:Nerull.jpg|right|thumb|Nerull with Lifecutter]]
'''Lifecutter''' was the scythe of [[Nerull]], the god of death. It resembled a gnarled staff of ebony with a curved blade of blood-red energy, and possessed the power to steal the souls of those it slays, giving their power to its wielder. During the [[Deity War]], Nerull used it to steal the souls of other gods, increasing his power dramatically.

It was thought lost after his death, until a band of adventurers found it embedded in a wall in an ancient temple of [[Boccob]] deep within [[Estorium]]. Unfortunately, the wizard [[Tephra]] used Lifecutter as a focus to open a portal to the [[Far Realm]], and the scythe was pulled through. It was seen in the hands of a massive aberrant creature shortly before the rest of the adventurers fled.

Tephra later promised the scythe to the demon lord [[Orcus]] in exchange for his help. However, the demon lord grew impatient, and when an opportunity arose to enter Syra, Orcus left the [[Abyss]] to personally claim his prize; Tephra was forced to hide it in an ancient Estorian vault as a result, from which it was reclaimed by the [[Challengers of the Unspeakable]]. Though Orcus attempted to take it from them, he was instead slain by [[Harthur]], wielding the sword ''[[Nightbringer]]''.

Lifecutter was ultimately destroyed as part of a magic ritual to close Tephra's portal to the Far Realm and bind the aberrant entity known as [[Allabar]].

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