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	This is the only confirmed incident where the sword was successfully taken. The [[John Dorian\|unnamed thief]] had the sword in his possession for approximately six hours and did managed to get outside the exhibition center, but not the police cordon. When confronted by police, he drew the sword in an attempt to fight his way out, and was immediately immolated. A bomb-diffusion robot had to be employed to return the weapon to it's scabbard, and the sword was promptly taken back to the Keep.		This is the only confirmed incident where the sword was successfully taken. The [[John Dorian\|unnamed thief]] had the sword in his possession for approximately six hours and did managed to get outside the exhibition center, but not the police cordon. When confronted by police, he drew the sword in an attempt to fight his way out, and was immediately immolated. A bomb-diffusion robot had to be employed to return the weapon to it's scabbard, and the sword was promptly taken back to the Keep.

	After the theft, the sword was deemed both much too dangerous to be exhibited and much too valuable to risk taking outside. This prompted the construction of "The High Place" inside the slayer dragon' Enclave, where the sword could be displayed "in view of, but out of reach of" the public.		After the theft, the sword was deemed both much too dangerous to be exhibited and much too valuable to risk taking outside. This prompted the construction of "The High Place" inside the slayer dragon' Enclave, where the sword could be displayed "in view of, but out of reach of" the public.

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 The sword was at first kept on permanent display at [[Valley Gail Keep]], but following two attempted thefts its was moved into [[The Enclave]] and kept out of public view for nearly 100 years. This changed when then-[[Light Bearer]] dame [[Ardrid Astrad]] was informed during an interview that "no living person in Arindell [outside the Slayer Dragons] had seen the sword". Ardrid resolved to send the sword on a second good-will tour, where it was promptly stolen.
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+This is the only confirmed incident where the sword was successfully taken. The [[John Dorian|unnamed thief]] had the sword in his possession for approximately six hours and did managed to get outside the exhibition center, but not the police cordon. When confronted by police, he drew the sword in an attempt to fight his way out, and was immediately immolated. A bomb-diffusion robot had to be employed to return the weapon to it's scabbard, and the sword was promptly taken back to the Keep.
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	Echbaldham, the Sword of Righteousness, also called Echbaldham Righteous, is one of three legendary [[Mythical Age#Relics\|relic swords]] from the [[Mythical Age]] described in [[The Book of Lore]]. The sword is heavily linked to [[Pendragon#Sword\|Echbalder]], the sword of the [[Pendragon]] of [[Slayer Dragons]]. The other two relic swords are [[Iall, the Sword of Justice]] and [[Shenti, the Sword of Liberty]].		[[Echbaldham, the Sword of Righteousness]], also called Echbaldham Righteous, is one of three legendary [[Mythical Age#Relics\|relic swords]] from the [[Mythical Age]] described in [[The Book of Lore]]. The sword is heavily linked to [[Pendragon#Sword\|Echbalder]], the sword of the [[Pendragon]] of [[Slayer Dragons]]. The other two relic swords are [[Iall, the Sword of Justice]] and [[Shenti, the Sword of Liberty]].

			Especially unique even among the three mythical swords, Echbaldham is said to be fully divine in nature, literally carried down from heaven and placed into the hands of the [[Hero of Light]].

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			Following the [[Battle of the New Day]], Echbaldham was given to [[Conri Jusenkyou]] who revived the [[Order of Slayer Dragons]] for the era of the [[New Day]]. He carried the sword with him for the rest of his life, but did allow for some passive scans to be performed, including ultra high-resolution photography.

			Studies of the sword were inconclusive. Passive scans of the blade produced wildly different results depending on what method was used, while studies of the digital images taken were open to considerable interpretation. The best data came from testing done under a scanning electron microscope, which while providing no insight into the sword's material, it did speak to the surrealistic-level of craftsmanship. The microscopic scans indicated the sword was perfect, free from blemish, and with every atom in exact place.

			The unreliable materials scans have been proposed to be the result of the blade being of unusually precise purity.

			Following Conri's death and the decision to not name a further [[Pendragon]] unless [[Echbalder]] could be found, the sword was separated from the Order. It was to be sent on a good-will tour of the [[known worlds]] to celebrate the solidification of the [[New Day Alliance]] where several attempts were made to steal it. One particularly noteworthy event saw it replaced with one of the museum-grade replicas commissioned by Conri, with some argument as to whether this was an attempted theft or merely an accident.

			With the tour cut short the sword was returned to [[Arindell]] and briefly lost. Due to over-complex security procedures and a plan for moving the sword that involved no one party having full knowledge, three replicas and fourteen decoys made it back to the Keep while the actual sword sat abandoned in a baggage sorting warehouse for three days, having slipped between two pallets.

			The sword was at first kept on permanent display at [[Valley Gail Keep]], but following two attempted thefts its was moved into [[The Enclave]] and kept out of public view for nearly 100 years. This changed when then-[[Light Bearer]] dame [[Ardrid Astrad]] was informed during an interview that "no living person in Arindell [outside the Slayer Dragons] had seen the sword". Ardrid resolved to send the sword on a second good-will tour, where it was promptly stolen.

			This is the only confirmed incident where the sword was successfully taken. The unnamed thief at one of the exhibitions had the sword in his possession for approximately six hours

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	Echbaldham, the Sword of Righteousness, also called Echbaldham Righteous, is one of three legendary [[Mythical Age#Relics\|relic swords]] from the [[Mythical Age]] described in [[The Book of Lore]]. The sword is heavily linked to [[Pendragon#Sword\|Echbalder]], the sword of the [[Pendragon]] of [[Slayer Dragons]]. The other two relic swords are [[Iall, the Sword of Justice]] and [[Shenti, the Sword of Liberty]].		Echbaldham, the Sword of Righteousness, also called Echbaldham Righteous, is one of three legendary [[Mythical Age#Relics\|relic swords]] from the [[Mythical Age]] described in [[The Book of Lore]]. The sword is heavily linked to [[Pendragon#Sword\|Echbalder]], the sword of the [[Pendragon]] of [[Slayer Dragons]]. The other two relic swords are [[Iall, the Sword of Justice]] and [[Shenti, the Sword of Liberty]].

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Echbaldham, the Sword of Righteousness, also called Echbaldham Righteous, is one of three legendary [[Mythical Age#Relics|relic swords]] from the [[Mythical Age]] described in [[The Book of Lore]]. The sword is heavily linked to [[Pendragon#Sword|Echbalder]], the sword of the [[Pendragon]] of [[Slayer Dragons]]. The other two relic swords are [[Iall, the Sword of Justice]] and [[Shenti, the Sword of Liberty]].