Effort

Effort
General
Equipment slot	Weapon
Weapon type	Great sword
Soulbound
Unique
Value	2,410
Shop value	12,050
Weapon
Combat type	Melee
Handing	Two-handed
Attack time	0.7s
Recovery time	4.0s
Penetration	9
Damage	23-31
Enchantments
Exceptional: +30% Damage, +8 Accuracy, +2 Penetration Lacerating: Hits with this weapon cause 10% Damage as Raw Damage over time Determined Demise: Immune to Resolve Afflictions while under 25% Health
Technical
Weapon ID	Great_Sword_U_Effort

Effort is a great sword in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.

Description

This blade seems to appear and disappear from history every generation or so. Many great nobles, warriors, and adventurers have carried it and accomplished great and terrible things with its power. Few are mentioned by name, almost as if they were an afterthought to the weapon itself. No owner is known to have retained the sword for long, as they have all invariably met their fate in violent ways. It is rumored that the sword sings a strange song to the hearts of those who wield it, inspiring them to push themselves to the edge of their abilities and beyond, rarely to a good end. Thus it has changed hands many times. Most recently it was recovered from the frozen corpse of a Vailian explorer in the White that Wends. He is said to have discovered the sword within the skeletal ribcage of a long-dead dragon along with the rusted remains of a suit of half-digested armor. Where or how the dragon's unfortunate victim acquired the weapon is unknown, though it can be reasoned he came about the blade in a similar macabre fashion.

Acquisition

• Looted in a battle in The Orrery during Bekarna's Folly.

Upgrades

Note

Inspiring Demise / Valiant Demise and Hemorrhaging / Maiming are mutually exclusive.

Mod	Effect	Cost	Ingredients			Mod removed
Inspiring Demise	Immune to Resolve afflictions and gain Courageous Inspiration while under 25% Health	6,000	4	2	2	Determined Demise
			Adra Ban	Binding Copper	Awakened Adra
Valiant Demise	On unconscious, launches an AoE that gives Allies Steadfast (+5 Resolve) for 20.0 sec and does a full attack to enemies in 6m radius	6,000	2	4	2
			Tâ Ondra Tara	Primal Wind	Awakened Root
Hemorrhaging	Critical Hits can Hobble or Sicken enemies for 10.0 sec	6,000	4	2	2
			Black Pearl	Claw	Lagufaeth Liver
Maiming	Hits with this weapon cause 15% Damage as Raw Damage over time (over 6.0 sec)	6,000	4	2	2	Lacerating
			Ruby	Ooze Plasma	Brutish Blood