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[ | ]
- Bekarna's Observatory: Looted in a battle in The Orrery during Bekarna's Folly.
Enchantment tree[ | ]
| Inspiring Demise | |||||||||||||
| Determined Demise | |||||||||||||
| Valiant Demise | |||||||||||||
| Hemorrhaging | |||||||||||||
| Lacerating | |||||||||||||
| Maiming | |||||||||||||
Upgrades[ | ]
| Base | Enchantment | Effects | Cost | Ingredients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Determined Demise | Inspiring Demise | Grants Inspiring Demise (Self: Immune to Resolve Afflictions while under 25% Health, Courageous while under 25% Health) Removes: Determined Demise |  6,000 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Valiant Demise | On unconscious, launches an AoE (1.5m radius) that gives Allies Steadfast for 20.0 sec and does a Full Attack to Enemies | 6,000 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| Lacerating | Hemorrhaging | Critical Hits can cause Hobbled or Sickened Afflictions for 10.0 sec. | 6,000 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Maiming | Hits (includes Grazes and Crits) with this weapon cause 15% Damage as Raw Damage over time Removes: Lacerating | 6,000 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
