It is made of black iron and the purist silver covered in black enamel. It has a message inscribed upon it; "Flesh may cross the portal, and seek its master Death. Flesh may go where Death has trod, and challenge, like Scheherazade, He Who Reigns Beneath the Sod, to spare a mortal's breath." Another message upon its back stated; To challenge Death, lift up no human hand. To fight with Death, take up no earthly sword. The hand is here--the sword is yours.