Dragus forged the wintrium into a shikkar, otherwise known as a glass dagger. Normally a shikkar was meant to have its blade impaled in an opponent, then snapped off at the hilt so as to leave the glass shard imbedded. Such was not to be the case with the wintrium since the glass used was so durable, no one person could cause it to break. Instead the glass blade would operate in the same way as a regular dagger, minus a vibration unit in the hilt. One edge of the blade was serrated, allowing the blade to be used for sawing as well as stabbing and slashing. Because of that unique feature, the Famine Lord named the blade the "Headsman", which he often used to remove the heads of his enemies following death.