The pommel, hilt, and crossguards of the sword are made of black steel, sculpted into the shape of two cobras. The cobras' hoods are extended, making up the wide crossguards; the heads of the snakes face towards the point of the blade. The twin black bodies wrap around the hilt, and the red-tipped tails of the snakes face a bright steel pommel. The blade itself, somewhat long for a longsword, is of brightly polished, unblemished steel, save the temper line.
Whenever the wielder makes a successful hit with the Snake Blade, the blade drains one hit point away from the victim, and transfers it to the wielder. In this case, the +1 to damage is not from the blade, itself, but from the energy drain; against creatures immune to energy drain, the sword deals normal, non-magical damage for steel.
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