In recent years, a number of thieves' guilds reported losing members to these blades, the weapons left as gruesome signatures impaled in the victims' chests. The craftsman behind them was unknown, but the intent of the group using them was clear enough: to destabilize existing groups to facilitate their own expansion. It has been some time since the last killing, however, suggesting that the incursion was either abandoned or succeeded through less violent means. Members of the underground community have not been forthcoming with information.