The Rapscallion Sword was a weapon used by the Rapscallions to determine whether or not they travel by land or sea. One side is wavy, to convey the oceans; the other is flat, to convey land. The sword is thrown into the air and depending on which side it lands on dictates which way the vermin army goes.
It is traditionally carried by the Firstblade, or leader, of the Rapscallions.
Gormad Tunn, the original Firstblade, favored sailing, so he rigged the sword with a brass clip so that it always fell on the wavy side.
Damug Warfang, Tunn's son and successor, favored land traveling, so he rigged the sword in a similar fashion, which he learned from Lugworm, so that it fell on the flat side.
After Damug was slain by Cregga Rose Eyes, the Rapscallion sword was broken.
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The Rapscallion Sword appears in The Long Patrol.