You gain knowledge of the merchant in Qohor selling weapons via rumors from tavern keepers. You will need a renown value of over 600 or else the merchant will not accept you and tell you that you are not well known enough. While Valyrian Steel cannot be made, there are people who are able to reforge it, and inside of the walls of Qohor there are smiths that can reforge Valyrian steel into new weapons, though they are rumored to charge a pretty penny for the service.Ī valyrian sword can be acquired from the weapons merchant in Qohor. Dying houses often will sell everything but their Valyrian steel swords, showing exactly how rare they are, and there is even a man rumored to have a full set of Valyrian steel armor, that man being Euron Greyjoy. Because no one knows how to forge Valyrian steel, the material is extremely treasured among those that have it, and also extremely expensive. Not only this, but Valyrian steel can also be used to kill white walkers, and it is impossible to break, making them much sought after weapons. It is stronger, lighter, and much sharper than any other material that has been discovered. Valyrian steel blades are far superior than any other sword one can find, even the best castle forged steel.

Either way, the secrets to making Valyrian steel was lost in the Doom of Valyria, and has never been found again. No one knows exactly how Valyrian steel is forged, however there is speculation that it was made by the heat of dragonfire, which would not be too much of a surprise considering how much the Valyrians treasured their dragons. The material originated in the Valyrian Freehold, an ancient kingdom that utilized dragons in warfare. Valyrian steel is an ancient material that is no longer able to be forged.

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