These are another secret of the Arabyans that has passed into mystery. Dimashquine blades were reputed to be strong enough to cut through the swords of their enemies like they were pig’s cheese. Some scholars say the blades were dipped in blood or urine, and their reaction with the hot steel made them extremely hard. Others say the original makers of these blades hailed from Cathay or the Land of a Thousand Gods and the secret was passed from them to travelling Arabyan merchants.