PCIHenry wrote:
Correct - Kio swords are NEVER sold.
I suppose we'll need to issue errata to cover this circumstance;; one which hasn't come up in a dozen years.
It's pretty clear to me from various things that it's the intent that Kio Swords are never sold (by Kio at any rate) but I couldn't find anything that explicitly said you couldn't.
There are a few ways for non-Kio to get a Kio Sword (Mercenary background is probably the simplest). It might be worth adding a note in the errata that Kio Sword can't be chosen with an "any weapon" background choice. It really doesn't make sense to restrict non-Kio from selling Kio Swords (similar to how Japanese katanas were claimed and sold by allied soldiers in WW2) - of course, if a non-Kio is ever caught by a Kio with a Kio Sword, it could get interesting...