Shard of the Unbroken Stone
Warning: this item is Cursed. If a player acquires this item, it cannot be unequipped, dropped, or sold.
A single clean-edged shard of grey granite, heavier in the hand than stone has any right to be, given up by the headstone of Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria. The tomb parts with it only for a dwarf who stands at the grave as Balin's guard stood -- in the war-weight of Khazad, splint and plate, iron enough to be a wall -- and it cannot be set down, sold, or handed off. The Defenders call it a shard of the unbroken stone: proof that the stand was kept in full iron, and it means nothing to anyone but Halmir the Grey, who keeps the Defenders' page on his roll of the old orders.
Where to find
Not found in any store, container, creature inventory, or script reward — this item may be inaccessible to players.