Instead they hunt for the fanciest sword or the most potent charm, or seek a shortcut to the thrill of sparring at the highest level.
To his surprise, the thief suddenly found himself looking down the blade of a fancy short sword.
"Say a couple of silvers that you can't touch me with that fancy sword - my old staff against your new sword."
Small, a bit fat, wore one of them fancy jewelled swords which snaps as soon as you cross it with a good bit of Turani steel.
As the captain's coxswain, Jackson knew that Ramage had no time for what he called "fancy swords".
Take out that fancy sword of yours and show me what you been showing goblins.
They are overgrown targs with fancy swords.
He wore fancy jewelled swords to banquets or ambassadorial receptions.
Fancy armor, fancy horse, fancy sword.