[Knight of Gondor]

I think, though it sounds like it's already been established, that the blades would only glow when there were live orcs...a present threat to the blade-bearer.

What I wonder is, can you control the glowing? Suppose you were trying to sneak past orc-guards and didn't want to be seen? Would you have to cover up your blade, or can you, in Pixar's "A Bug's Life" style tell the blade to "turn your butt off"? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]