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The problem with "evil" characters is that people misunderstand the term. When people think "evil" they think, typically, of "things I would never want to happen." Thus you get the guy who kicks puppies and burns churches because, "I'm just CE guys!"

In reality, the kicking puppies and murdering NPCs in the street thing is NOT EVIL, it's JUST PSYCHOTIC.

A great example of evil-done-right is in the Dragonlance novels, with Raistlin Majere. He is clearly evil, and even openly admits to it. However, he knows that he needs others. He doesn't murder the town guard, because he knows there will be consequences. He doesn't steal from his party, because he needs them when the next orc raid happens. This is something that ALL characters will know, even the chaotic ones.

Tell me, does the chaotic good player just randomly burn a forest because he sees a single evil creature in it? No? Then why should a chaotic evil player just randomly burn a town? Evil does not mean "Jerk", and "Chaotic" does not mean "Selfish" or "No Impulse Control".

Although these things could certainly be included in those characters, a LG character can be just as much of a jerk as a CE one, and a CG character can be just as selfish and impatient as a LE one.

TL;DR
It's not Evil that DMs ban at the table - it's Psychotic.

You probably still shouldn't kick a dog, though...

The sword re-appears on the cover of Pathfinder: Mythic Adventure, however on that cover it is in the hands of Valeros. So I think it would be mentioned somewhere in the comics, but I have no idea where you would find it's name/what it does.