For the Dark Souls variant, see Shortsword. For the Dark Souls II variant, see Shortsword (Dark Souls II). The Shortsword is a straight sword in Dark Souls III. Sold by the Shrine Handmaid for 600 souls. The Shortsword is the second-lightest straight sword in the game, tied with the Cleric's Candlestick and beaten only by the Broken Straight Sword. Additionally, it ties with several other straight swords for having the lowest Strength wielding requirement. In exchange, it has rather short attack