Is the scorpion vault with the singing sword an homage?

[XuaXua]

I tend to find an early scorpion vault containing a pile of weapons, at the bottom of which is the Singing Sword.

Is this just a vault someone built, or is it based on something in some other media? It seems so deliberate, yet random, that it feels like it should be "from" something.

[Lyrick]

I found that vault in one of my first games.

It had me thinking that funny vaults like these were the norm, so I kept expecting nifty randarts every other game but I didn't see it again for a long time.

[dynast]

It appears to be a destroyed version of the crazy yiuf vault, you can even find a hammer in there. Maybe he crafted the singing sword? Maybe the singing sword made the place collapse with its absurdly loud noise? But thats just my silly theory.

[cerebovssquire]

By the way (if this is old_forge, I hope I'm remembering the name right), it can also have an eveningstar or executioner's axe, both with negative enchantment, it's not specifically a singing sword vault.

[daggaz]

Seen the vault a few times, too. Can't say it rings any bells with anything I know...

[XuaXua]

By the way (if this is old_forge, I hope I'm remembering the name right), it can also have an eveningstar or executioner's axe, both with negative enchantment, it's not specifically a singing sword vault.

Yeah, it's a pile of weapons, strangely semi-worthy. I was just wondering if this was a themed vault based on some sort of legend of the singing sword, or simply a nice, unique vault. I like the design of it, I like the way there just happens to be a pile of weapons, and it's slightly challenging (oh no, scorpions!) when you encounter it at the level it appears, and the reward is somewhat worth it depending on the build.