I have the answer!

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The scimitar is the horn of the unicorn! [img]smile.gif[/img]
In legends the Unicorn is the symbol of nature and in the first apperances of unicorns its horn is curved! [img]smile.gif[/img] The unicorn is also the defender of woods and woodlands! Hence the proficency! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Mielekki has it as his favoured weapon for followers too! [img]smile.gif[/img]
The trye scimitar is hence made from bone material, and there is a referens to a certain type of scimitars dealing a D8 instead of D6 in one of the D20 books out there---
Well thats the answer I have found! [img]smile.gif[/img]