Weapons & Armor

A boarding axe resembles a miniature halberd: an axe blade backed by a spike that hooks slightly downward when the weapon is held upright.  The haft falls between that of a handaxe and a battleaxe in length, but the blade is closer in size and weight to that of a handaxe; however, with the spike and the extra length it qualifies as a one-handed rather than a light weapon.  The spike can be used for piercing attacks or to aid in climbing.

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The cutlass is a variety of short sword favored by sailors, and sometimes used by duelists as an off-hand weapon.  It has a heavy, slightly curved, single-edged blade suitable for slashing or piercing, and a basket guard around the hilt.

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This small, wooden shaft is held by a handle that places it against the outside of the forearm - this configuration allows its weilder to attack with agile swinging and striking motions. They are traditionally weilded in pairs.

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This is a tight fitting vest of armor (plates or chain, flavor is up to you) reinforced by metal, made to give mostly protection to the torso.

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Flintlock muskets and pistols are newer personal weapons, based on the much larger cannons. While inaccurate, they are capable of dealing greivous wounds.

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The claw bracer is a bracer that has a set of three claws attached to it. It was originally designed by gnolls, but it's use is gradually growing.

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The War Mill is an ingenious invention; it is a combination heavy mace and pepper mill.

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The bow of a recurve crossbow is made of a flexible metal that extends beyond the front stock. This allows for greater tension strength of the bow but comes at the cost of greater stress placed on the bow. There is a goat foot in the front to allow greater leverage when cocking the string back.

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Broadsword breakers appeared in almost as many variety of forms as normal broadswords. The major difference being the uniquely designed cross guard that not only protected the wielders hands, but where specialized in catching and breaking others swords.

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Broadswords appeared in a variety of forms, but generally had a long, wide, straight, double-edged blade with a simple cross-guard (or "cruciform" hilt). The typical form was a single hand weapon used for hacking, shearing cuts and also for limited thrusting which evolved from the Mendev swords of late antiquity. Over time, the sword became more tapered and rigid, to facilitate thrusting, and began to add a series of protective rings to the hilt, to defend the fingers and hand. The blade length started to grow giving birth to the "Claymore" or "Greatsword" of today that are very often used by crusaders near the Worldwound.

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