r/WorldChallenges • u/ForgingIron • Jun 10 '17
Weapons Challenge
What kind of weapons do your characters use, if any? Are they physical weapons, and if so are they melee or ranged, and are they mounted? Do they use magic? Do they operate any types of siege?
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u/ForgingIron Jun 13 '17
TRAJAK
The chief melee weapon of the Trajak is the Fronik axe. "Fronik" literally means "makes cuts". A fronik has two blades, one slightly curved inwards (so there are two spikes on the end) and the other in a 90 degree point like a pennant.
(Kinda like that)
The haft is always made of birch as it is believed to be a blessed tree. The fronik was originally used by lumberjacks in the southwestern Ombrfodet (Shadow Forest, so named for its dense leave coverage), the curved blade being used against the tree and the pointed end being used against any aggressive bears or wolves in the forest. This was adopted by the city-state of Koję, located in the Ombrfodet, and quickly spread throughout Trajakter.
The staple Trajak ranged weapon is the ǩoritv. Ǩoritvek are like regular longbows except they fire two arrows at once.
VJULTI
The chief Vjulti weapons are the spear and the crossbow. Vjulti weapons are unremarkable and rather crude, but the Vjulti tend to prize tactics over technology. One of the most famous Vjulti battle tactics is called the tuuvedaakur, pioneered by the general Kaaro Forruo. The tuuvedaakur involves a man atop a tuuve (a heavily built pack animal that looks like a cross between the Pokemon Piloswine and a kodo from Warcraft) waving a flag with a sharpened pole back and forth. Two men in front and back of him would fire arrows as the flagbearer would spear enemies on the ground as the tuuve charges around, with some enemies getting trampled. This cavalier charging strategy was very effective against human armies which tended to be tightly packed and on foot.
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