Katana (custom weapon) | |
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Judges As: | Excellent (10/10) |
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Weight: | 3 3/9 lb (normal) or 4 6/9 lb. (heavy) |
Commands: | Slice Stab Behead Iai |
Hands: | 2 |
Type: | Sword |
Long Description[]
The length of a grown man's arm and lethally sharp, with the slightest of curves to the gleaming edge, this katana bears a pattern of <pattern> worked into the folded steel. The long hilt, shaped and balanced for use in one hand or two, has been wrapped in <wrap>. The maker's mark, a single reed gracefully curved by an unfelt wind, is engraved on the simple steel disc of the tsuba behind the blade.
All custom-made weapons from Wan Bending Reed have the message, "It is by the command of <player> that I was made."
Appraises As[]
The <descriptive name> katana is about three and a half feet long and three inches wide. It is made of steel and could be used as a weapon of type sword.
Acquisition[]
May be ordered from Wan Bending Reed in the Samurai dojo, in northeastern Bes Pelargic.
The player must have at least a 300 bonus in the appropriate weapon skill, as well as a 200 bonus in other.culture.agatean, before Wan Bending Reed will consider him or her worthy to wield one of his weapons.
Notes[]
Different grip colour/blade pattern combinations result in different descriptive names for the katana. Known examples include:
- Bending reed (default)
- Endless summer (firework blade, amber grip, normal weight)
- Ice kiss (snowflake blade, white grip)
- Jade river (river blade, jade green grip)
- Shadow rain (raindrop blade, black grip)
- Striking thunder (wind blade, grey grip)
Weapons from Wan Bending Reed will perform better in the hands of the player they were made for.