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The Bending Reed Tanto
Wan Bending Reed The Garden of Steel Flowers, The Dojo, Wung-Chi Lane, Bes Pelargic. Formerly a journeyman under the master swordsmith of House Sung, Wan's sense of honour forced him to find another position following certain indiscreet events. He now works in the Samurai Dojo, crafting weapons of exceptional beauty and balance. He will not work for just anyone though for as Wan is prone to point out: Spring blooms have little need of autumn steel. To order a tanto you will need a minimum dagger bonus of 300 and a minimum bonus of 200 in agatean culture. Fluency in agatean spoken would also be somewhat handy. The bending reed tanto is available in both standard and long. Having met the skill and cultural requirments, you may precede with your order. First you must decide on a good secure grip. The currently available options are jade green leather, deep blue leather, black leather, amber leather, white leather, grey leather, red leather, tiger skin, snakeskin, sharkskin and birchwood. The steel of the blade may be folded in one of many traditional patterns. You can choose from the following: chrysanthemum blossoms, wind and lightning, hibiscus flowers, falling leaves, lotus blossoms, climbing vines, snowflakes, fireworks, raindrops, a ladder, a river, clouds, reeds and none. The last step is chosing whether you desire a standard blade or a heavier one. The heavier blade has been judged as equal to or slightly better than the standard. It is currently theorised, however, that the blades require very high skills to truly master and that your evaluating ability should be equal to those skills for a true reading. Certainly, so far, combat reports place them as similar to if not better than a Tol Edo blade. 'order 'collect Specifics. Price: Standard: Long: 150 Rhinu Short description: Varies according to the type of folding and the grip. The default blade is a bending reed katana. The other options are the shadow rain ( raindrops/black), endless summer (fireworks/amber [only standard weight]), striking thunder (wind and lightning/grey) and ice kiss (snowflakes/white). Inscription: Written in elegant characters in Agatean: It is by the command of <player> that I was made. Appraise: Standard: Long: The bending reed tanto is about a foot and a half long and an inch wide. It is made of steel and could be used as a weapon of type dagger. Weight: Standard: Long: 1 6/9 lb. Judge: Standard: Long: Rather good, can be used to stab and slash/ Long description: Saya. Long desciption: Appraise: Weight: Acknowledgements. Aduwen Comments: Tested it again with Chla, Maliene, and Abhishek (thanks): Used one of mine, enchanted to level 4 -Base rounds averaged 150-300, specials 550-600 damage. I checked damages with Gypsie's tanto as well - specials were averaging 550. I didn't notice too much of a difference. - Andrei A long tanto, with white silk handle and snowflake patterns becomes an ''icicle tanto' - Maelstrom |