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==Description==
==Description==
These great [[Materials#Common Metals|steel or mithril]] axes are simple, yet time consuming, to make. Their most common form is that of a great daneaxe wielded by a [[Varushka|Varushkan]] or [[Wintermark]] warrior, although they are also popular in some parts of [[The Marches|Marches]]. Woodcutter’s axes are often engraved with [[Yoorn]], the Rune of Ending or [[Kyrop]], the Rune of Weakness.
Setting out to create one of these great [[Materials#Common Metals|steel or mithril]] axes can be a daunting proposition given the sheer amount of materials required to create them. Also known as a ''Sundering Axe'', their most common form is that of a great daneaxe wielded by a [[Varushka|Varushkan]] or [[Wintermark]] warrior, although they are also popular in some parts of [[The Marches|Marches]]. Woodcutter’s Axes are often engraved with [[Yoorn]], the Rune of Ending or [[Kyrop]], the Rune of Weakness.


In Wintermark they are commonly made  by [[Kallavesi]] [[Crafting_skills#Artisan|crafters]]. They first select a strong tree for the haft that has been pecked by a  [[Wintermark_hearth_magic#Birds|woodpecker]] only once. That woodpecker must then be caught and killed. Its bones are ground into a powder and mixed with the molten metal that will become the axe head, its skin is used to make soft leather grips, its guts the binding and finally the final whetting of the blade is done with the feather.
In [[the League]], there is a tradition of making these weapons in the form of heavy, thick bladed greatswords colloquially called ''Butterknives'' - a waggish reference to the way the weapons cut through steel as if it was butter. For a similar reason, some [[the Marches|Marcher]] or [[Navarr|Navarri]] warriors refer to them as ''Hotknives''. The greatsword incarnation of this weapon is often marked with the rune [[Hirmok]], representing its dominance over other tools of war.
 
Sometimes these weapons are carried by warriors whose primary focus is on a different weapon, often a one-handed weapon and shield combination, allowing them additional versatility when facing opponents who themselves have shields.


==Rules==
==Rules==
* '''Form:''' [[Combat#Two-handed Weapon|Two-handed Weapon]]. Despite the name any two-handed weapon may be a woodcutter's axe.
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* '''Effect:''' You may spend a [[Heroic skills#Hero Points|hero point]] to call [[Combat#SHATTER|SHATTER]] with this weapon.
* '''Effect:''' You may spend a [[Heroic skills#Hero Points|hero point]] to call [[Calls#SHATTER|SHATTER]] with this two-handed weapon.
* '''Materials:''' Crafting a woodcutter's axe requires no special materials. It takes two months to make one of these items.
* '''Materials:''' Crafting a Woodcutter's Axe requires nine ingots of [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalum]], fifteen ingots of [[Materials#Tempest Jade|tempest jade]], nine ingots of [[Materials#Green Iron|green iron]], three measures of [[Materials#Ambergelt|ambergelt]], three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]], and three measures of [[Materials#Dragonbone|dragonbone]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
 
<quote by="Suaq Tongue Riddle">Would a woodcutter’s woodcutter’s axe cut the wood of a woodcutter’s cut-wood axe or would the woodcutter’s cut-wood axe cut the woodcutter’s woodcutter’s axe wood?
</quote>
 
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[[Category:Two-handed Weapons]]

Revision as of 23:32, 12 February 2024

Retainer's Axe.jpg

Description

Setting out to create one of these great steel or mithril axes can be a daunting proposition given the sheer amount of materials required to create them. Also known as a Sundering Axe, their most common form is that of a great daneaxe wielded by a Varushkan or Wintermark warrior, although they are also popular in some parts of Marches. Woodcutter’s Axes are often engraved with Yoorn, the Rune of Ending or Kyrop, the Rune of Weakness.

In the League, there is a tradition of making these weapons in the form of heavy, thick bladed greatswords colloquially called Butterknives - a waggish reference to the way the weapons cut through steel as if it was butter. For a similar reason, some Marcher or Navarri warriors refer to them as Hotknives. The greatsword incarnation of this weapon is often marked with the rune Hirmok, representing its dominance over other tools of war.

Rules

Template:Two-Handed Weapons