Reaving Mattock
Description
A repurposed farming tool, the reaving mattock has a heavy steel head and a stout oak handle inlaid with tempest jade. What a mundane mattock does to hard or frozen soil, the reaving mattock does to the weapons and shields of enemy soldiers. They are potent weapons in the hands of either a skilled veteran or a novice fighter. They are unsurprisingly popular with the agriculturally-minded Yeomen of the Marches and with the Varushkans, and much less so with the citizens of the League, Dawn and Urizen due to their associations with farming.
These weapons were amongst the first weapons crafted by the Imperial Orcs after they joined the Empire, many of whom were familiar with them from their time in the mines or working the farms. They have remained a popular choice, especially with those orcs who prefer to spend their time slaughtering their barbarians cousins rather than embracing the strict discipline of the Imperial armies.
Rules
- Form: Two-handed Weapon. Despite the name any two-handed weapon may be a reaving mattock.
- Effect: Once per day you may call SHATTER with this weapon.
- Materials: Crafting a reaving mattock requires seven ingots of tempest jade. It takes one month to make one of these items.