Giant's Maul
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These massive greatclubs are two-handed weapons that strike especially powerful blows, designed to lift a foe off their feet. The rune Verys commonly marks the striking surface of these weapons. | These massive greatclubs are two-handed weapons that strike especially powerful blows, designed to lift a foe off their feet. The rune Verys commonly marks the striking surface of these weapons. | ||
Marcher smiths claim the design is a tribute to a legendary figure known as Steeple Jack, a man said to be over seven feet tall. He was famed for going to battle armed with a small tree and could knock even the sturdiest warrior from their feet without spell or enchantment. Some stories even claim that Steeple Jack could bowl over horses with a single blow. Giant's Mauls were devised to let lesser men and women replicate Jack's feats of strength. | Marcher smiths claim the design is a tribute to a legendary figure known as Steeple Jack, a man said to be over seven feet tall. He was famed for going to battle armed with a small tree and could knock even the sturdiest warrior from their feet without spell or enchantment. Some stories even claim that Steeple Jack could even bowl over the now extinct horses with a single blow. Giant's Mauls were devised to let lesser men and women replicate Jack's feats of strength. | ||
Much to the surprise of other nations, the Giant's Maul is also popular in the cities of the League. There it is employed in the defence of the city walls in times of siege. Invaders stepping on to the walls from siege towers and ladders are often greeted with brutal strikes from these clubs, causing them to lose their footing and fall from the fortifications. This sequence of step, blow, stumble and long fall has become known as the 'Holberg Hustle' among the defenders of the besieged city. | Much to the surprise of other nations, the Giant's Maul is also popular in the cities of the League. There it is employed in the defence of the city walls in times of siege. Invaders stepping on to the walls from siege towers and ladders are often greeted with brutal strikes from these clubs, causing them to lose their footing and fall from the fortifications. This sequence of step, blow, stumble and long fall has become known as the 'Holberg Hustle' among the defenders of the besieged city. | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 7 January 2013
Description
These massive greatclubs are two-handed weapons that strike especially powerful blows, designed to lift a foe off their feet. The rune Verys commonly marks the striking surface of these weapons.
Marcher smiths claim the design is a tribute to a legendary figure known as Steeple Jack, a man said to be over seven feet tall. He was famed for going to battle armed with a small tree and could knock even the sturdiest warrior from their feet without spell or enchantment. Some stories even claim that Steeple Jack could even bowl over the now extinct horses with a single blow. Giant's Mauls were devised to let lesser men and women replicate Jack's feats of strength.
Much to the surprise of other nations, the Giant's Maul is also popular in the cities of the League. There it is employed in the defence of the city walls in times of siege. Invaders stepping on to the walls from siege towers and ladders are often greeted with brutal strikes from these clubs, causing them to lose their footing and fall from the fortifications. This sequence of step, blow, stumble and long fall has become known as the 'Holberg Hustle' among the defenders of the besieged city.
Rules
- Form: Two-handed Weapon. Despite the name any two-handed weapon may be a giant's maul.
- Effect: Once per day you may spend a hero point to call STRIKEDOWN with this weapon.
- Materials: Crafting a giant's maul requires seven ingots of green iron and seven ingots of tempest jade. It takes one month to make one of these items.