Labyrinth's Gate
Description
The gate of the labyrinth is a euphemistic name for this savage weapon that exists solely to end the life of defeated opponents. Whether formed as a poll-axe, a massive hammer or a razor-sharp hafted blade, the weapon is most commonly used by skilled warriors who first send their enemy sprawling, then deliver an irresistible blow that cripples all but the most heavily armoured of foes. According to historical records, the Highborn cataphracts made great use of these weapons in their early wars against the orcs, riding them down on their mighty war steeds, then spearing them while they were on the ground. They are favoured by brutal warriors from the Marches to Wintermark for their ability to strike terror into opponents and dispatch powerful foes.
Some of these weapons bear the rune Yoorn, and in Wintermark they are sometimes called Reaper's Shears. Among the Navarr they are often decorated with intricate labyrinthine designs, and there is an unspoken taboo in some chapters against using them against human opponents. In Urizen some sentinels favour this weapon in the form of a razor-sharp yari, simple and unadorned, and say that it is unseemly that a weapon intended to deliver such devastating blows should appear beautiful.
Rules
- Form: Pole-arm.
- Effect: Once per day may spend a hero point point to call IMPALE against a prone opponent.
- Materials: Crafting a labyrinth's gate requires twenty ingots of tempest jade, eleven ingots of green iron, seven measures of dragonbone and four ingots of orichaclum. It takes one month to make one of these items.