Striker- R'unorian Swordclub.

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[Valan Nonesuch]

I've deviated from the overview a little here, to keep it in line with the rest of R'unor. Reservation to Posting in 7-8 hours. I think this is quick enough though.

Name
Striker/Club/Blunt Weapons

Overview
 Striker refers to two types of simple R'unorian club. One is completely blunt with a hook for carrying it on the belt, while the other is quite lethal due to the spikes covering the  head. A "true" Striker is studded with shards of razor sharp nor'sidian, so that a blow from the weapon both slices skin and bludgeons at the same time.

Description
The average Striker is a simple shaped club, which might vaguely resemble the leg of a table or chair. Roughly a fore and two palmspans in length, the base of this club is a wrapped in leather, and tapers outwards into a rough ovoid, dotted evenly with nor'sidian spikes. The club's handle is enlarged slightly at the bottom to allow the wielder to better keep their grip. These are not typically issued for day to day use. When Strikers are issued, for safety's sake they are kept in barrels to be distributed, or else hung on racks in guardhouses.

Some lesser varieties of Strikers are distributed for the use of common guardsmen. R'unorian Imperial Law prevents any but those guards in the imperial employ to carry weapons larger than daggers capable of cutting or piercing the skin. These clubs may have a metal ring which makes it easier to break bones, or blunt metal studs instead of the sharp nor'sidian spikes found on "true" Strikers. Some very cunning individuals make triangular studs which, while pointed, are otherwise incapable of cutting or breaking skin, while still amplifying the pain of the blow. Because of their lack of spikes and the need for ease of use, these "Guards Strikers" often include a metal loop or hook with which one can secure them to the belt.

Regardless of accoutrements, a Striker is always a club of solid, hard wood, well varnished to protect it from the elements and blood, spittle or other bodily fluids.

Usage
True Strikers have not seen much use since the Imperial Conquest of R'unor, but the less lethal variants are still common among guards for banks and in the city watch. The R'unorian military still trains recruits in the proper use of a striker, but uses blunted weapons for this purpose in sparring.

Fighting Style
A Striker is a simple weapon to use. With a one-handed grip, the wielder swings the club towards their target, taking care not to overextend the wrist while doing so. When using a true Striker, blows are directed at fleshy sections of the target, particularly those not covered with armour. Aiming for the hands, face and back are all quite common.

With a blunt Striker, blows should be directed towards the limbs, particularly in the forearms, wrist or shoulder with the intent to incapacitate. Attacks to may also be aimed towards the stomach and back with the intent to force the air out of the lungs. It should be noted that the design of a Guard's Striker is not meant to kill, in compliance with R'unorian law, but rather to make it very difficult to continue to run away.

Origin/History
The Striker's origin likely lies with the orcs of R'unor, older examples of orcish Strikers feature less regular spiking, and some exemplars are a narrower club with a spike filled groove intended to rip and tear flesh much like a sword would. It is unknown when the human tribes of R'unor adopted the Striker for their own, records of the R'unorian Conquest detail Striker drills and the weapon was among the most feared in the arsenal of the burgeoning kingdom. R'unor's mineral resources are rich, but they are short in proper iron ore. R'unorian iron is often too brittle to form a large blade, and nor'sidian has proven to be a boon in creating replacements to this.

When R'unor was unified one of the first Imperial Laws passed by the newly minted empress was to ban the possession of many lethal weapons, including the Striker, in part because the metal was required for other uses, and to keep certain unscrupulous individuals from arming their own private guards with such weapons.
Not content with mere clubs, guards replaced the sharp spikes on their Strikers with any number of things, including metal studs. One variation of the Striker is coated with dye before patrolling, so that any individual is marked upon being struck, though this did not catch on.

[Seeker]

Great

At first I thought this was a little short, but after thinking about it I don't think we need to make entries about clubs extremely long. I see you have changed the appearance slightly from what the overview says.   For example instead of having metal nubs it has nor'sidian spikes.  However spikes would seem to change this weapon from a club to a mace.  At least in some eyes.  Perhaps something to the effect that some consider this weapon a mace due to the spikes however after extended use the norsidian spikes wear down to nubs lending the weapon its name as a club.  Something like that.

[Valan Nonesuch]

It's still fundamentally a club. A mace is just a metal club, after all (something metal with spikes is a morningstar) This one has spikes. I'll work on it later tomorrow though.

[Drasil Razorfang]

With a blunt Striker, blows should be directed towards the limbs, particularly in the forearms, wrist or shoulder with the intent to incapacitate. Attacks to may also be aimed towards the stomach and back with the intent to force the air out of the lungs.

Wouldn't you also want to try and crack them in the skull or face as well.  If you break their nose, the force behind the club would have an excellent chance of breaking off pieces of the skull and killing them.  If not, the blood and tearing reflex would make it extremely difficult for them to see.

In addition, if you connect with a good solid blow to the head you'd definitely dull your opponents senses, if not knock them to the ground, knock them unconscious or kill them instantly.  

[Bard Judith]

Sorry - this is a weapon about a fore or so long, designed with razorsharp spikes on the end, to be carried by hooking it on to one's belt?   What do you think you'd succumb to first, blood loss from the lacerations along the side of your leg, or falling down a set of stone stairs after severing your own tendons?

Perhaps mixing a billy club and a fighting mace might not be the most user-friendly design for a weapon, or perhaps devising a safer way to transport it might be in order!   

[Valan Nonesuch]

Good point Bard. I've made a few amendments in red, more to follow.

[Bard Judith]

Super - just distinguishing between the types would work and you won't need much more than that.   Just .... How does one transport thr
Spiky types?  In a barrel on a wagon, perhsps, and only distributed 'at the front'?

[Valan Nonesuch]

Or hanging on a rack if it's a fixed place likely.

[Valan Nonesuch]

Seeker and others, final remarks? I've returned the metal studs to the non-lethal variety, and expanded the overview and origins sections.

[Drasil Razorfang]

With a blunt Striker, blows should be directed towards the limbs, particularly in the forearms, wrist or shoulder with the intent to incapacitate. Attacks to may also be aimed towards the stomach and back with the intent to force the air out of the lungs.

Wouldn't you also want to try and crack them in the skull or face as well.  If you break their nose, the force behind the club would have an excellent chance of breaking off pieces of the skull and killing them.  If not, the blood and tearing reflex would make it extremely difficult for them to see.

In addition, if you connect with a good solid blow to the head you'd definitely dull your opponents senses, if not knock them to the ground, knock them unconscious or kill them instantly. 

[Altario Shialt-eck-Gorrin]

One is completely blunt with a hook for carrying it on the belt, while the other is quite due to the spikes covering the Striker's head.

 Am I reading this wrong, or should there be a word between quite and due?

[Valan Nonesuch]

Quite right Alt, never got around to posting that I'd fixed this.

[Seeker]

Valan I decided it might be kinda neat to have a wall with 3 Strikers hanging.  If these designs meet your approval I will make it happen.

[Valan Nonesuch]

That should work great Seeker.

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