[Mischievous enthusiasm bubbles up in his eyes, and he grins in shared glee.]
It's a Grosse Messer. There's one like it in my Fathe...in my... in the old armory of my...my...my palace. What was my palace. It's a European style, but it's enough like the lines of some Asian swords that it seemed like a good choice for this...and it can be used one or two handed, with a nice long hilt to give you some leverage. You're not so big that a bit of leverage won't be welcome.
[The sword looks like this: http://www.rockynational.com/3410_88GMS_Cold_Steel_Grosse_Messer_Sword_with_Leather_Scabbard.html. It is, however, more elegant and refined: the hilt has been bound in leather, then tight-wrapped with a grid of silk cord binding to give traction and stability to the grip, and there's a bold pommel cast as a steel dragon with enamel detailing to match Nall's new armor. That's one nice thing about getting your costume from a Madboy: it tends to be designed and engineered to WORK.]
[Of course, it's a good thing Tarvek's talent hasn't really come back in full, yet, or it might WORK quite a lot more oddly and excitingly...]
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Date: 2011-10-27 04:29 am (UTC)It's a Grosse Messer. There's one like it in my Fathe...in my... in the old armory of my...my...my palace. What was my palace. It's a European style, but it's enough like the lines of some Asian swords that it seemed like a good choice for this...and it can be used one or two handed, with a nice long hilt to give you some leverage. You're not so big that a bit of leverage won't be welcome.
[The sword looks like this: http://www.rockynational.com/3410_88GMS_Cold_Steel_Grosse_Messer_Sword_with_Leather_Scabbard.html. It is, however, more elegant and refined: the hilt has been bound in leather, then tight-wrapped with a grid of silk cord binding to give traction and stability to the grip, and there's a bold pommel cast as a steel dragon with enamel detailing to match Nall's new armor. That's one nice thing about getting your costume from a Madboy: it tends to be designed and engineered to WORK.]
[Of course, it's a good thing Tarvek's talent hasn't really come back in full, yet, or it might WORK quite a lot more oddly and excitingly...]