> bethexton_at_... writes:
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>>Praxians: spears and/or swords, both with shields, execpt for the >>pygmies. Bows except amongst bison riders.
I was just reading my new copy of "Masters of Luck and Death" last night; according to that, most members of the Praxian Sword Man tradition (essentially misapplied worship of Humakt) use swords made of hardened bone. I don't remember specific mention of swords being uncommon among the remainder of Praxians, but that was the impression I ended up with.
Membership requirements for the tradition (or the hero band of Sword Men, whatever it's called -- I forget which, and there seems to be essentially a 1:1 mapping between the two) is to have a sword which has withstood a fierce battle. So there seems to be some recognition that just any ol' bone with a sharpened edge isn't sufficient.
In any case, I like the image of swords made out of "inappropriate" materials (which seemed to be a recurring theme in "MoLaD" -- q.v. the Wooden Sword of the Aldryami), at least in special cases.
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