>Since I either don't have or can't find my old RQ3 Genertela booklet,
>I was looking for info on the characteristic weapons of each of the
>homelands listed in HQ.
>
>Note 1: yes, certain homelands give a particular weapon skill, so
>obviously that will be a common one there.
>
>Note 2: yes, warriors and soldiers may adopt all sorts of weird
>weapons. But there will still be the "when I think of a warrior or
>soldier of my culture, this is what I picture" for each homeland.
>
>Note 3: Yes, hunters everywhere use bows, herders everywhere will
>typically know bow or sling, in cities everywhere people are usually
>limited to daggers and cudgels by various laws, traditions, and rules
>of etiquette, etc. See point 2 for why I don't care about all the
>exceptions.
>
>So, to start:
>
>Heortlings:
>
>The fyrd use spear and shield, and throw javelins (although rarely
>well). Warriors usually learn sword and shield, and also throw
>javelins.
I don't think they have separate javlins, they use a spear which can be thrown but the fyrd don't often because they would then have to fight with the sword which isn't really suitable for fyrd combat.
>Tarsh: Axe and shield is predominant for hand weapons. For missile
>weapons ????
According to Tarsh in Flames some soldiers are equipped with bows and some with javlins. Again I think the average warrior may have a throwing spear but usually fights close combat.
>Praxians: spears and/or swords, both with shields, execpt for the
>pygmies. Bows except amongst bison riders.
>
>Grazers: Bows are the primary weapon. Warriors learn spear and
>sometimes sword (both with shield)
>
>Esrolia: "square axes" are the classic weapon, although various
>traditions no doubt use a variety of other melee weapons too.
>Missile weapons?
The axe is the Babeester Gori weapon, more common will be Vinga spearwomen and male militias also with spear and shield. Some archers and javlinwomen are indicated in the HQ book. Then there are Humatki duelists, possibly with rapiers rather than broadswords.
>Esruvalar: ??????
I see them as dark age rather than high medieval, so knights in chain mail and helmets with a fyrd not very different from the Heortlings. Some archers.
>Seshnala: Only knights are typically armed. They may carry a broad
>range of melee weapons, but most commonly sword and shield, with some
>great swords as well. Missiles ?????
According to the HQ book there are foot soldiers - archers, regular and shock. I don't think the knights would use missiles at all and the foot soldiers will be poor quality - no yeoman archers who will exist in one of the other western countries.
>Dara Happa: Civilians have their daggers and generally avoid major
>conflicts. Army troops have a range of traditional weapons, the most
>famous of which are the phalanx with their great spears and shields.
>The phalanx doesn't use missile weapons, that is someone else's job.
>
>Puma People: Don't have troops. Many are hunters, or at least
>dabble in it as part of their wilderness survival, so learn the bow.
>
>Teshnos: ?????
According to the HQ book, no cavelry so mostly infantry with spear and skirmishers with sling, bow or javlin. But don't forget the elephants, especially the armoured ones.
>Additions and corrections are welcome!
-- Donald Oddy http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/
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