Avendar

Axe
Skill type:	Skill
Skill subtype:	Weapon Skill
Primary user:	Various
Syntax:	Automatic

Bladed weapons with a typically short haft, axes are most often favoured by barbarians, who enjoy their lack of subtlety and learn specific techniques for them. Axes may be found in many sizes, for both one and two-handed use. They typically deal slashing damage, and they are characteristically poor at fending off blows, due to their balance and lack of finesse. The weighty swings often required by axes make it suited against both shield blocking and deflection, but much easier for opponents to fend off or stone phalanx.

See also: Parry