Spencer's Personal Arsenal, Combined

Posted on Sun Sep 10th, 2023 @ 6:17am by Spencer Gustaffson

414 words; about a 2 minute read

Deer horn knives:



Log Entry:
These are probably the most expensive weapons in my collection. They're also some of the most interesting, because of just how versatile they are. They were developed, at least in part, by the founder of the Eight Trigrams school. He was a merchant and a diplomat in China, and needed a weapon which could deal with highway ruffians efficiently and with a minimum of trouble. I don't know where he got all the ideas from, but I'd bet that the khukri was in here somewhere, with that dangerous-looking sword point at the top. Because he developed it with his palm techniques, it looks a lot like a bladed knuckle duster or a rounded cleaver, if you take off those points which are what make it so unique and so versatile. Like other pronged weapons, it's a good sword catcher and even sometimes a sword breaker. Because spears were common in China at the time (usually waxwood or bamboo), it's pretty good at catching them out too. As long as you keep your body moving, the weapon is pretty versatile.

In the modern day, I've been able to use them to defend myself. I'd love to try and see how the Kaldore would fair against them; their drones don't do super-well against my claw weapon. We'll see soon enough how that fake Red Ranger fares.


Scene:
Studying in open air was peaceful, almost meditative. Spencer was clad in light cotton training attire, holding the two blades, one in each hand. Bagua Zhang, the Eight Trigrams Palm technique, hadn't been on his radar immediately when he started into tai chi and more inner-focused arts. Over time, he'd come to respect the balance it gave him of outer and inner. It seemed that the flowing movements of his body helped him keep his emotions and thoughts flowing as well. He'd gotten lucky and found teachers who understood he was approaching the art form with some prior knowledge. They let him try out techniques and moves that blended his prior experience with this art's philosophy, That meant that occasionally he would explode forward with a kiai, slashing down with that curved blade like it was a claw. Somehow, he knew that motion would be important to him someday. It felt right, to bring it down on an enemy like a wolf's claws.

 

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