Diplomacy

_    A cuirous sword with a curious name, the Rapier known as         / \    "Diplomacy" comes from the same period of Fastheld's        | ^ |   history as the Radiant Darkness and, much like it's        | | |   counterpart, is a weapon with a name earned through deed | | |  rather than bravado. | | |          | | |   A Silver Rapier in look, but with a durability akin to steel, | | |  Diplomacy is an elegant weapon indeed, featuring a slender | | |  36" long platinum blade that tapers to a sharp point, and a        | | |   10" hilt, that - all in all - speaks of a weapon of 46" in        | | |   total length from pommel to tip.        | | |           | | |   Though the eternally polished silver blade is remarkable in        | | |   and of itself, of most interest to the casual observer as the        | | |   rather unconventional golden quillions that sweep back from        | | |   the jewelled ricasso black to flow over the wire-wrapped        | | |   handle and cover it completely without dampening the        | | |   ability to hold the weapon, offering total protection from        | | |   any other blades. Indeed, should any blade strike these        | | |   quillions, one might assume that it will just slide off,        | | |   keeping the hands out of harm's way.        | | |           | | |   Rogues that prey on honest travellers have need of weapons | | |  that are light and easily concealed - weapons such as this | | |  one. Though the history of Diplomacy is not known, it is       | | |   certain that there is a certain irony to the name, and that | | |  whatever it's origin, this deadly rapier was never intended | | |  for honest purposes. | | |          |_^_|   Merely holding the beautifully adorned gold and silver weapon ///#\\\ produces a larcenous gleam in the eye, and thoughts of fat \\\#/// Nobles with even fatter purses spring to the mind unbidden. ___|||||___    /  __\-/__  \    This weapon is a boon to Rogues and a bane to honest men, / // /\O// \\ \  yet true to the Rogue's Code it would seem that the / // \/-/\  \\ \   creator of Diplomacy knew that words could be as / //   / / /   \\ \  intimidating as any weapon when bringing a conflict | ||  \/ /\   || |  to an end. | ||  / / /   || |   | ||   \/ /\   || |  Especially when punctuated with a collapsed lung. \ \\  / / /   // /   \ \\  \/ /\  // /     \_\\ /_/_/ //_/          |___|          |_|           \_/


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