Arms and Armour:Fencing

Fencing is a sport within Fastheld, rather than a military discipline, though its practice can certainly be extended into such. Popular among the nobility, and those who wish to place themselves within noble circles, it involves the use of a weapon in each hand - a fencing sword in the main hand, and a small dagger for parrying in the off hand.

Foil
The simplest of the fencing swords, the foil is a weapon designed for thrusting alone. When one fights with the foil for sport, a strike with the non-cutting side of the weapon, or a slap, does not score any points. Also, in most tournaments, fencers will place a cork cap over the ends of their foils to prevent injury from being dealt to a friendly opponent.

It isn't often that these are used in battle, and in fact, the weapon, except in the hands of the most skilled fencers in Fastheld, would be a liability in real combat. Instead, these simple fencing swords are quite limited in their use both inside and outside of tournaments, tending to be the blades given to novices and younger lords to practice with.


 * In-Game Description
 * A slender Foil, forged from drawn-out steel. Normally around thirty inches in length, the sides of the blade present no harm to any who may be struck by them. Instead, the entire length of the weapon is a long, slender rod of metal, tapered down to a pointed end for piercing. A comfortable grip of treated leather is at the bottom of the weapon, protected by a circular, cup-shaped end cap around five inches in diameter. The pommel of the weapon is of varying design, and often decorated.