Lore: Legendary Axes

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The axes is great for chopping down trees and opponents. This list of axes stray not from that business of their making, but the myth and legend surrounding these axes of legend certainly lifts them above their humble and brutal origins.

Legendary Axes

Blonn’s Gigantic Chopper: This oversized axe was created for the infamous cannibal, the Butcher of Blonn. When it is swung in the air, the screams of the butcher’s victims can sometimes be heard on the wind, inciting primal fear in the heart of its intended victim.

Axe of the Fall-down Tree: Found in a peasant’s woodshed, this axe was used to cut the cursed tree that stood for 150 years outside the village of Tensee. The thick low-hanging branches of this colossal maple tree were irresistible to generations of Tensee children, dozens of whom fell to their death when they played there. The axe glows faintly with holy light.

Axe of the Ancestors: King Barnaby of Rech should have thought twice before taking a second wife. This double-headed axe is possessed by both of his mothers-in-law, their caricatures thoughtfully engraved afterwards on each blade by an anonymous blacksmith. The mothers-in-law don’t seem to have noticed that King Barnaby has been dead for four hundred years. They offer ill-timed advice, but they do know a lot about court intrigue from four centuries ago.

Axes of Evil: This pair of hatchets were owned by the evil brothers of Glomm, who used to wander the countryside each autumn, killing peasants while ostensibly hunting for firewood. When the brothers were finally caught, they blamed the axes, saying their hatchets were to blame because they were infused with some evil power. Their claims unsubstantiated, the brothers were hanged shortly thereafter. They went to their deaths with so much whining and pants-pissing that their death march is still imitated by the children of Glomm in the village square. Stolen from the Glomm Town Museum and not seen for a generation.

Axe of the Serpent-Bearer: This beautiful axe was made by the snake-worshippers of Burachh Island, who are known to be excellent craftspeople. The venomous ebony-and-ivory snake that twists around the handle is purported to occasionally come to life, but the only thing this axe has been proven to do is cause hallucinations.

Heraldic Axe of Healing: This hefty axe has grown in power each time it has passed from father to son, or even from friend to friend. Powered by generosity and holy light, this powerful Roman-style battleaxe causes as much healing to the bearer as it does damage to the enemy. The near-perfect sapphires decorating the handle are thought to be worth thousands of gold pieces.

Poison Ivy Tomahawk: This diminutive hatchet almost looks like a toy. It is the perfect defensive weapon for someone small of stature who is unaccustomed to hand-to-hand combat. Enemies wounded by this tomahawk immediately break out in painful itching and swelling.

Dark Moon Shear: This enormous weapon must be kept away from the light at all times. Many of its previous owners claim that even they have never gotten a good look at it, but some fret that it is more a living being than a true weapon. Good for nighttime raids or dungeon crawls, but otherwise best kept wrapped in its ancient moonstone-covered shawl.