Riste

The riste is a type of sword/club hybrid made semi-famous by Mer'Kresh Barbarian Guildleader Tusfaov. It is a direct copy of a real world weapon, the Aztec macuahuitl.

Tusfaov draws a heavy sword from its harness and shows it to you. The grip is wrapped in leather with a serpentine basket guard. Its blade is made of a squarish club with lengths of razor-sharp metal embedded in the edge. "A riste is a peculiarly Rissan blade," Tusfaov explains. He indicates the flattened top and bottom of the sword, "This may look awkward, but it's very versatile. You can use it to crush, like a blunt or to slash like a traditional edged." Smiling wryly, he concedes, "but it isn't much use if you want to jab or poke at something." Touching one of the metal blades, he continues, "The first ristes used obsidian blades. Those were amazingly sharp, even sharper than metal, but impractical because they break so easily in combat. Now, ristes are made with metal."

Versions

Item	Source is	Rare item	Is incomplete
Basswood half-handled riste flaunting prismatic blades of rencate	Risty Business	true
Basswood riste flaunting prismatic blades of rencate	Risty Business	true
Blackened silver half-handed riste with a serrated edge	Order of the Apostles/Gifts and prizes
Bloodwood half-handled riste bristling with asini thorns	Risty Business	true
Bloodwood riste bristling with asini thorns	Risty Business	true
Bogbirch half-handled riste embedded with shards of diamondique	House of the Revenant Fang 429/Incidental loot
Ceremonial darkspine half-handled riste implanted with abyssal blades of tursa	Risty Business	true
Ceremonial darkspine riste implanted with abyssal blades of tursa	Risty Business	true
Cobwood half-handled riste with crescentic blades of meteoric iron	Risty Business	true
Cobwood riste with crescentic blades of meteoric iron	Risty Business	true
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