Post by Cthulhu Colin on Nov 15, 2012 17:50:33 GMT -6
Thanks.
IXIAN ARMS
Far more concerned with matters more sorcerous than martial, the Ixians brought little of their lineage’s military approach into Hyperborea, and given their geographical isolation, the extensive use of cavalry feel immediately into disuse.
Seeing themselves as the rightful inheritors of the Hyperborean’s former power, the Ixians have adopted many Hyperborean influences though their Scythian ancestry is still readily apparent in the heavy use of reds and gold for clothing and ornament.
Melee Weapons
The Ixians, like the Hyperboreans, also disdain non-edged weapons, though not just for reasons of symbolism, but also because in Ixian culture, a weapon that is not clearly designed to draw blood is considered no weapon at all.
Ixian soldiers and eunuch guardsmen are well-equipped by their wealthy employers though they are relatively small in number. Like all Ixians, they bear their ancestral dagger the akinakes, a straight-bladed, double-edged dagger with a pommel shaped like curved devil horns, worn suspended from the right hip and ideally suited for surprise stabbing attacks; not altogether surprising given the sometimes treacherous state of Ixian social life. Some versions of the akinakes are so long as to be short swords.
As they became steeped in Hyperborean lore and pretensions, the Ixians also adopted the heavily-curved short scimitars, scimitars, and great scimitars of the former, especially favoring the use of the great scimitar for public beheadings.
Slender-bladed short spears and javelins are also common weapons among Ixian warriors, and just as with the Hyperboreans, many Ixian guards are equipped with elaborate glaives.
Ranged Weapons
Beyond the short spear and javelin, the Ixians continue to use the composite short bow, but as their forces have concentrated on foot, they have also introduced the composite longbow as well.
Armor
Wealthy Ixians oft-times wear heavily quilted or padded robes of red, black, and gold brocade (treat as Padded Armor), but when it comes to true armor, the Ixians favor only two: scale armor and lamellar. Even the fronts of many of their round or rectangular medium shields are faced with metal scales or lames.
The Ixian helmet is a deep, close-fitting pot helm with a short nasal, slightly-pointed top, and sometimes embossed with devil horns on the sides. The wearers of higher varieties of the helmet frequently wrap a short turban around the base of the helm also.
IXIAN ARMS
Far more concerned with matters more sorcerous than martial, the Ixians brought little of their lineage’s military approach into Hyperborea, and given their geographical isolation, the extensive use of cavalry feel immediately into disuse.
Seeing themselves as the rightful inheritors of the Hyperborean’s former power, the Ixians have adopted many Hyperborean influences though their Scythian ancestry is still readily apparent in the heavy use of reds and gold for clothing and ornament.
Melee Weapons
The Ixians, like the Hyperboreans, also disdain non-edged weapons, though not just for reasons of symbolism, but also because in Ixian culture, a weapon that is not clearly designed to draw blood is considered no weapon at all.
Ixian soldiers and eunuch guardsmen are well-equipped by their wealthy employers though they are relatively small in number. Like all Ixians, they bear their ancestral dagger the akinakes, a straight-bladed, double-edged dagger with a pommel shaped like curved devil horns, worn suspended from the right hip and ideally suited for surprise stabbing attacks; not altogether surprising given the sometimes treacherous state of Ixian social life. Some versions of the akinakes are so long as to be short swords.
As they became steeped in Hyperborean lore and pretensions, the Ixians also adopted the heavily-curved short scimitars, scimitars, and great scimitars of the former, especially favoring the use of the great scimitar for public beheadings.
Slender-bladed short spears and javelins are also common weapons among Ixian warriors, and just as with the Hyperboreans, many Ixian guards are equipped with elaborate glaives.
Ranged Weapons
Beyond the short spear and javelin, the Ixians continue to use the composite short bow, but as their forces have concentrated on foot, they have also introduced the composite longbow as well.
Armor
Wealthy Ixians oft-times wear heavily quilted or padded robes of red, black, and gold brocade (treat as Padded Armor), but when it comes to true armor, the Ixians favor only two: scale armor and lamellar. Even the fronts of many of their round or rectangular medium shields are faced with metal scales or lames.
The Ixian helmet is a deep, close-fitting pot helm with a short nasal, slightly-pointed top, and sometimes embossed with devil horns on the sides. The wearers of higher varieties of the helmet frequently wrap a short turban around the base of the helm also.
