Location Sultros Blades

[Sei Tendo]

Sei stepped in to the Sultros Blades and gazed lazily at the many weapons on display. He stepped forward, and looked at the smith with curiosity. He was still amazed at all the blades, but he pressed forward and waited for the smith to finish with the other man before he spoke. "I'd like a customized blade please." He said confidently. He then began to explain the best he could. "I'd like two. Twins if you will, and I'd like them to be hand blades. Like kunai but bigger. I want them to be hand blades, and for them to be light but dangerous. I want the blade to be hooked toward the sky, and have a good handle." He finished.

[Eanos]

Karu

"You are not wrong," the smith agreed. "The deposit covers the time that is spent in creating the weapon. Whilst the steel can be reused, the time cannot."

"I look forward to your return in two days."

Sei Tendo

Eanos nodded to the latest customer to have entered the shop, and listened to his request, making some fresh notes on the sheet of parchment.

"I can make knives to that pattern easily enough," he replied. "Can I ask, how long would you like the blades to be? Also can you explain a little more what you mean by being hooked towards the sky?" He raised an eyebrow and waited, knowing it was better to ask now than make assumptions.

[Sei Tendo]

Sei looked back at the man, and thought about the length. "About seven inches, and by hooked I mean I'd like it to curve upwards to the tip of the blade." He explained. He spoke casually, and had a playful air around him. He shaped the curve with his hands, making half of a crest moon. "So how much would that be?" He asked.

[Eanos]

A short blade in the shape of a half crescent moon was an unusual design, but he didn't question it as he assumed that Sei had a reason for such a request. He noted it down and nodded.

"Yes, I understand." He paused and considered the work involved and the other jobs which he had running, calculating which could be delayed and which reorganised. A fair amount of time in this forge was spent in waiting for steel to normalise so other jobs could be done in between.

"The price for a pair would be fifteen gold, and they should be ready in four days. Is that acceptable?"

[Sei Tendo]

Sei pondered this, and couldn't think of a better deal. He nodded and spoke. "That's fine." He said. He reached into his pocket, and took out the mizas. "Here you are. I look forward to seeing your work." He said happily. He would be back in four days, and looked forward to his new blades.

[Karu]

16Th Fall 513

Karu was very happy today. The two days waiting were really boring, but today he will see his Sai for the first time. Even being just a pair of Sai, it was his first pair of Sai, and the first weapon he would use in his life, so it was a day to remember.

"Good morning! Are my Sai ready to try it?" Karu was as excited as a kid before receiving his birthday presents.

[Eanos]

Karu

"Good morning," replied the smith, raising an eyebrow at the enthusiasm of the customer.

He nodded, but needed to qualify before he complied with the request. "I have made one sai. It is still rough forged at the moment but finished well enough for you to judge if the dimensions are correct. If you will wait one moment." He didn't wait for this permission to be given, indeed it was more of a command than a request.

He returned from the forge a moment later with a bundle wrapped in black cloth which he laid on the workbench. Before he unwrapped it he unhooded the lantern which also stood there so that the light was brighter.

"As I say," he said before he continued. "This is the rough version of the weapon which I made to your size. If the fit is correct for both of your hands then I will make it's twin, then finish and polish them for you. Otherwise I will adjust this one and then proceed." Sometimes it was necessary to start again, but that happened less often now than it had when he'd been less experienced.

He unwrapped the bundle revealing the sai to Karu. The handle was simply bound in leather, the metal dull and with a brushed finish except around the handle and guards where a finer polish had been applied so that the weapon could be spun in and out. One guard swept forwards and the other back as requested.

"Please, try it out and make sure that it is as you wished and that the clearance of the guards fits your hands well. I can alter the shape of the guards if you tell me how you want them altered, but once we've agreed the shape then it will be set and future changes much harder to make. You may note that at the moment the balance is a little hilt heavy. This will corrected when we've made any changes that you wish to make"

He stepped back and waved to Karu to go ahead.

oocDetailed descriptions are a little vague so that you can add detail to size, shape etc if you wish

[Karu]

The Isur dissapeared in the forge to bring the Sai, while Karu was thinking how it will look now that it was real.

"This is the rough version of the weapon which I made to your size. If the fit is correct for both of your hands then I will make it's twin, then finish and polish them for you. Otherwise I will adjust this one and then proceed." said the smith as he unwrapped the Sai.

"Alright, lets see"
Karu pointed the Sai blades to his elbow, so he could check the lenght. The tip was right at the end of his elbow, so if he hit somebody with his elbow you couldnt be able to see if the Sai was used or not.

Then he checked that the guard pointing down would be able to protect his knuckles but also would let him move his hand and the fingers. All was alright, but then...

"All seems to be alright, but as I dont know about weapons, I cant tell you if the weight is ok too. The less they weight, the better. And as you say, it will change when finished, so I think it is Ok."

Karu tossed the Sai to check the balance. "Hmn, could you change the center of gravity? I want it around the point where the guards joins the blade, if that helps so I can flip the Sai quickly. What do you think?"
Said Karu as he give the Sai to the expert smith, waiting for his opinion

[Eanos]

Eanos watched carefully for all the mans reactions, both as he saw the sai and as he handled it for all things were telling. Some were disappointed when they saw the partly finished weapon, either not appreciating that it was merely a test piece or not realising the difference that finishing would make.

He nodded and smiled. "Indeed, you are right, the weight is forward of where the point of balance should be." He forebore to remind the man that he'd said as much. "Part of the finishing is to adjust the point of balance so I will do that. I might suggest that the point of balance will be better as much as a fingers width ahead of the guard as this will give a little more impetus to the blade when you are flicking it about. It makes the start a little slower but it finishes quicker which will give a harder strike. But," he smiled again, "If you want it at the guard then I will put it there as of course it is your weapon."

It was an important point. In some things Eanos was the expert, but the reason that people came here was to get what they wanted, not what someone else thought that they wanted. Eanos would only object if what they wanted was detrimental to his art, and that was not the case here.

[Karu]

"I already told you, I dont know about weapons, so I can ask you to make something and decrease the weapon efficiency. Thats why I ask you. If you think it would be better that way, then do it. Next time, I will be able to tell you the exact weapon I want, as I will have learn about this pair of Sai in the battle."
Karu was also thinking about the opponents he may have to fight. A Sai is useful against almost all the races, but what about ghosts? If Karu has to fight against one, he wouldnt be able to hit them.

"Uhm... before I go, its possible to hit a ghost with a weapon without the ghost touching something? I heard somewhere that magic can be used in weapons, but I dont know if that purpose may be possible even with magic"