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Finally finished another challenge theme :aww::
"Fantasy Weapon: design a weapon (e.g. sword, axe,...) in a fantasy style. It should not look like a copy of something known and it should be practical (no silly designs that make the weapon unusable). Digital or traditional media is fine."
Read more about the challenge with :iconcsendes-arny: here: fav.me/d97dp21

This was my idea and the reason for that is because I suck at such things :XD:. I really dislike thinking about weapon designs and making it look like shiny metal etc.
I am not content with the results as it stands now, so I will probable edit them when I use them for other art. Also please note The axe and the blades do not belong to the same size scale. The axe is larger.

These are supposed to be some weapons of my OCs.
The axe and the black knife are (obviously :XD:) inspired by TES ebony glass :aww:. I love that material :heart:! The knife looks very close to the ebony knife in Skyrim. It is a modified version that I had drawn already once before. I like that the blade and hilt are the same material. That is Telyn's ritual knife and kind of the only expensive item he possesses.

The design of the axe on the other hand is based on my own idea and is my actual challenge entry. I am not content with the ornamentation yet, but I will leave that for now. The only one of my characters who would wield an axe is also Telyn, but he could hardly afford to buy or keep such a weapon. I have yet to find a reason to treat him with it in my story :aww:.

The silver blade is Skirgard's only weapon. He rarely uses physical weapons, because he is better with magical attacks. The weapon is coated with silver to fight undead or werewolf enemies and it also has a ritual purpose :aww:.

The little blade on the right is Fionn's alchemist knife. It is a simple design, but with a specialty: the dark lines on the blade are ridges that are used for two things: when collecting fluids from an item -for example plants- the fluid would run off along the ridges and can easily be caught in a bottle. The second purpose is to hold poison =P.

The boring knife on top is Erin's. She has several weapons, but loves this one for the shape of the blade. It is like a hunting knife that is good for stabbing and cutting. The shape is highly inspired by my favorite kitchen knife :XD:.
The little oval thing in the hilt is a glass prism. I recycled this idea from another blade I designed ages ago (and doubt anybody still knows about). The prism is there to split light on the one side and to concentrate it on the other. The later for example could be used to burn things =P.
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Whoa... would like to have them all :D