Creature:The Onthodros/Weapons

Onthean Weapons
The Ontheans don't have primitive military. They often use gargantuan ships and bombards, and they have also advanced hand weapon technologies. Unlike the Northern Mountain Tragnon, they use still many types of melee weapons, like swords, axes, maces, spears, and many other. Also, they use many types of guns, from these most primitive, to quite modern. Because they fight and raid ships everyday, they simply need battle arsenal like that.. There you will find the list of Onthean infantry weapons with a description. .

Sabre
The sabre is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger. The Ontheans use them as primary hand weapon, because it is easy to made, sharp, and very fast paced weapon, capable of cutting off head of the enemy very easily, to cut dangerously entangled ship sail ropes, and it is simply very practical. They know many types of sabres, from old short ones made from bronze, through long elite steel sabres, to the ones made from orichalcum, owned only by the richest and greatest Ontheans, like the lieutenants or admirals.

Axe
Axes are used not only as tools for cutting trees and heads of criminals, but also very often as weapons. The Ontheans use them very often in battles, mostly for their destructivity and lethality. There are many types of battle axes, single or double, ones what have hammer or spike on the other side, and Ontheans use all of them. The axes are practical in the close fight, but in the too dense battles they can't be used fully. Onthean axes are made from steel or bronze, but they are used mostly by the lower classes of warriors, because the higher classes usually prefer sabres or the guns.

Spear
The spears are considered overall weak and primitive weapon, however, the Ontheans still use them. The main difference between classic and Onthean spears is, that Onthean spears are longer, about 15 feet long, they are heavier, and they can be shot from special devices similar to cannons, but with much less caliber. Spears are used to kill the crew on another ship, without the need to entering it, and also are used to jump from one ship to another, if they are closer than 12 m to each other. Spears are also only used by lower classes.

Hand Guns
The hand guns, often called dwarf culverins are often used Onthean gunpowder weapon, but they are only a bit more efficient than crossbows. They shoot relatively large projectiles, and one who uses them must have his ears protected, from the sound exceeding 120 decibels. They are slow and heavy, but the sounds and explosions of gunpowder make great decrease of enemy morale. But, they are not very reliable, and the more modern types of guns are now used more often. The hand guns can explode, and kill one equipped with them, because they are simply only basic, small cannons.

Arquebuses
The arquebuses are the mostly used Onthean guns. They are much more reliable and efficient than the hand guns. As a low-velocity firearm, the arquebus was used against enemies who were often partially or fully protected by steel-plate armour. Good suits of plate would usually stop an arquebus ball at long range. However, at close range, it was possible to pierce even the armor heavy infantry, depending highly on the power of the arquebus and the quality of the armor. Onthean use them in the close fight, where they work as first line fighters. They are also the mostly used weapon in the Onthean army. But, still, there is a one type of gun what is more advanced.

Muskets
A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. It is used only in the elite Onthean forces, and fire sharp, sometimes explosive projecties with great power, capable of piercing almost every infantry plating. They are very advanced weapons, what are often made from the platinium, and covered by the gold. The units what use them are only the most elite pirate warriors.