Bladesmith Guild

Overview

The Bladesmith Guild is an off-shoot of the Blacksmith's Guild. It specialises in the forging of cutlery. This includes, but is not limited to, knives, daggers, swords, polearms and axes.The Bladesmith Guild is often preferred by Paladins and Warriors from Noble Familites. This is because the Bladesmith Guild members customise the look of the weapons that are created. Not only are the weapons the highest in quality, but also look the greatest. Magical weaponry is commonly brought to a bladesmith for enhancement in both look and function.

A bladesmith is a highly specialised Blacksmith who aids in the forging of speciailsied weapons using unique materials. This can include the use of runes and magic to create amazing weaponry. A bladesmith is more likely to have the raw materials needed or the recipes needed to forge more specialised weapons using strange materials.
The Bladesmith can enhance the look of the blade being wielded. The Bladesmith will comply with the wishes of their customer. However, the Bladesmith - in order to hold their position must adhere to certain rules concerning weapon embellishment.

Class appropriate motifs - eg justice motifs for Paladins

Level appropriate signs, sigils and forms - Growing ornateness for higher levels

Order Recognised Signs - The Order motto and motifs can be enscribed.
Rank accorded Symbols - Order level symbols - bars, crowns and wreaths

Feat and Achievement Symbols - Dragon heads for dragon slayers, crumbling walls for sieges.

Runes - these can include Runic spells and non-magical inscriptions

Pricing is 10 - 100gp per inch of inscription and embellishment.

Such weaponry will clearly indicate to any knowledgeable viewer the nobility of the wielder, and potentially their rank in their Order, Family, or Class Level.Therefore in the correct situation the weapon can add or minus 1D10+2% to the Loyalty and Moral Checks.

Example weapons include:

Weapons

Axe-Like Weapons
Battle axe
Hand or throwing axe
Sickle

Shortblades - Knives and Daggers
Dagger
Parrying dagger
Dirk
Knife
Main Gauche
Stiletto

Polearm
Awl pike
Bardiche
Bec de corbin
Bill-guisarme
Fauchard
Fauchard-fork
Glaive
Glaive-guisarme
Guisarme
Guisarme-voulge
Halberd
Hook fauchard
Partisan
Ranseur
Spetum
Trident
Voulge

Swords
Bastard sword
Broad sword
Claymore
Cutlass
Drusus
Falchion
Khopesh
Long sword
Rapier
Sabre
Scimitar
Short sword
Two-hand. sword

Specialised Equipment

Caltrop
Dagger Boots
Sword Canes (Blades hidden inside clubs and canes or sticks (X3 price)

Structure

Guildmaster - head of the guild Masters - fully accepted Guild members who have completed a 'masterpiece'. Apprentices - trainees who help the masters Journeymen - daily laborers.