Although kender weapons are not the best combat items in all Ansalon,
they have some special features kender always count on - simplicity
and several different functions besides being a weapon. They are commonly
made of a flexible ironwood haft with leather, catgut, and metal adornment.
The weapons named with -ak (hoopak, battak) are commonly used by males,
while weapons named with -ik (sashik, whippik) are used by female kender.
Hoopaks and whippiks are the most common weapons among kender.
A warning: these weapons are not so common now, because of the
Kender Flight. So, just kender can build these weapons, and they don't
sell them to non-kender. Afflicted kender dislike these weapons, preferring
more offensive ones. Also, any non-kender trying to use these weapons
act as the difficulty is one level higher (e.g., a human fighter of
Strength 7(B) trying to attack a monster of Physique 6 with a Hoopak
has to get an 11 to be successful (12+6-7=11)). As long as a kender
is using one of these weapons, he or she gets a +2 bonus to attacks
made with them.
Battak |
+5 |
M |
Bat bullets at targets;
Pry with the wedge;
Spear with the blade;
Climb by wedging it in the ground;
Create percussive music |
Bollik |
+4 |
L |
Flail enemies;
Use as a bola (damage +2);
Thresh grain;
Grapple walls;
Entangle enemies;
Climb as a rope ladder;
Store items in pockets of leather strap;
Play as a wind thrummer |
Chapak |
+4 |
L |
Split wood;
Shoot as a slingshot;
Pry with the butt;
Snorkeling (it has several holes);
Shoot as a blowgun;
Grapple (with a spidersilk rope) |
Hachak |
+7 |
H |
Cut and split wood;
Hammer nails;
Climb as a ladder;
Prune trees;
Plan wood;
Throw darts;
Play as a chime by hammering on the blades |
Hoopak |
+4 |
M |
Throw as a spear;
Strike as a staff;
Shoot or sling stones;
Pry with the blade;
Pick apples with the gut;
Whirl as a bullroar |
Polpak |
+4 |
L |
Prune trees;
Spearfish with the blade;
Use the blade as a short sword;
Saw with the serrated face;
Climb as a ladder;
Strike as with a staff;
Play as a musical saw |
Sashik |
+2 |
VL |
Flail enemies;
Scourge by attaching hooks;
Entangle enemies;
Climb as a rope ladder;
Throw wooden beads;
Fish as with a net;
Play as a xylophone |
Sithak |
+5 |
M |
Carry buckets as
with a yoke;
Harvest crops;
Furrow grounds;
Slash enemies;
Shoot field arrows (+5 missile weapon);
Strum as a stringed instrument |
Whippik |
+2 |
VL |
Shoot darts (+2 missile weapon);
Whip or scourge enemies;
Snaring game;
Hang criminals;
Fishing;
Strum as a stringed instrument |