Wyvern-beater

“This wyvern-beater has been in our family for generations, and one day it will be yours. Did anyone kill a dragon with it? By Angrosh, of course! Your great grandmother, Raxasha, used it to kill a tatzelwurm and a sea dragon. Yes, some day you, too, my son, will perform heroic deeds—once your beard grows in, that is.”
— Hardas son of Kurolas, dwarven warrior, modern

The wyvern-beater was designed by dwarves for dwarves, which is why humans find it unwieldly. Despite its name, this axe is too small to be effective against creatures as gigantic as dragons, but it serves well against orcs and other enemies. Dwarven families pass wyvern-beaters from generation to generation and sing their praises in tales of heroic deeds.

“In ancient times, small wyverns were everywhere. Dwarves created the wyvern-beater to put an end to their scourge.”

— Arbosh son of Angrax, forge dwarf master smith

“Small wyverns? I’ve heard of giant wyverns, but not small wyverns. What are they like?”

— Tjalva Garheltsdottir, Hetja of Prem

“We drove them to extinction ages ago.”

— Arbosh son of Angrax, forge dwarf master smith

Technique	Damage	P+T	AT/PA	Reach	Weight	Length	Cost	Complexity
Impact Weapons	d6+4	STR 14	0/–1	short	1 stn 2 lbs	50 hf/cm 20 inches	90 S	complex (3 AP)

Note: To buy a wyvern-beater during hero creation, the character must come from a dwarven culture.

Weapon Advantage: The maneuver Shield-Splitter gains +4 DP.

Weapon Disadvantage: Receive a -1 penalty on AT against creatures of size categories large and huge. When wielding wyvern-beaters, non-dwarves receive a -1 penalty to AT, PA, and DP.