Trident

A trident was a three-pronged martial piercing weapon.

Description
Tridents were long poles, generally measuring in length, with a three-pronged fork on the end.

Weaponology
Tridents were typically used for fishing, though occasionally people used them for hunting or in place of a pitchfork. A trident could be thrown, but it was not as well-balanced as a spear. It also was effective in defending against charges.

Notable Tridents

 * Drown
 * Drowning Death
 * Tyrant's trident

Individuals

 * Thessaloni Canos, tharchion of Aloar in Thay, wielded a trident.
 * A trident was the preferred weapon of the drow weapon master Uthegentel Del'Armgo.

Groups

 * Several aquatic races were known to fight with tridents, including locathah, merfolk, sahuagins, tritons, reef giants, and hai nu.

Trivia

 * Tridents were a favored weapon of the ocean deities Umberlee, Deep Sashelas, Persana, and Sekolah.