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.

Usage
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.

Reputation
The trident was often associated with the ocean. It was commonly used by undersea races such as sahuagin It was the favored weapon of the ocean deities Umberlee, Deep Sashelas, Persana, and Sekolah.

Notable Tridents

 * Drown
 * 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, and reef giants.