Shortspear

Shortspears were a simple, one-handed melee or thrown weapon.

Description
As the name implied, shortspears were a shorter variety of spears. Typically, they had a straight shaft made of wood, either sharpened to a point or tipped with a spearhead fashioned to perform a specific function. The spearhead could be made of iron, bronze, steel, flint, obsidian, rock crystal, ivory, coral, or other material as suited to the job. Their shafts were typically shorter than a quarterstaff and usually of smaller diameter than a regular spear, especially if intended to be thrown.

Weaponology
Shortspears were small and light enough to wield in one hand and required very little training to thrust it into or at an opponent. Throwing a spear was usually done either when hunting, when a target was unlikely to attack back, or there was another spear nearby to replace it.

Individuals

 * Shortspears were considered a favored weapon of the god Annam All-Father.

Groups

 * Horse-riders of the Tuigan Horde favored the shortspear sometimes, depending on the rider.
 * Spirit shamans were typically known to be proficient in the use of shortspears.