Scimitar

The scimitar was a one-handed, martial melee weapon of the sword family.

Description
The scimitar was similar to the falchion in that it was a "backsword", sharpened on one edge and the other edge was thicker to give it strength. Scimitar blades were long and almost always curved, though a few were angled like a khopesh. Starting at the hilt, the blade might taper gradually to a point or might increase in width and then rapidly come to a point. The hilt was one-handed and had quillons.

Weaponology
Scimitars did not have the damaging power of longswords or other heavier swords, but with skill they could hit vital areas better than most. Using the one-sided, curved scimitar required special training and was therefore classified as a martial weapon.

History
First appearing on Toril around the year (1880 NY), scimitars developed from the khopesh, which were created a thousand years prior. These blades were commonly favored by Calishites and some druids.

Notable scimitars

 * Icingdeath: Right handed weapon of Drizzt Do'Urden the ranger.
 * Twinkle: Left handed weapon of the drow, Drizzt.
 * Hornblade: The weapon of the nature god Mielikki.
 * Starzad: A strongly enchanted scimitar forged by a genie in Qudra.