Warhammer

Warhammer were a type of one-handed melee weapon.

Description
Resembling a large, heavy sledge hammer (striking surfaces on either side of the head), the warhammer was originally adapted from the tools of laborers and craftsmen but is no longer suitable for anything but combat.

Weaponology
The warhammer was normally wielded one-handed and was considered a martial weapon that dealt bludgeoning damage. However, in fantasy it evolved to be commonly depicted as a large weapon of considerable destructive power, weight and size, but its hulking size and cumbersome weight made it so where only the very strong or tall could effectively utilize the weapon.

Notable Warhammers

 * Aegis-fang
 * Wulfgar's preferred melee weapon.


 * Craftmaster
 * Favored weapon of Gond.


 * Hammer of Tyr
 * A holy relic.

Notable Owners

 * Warhammers were favored by dwarves (especially those following Moradin), and clerics of Gond, Grumbar, and Istishia.
 * Warhammers were considered the favored weapons of the gods Laduguer, Skoraeus Stonebones, Stronmaus, and Istishia.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * The Mines of Bloodstone
 * Novels
 * Realms of Infamy, "A Matter of Thorns" • Sword Play • Dangerous Games • Mortal Consequences • The Thousand Orcs
 * Video Games
 * Menzoberranzan • Descent to Undermountain • Planescape: Torment • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance • Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Baldur's Gate III • Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance