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.

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, and Stronmaus.