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.

Weaponology
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.

Varieties

 * Luqu: a type of trident that was used by the Iulutiuns primarily for spearing fish. They were made of lashed segments of bone or wood, with each prong covered in hooked barbs. They typically measured or longer and  in diameter.

Notable Tridents

 * Drown
 * Drowning Death
 * Trident of fish command
 * Trident of submission
 * Tyrant's trident

Groups

 * The zombie auxiliaries in the army of Yrkhetep wielded tridents.

Individuals

 * Elashor, king of the aquatic elven city of Iumathiashae.
 * Gar Shatterkeel was the owner of the unique trident drown.
 * Rimmon
 * Swendi
 * Tarnheel Embuirhan was the original owner of the tyrant's trident.
 * Thessaloni Canos, tharchion of Aloar in Thay, wielded a trident.
 * A trident was the preferred weapon of the drow weapon master Uthegentel Del'Armgo.
 * Queen of Chaos

Races & Intelligent Creatures

 * Several aquatic races were known to fight with tridents, including locathah, merfolk, sahuagins, tritons, shalarins, reef giants, hai nu, marels, and takos.
 * Most diaboli were skilled in the use of tridents.
 * Go-zu oni were occasionally known to fight with tridents.
 * Lizard kings were often known to fight with tridents.
 * Mezzoloths were typically known to fight with one or two tridents.
 * Nixies of the Akanamere wielded tridents in battle.

Regions, Nations, and Settlements

 * Tridents were a commonly wielded weapon among the inhabitants of Serôs. With merfolk, sahuagin, and shalarin each having their own unique variations on it.

Religions

 * Anchors and Tempests, two different varieties of specialty priests of the Church of Umberlee, often favored the use of tridents in combat.
 * Stormharbor and wavetamers, two different varieties of specialty priests of the Church of Valkur, often wielded tridents in combat.

Trivia

 * Tridents were a favored weapon of the ocean deities Umberlee, Deep Sashelas, Persana, and Sekolah.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Council of Blades
 * Video Games
 * Secret of the Silver Blades • Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Treasures of the Savage Frontier • Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
 * Card Games
 * Dragonfire