Billhooks were a type of agricultural tool in the Realms that could double as an improvised weapon.[3][2]
Description[]
Billhooks had wooden shafts and iron heads[3] that consisted of a hook and a sharp, barbed tip.[2]
Availability[]
- Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold billhooks,[2] as well as molds for smiths to make billhook hooks for 7 silver pieces a piece.[4] The catalogue advertised the tool as being useful for removing the loose thatch off of a roof in the case of a fire and for attacking vermin that nested in thatched roofs.[2]
- The Iron Bull Smithy in Ravens Bluff sold billhooks for 5 gold pieces.[5]
- The Moonlight Pawnshop, a pawnbrokerage in Ravens Bluff, sold billhooks alongside other common farming tools.[6]
A farmer holding a billhook, from the D&D Miniature's set "Desert of Desolation"
History[]
The combination polearm known as the bill-guisarme was developed from this tool.[7][8]
Notable Users[]
- Harginn were often known to fight with long billhooks.[9]
- Some in the Blade Kingdoms were known to use their billhooks as weapons.[10]
Trivia[]
A billhook featured prominently in the story, "The Adventure of the Battledale Billhook".[11]
Appendix[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- The Council of Blades
- Referenced only
- Murder in Cormyr
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Pauli Kidd (November 1996). The Council of Blades. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 1, p. 7. ISBN 978-0786905317.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 51. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 22. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 61. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Terence Kemper (January 1995). “The Living City: The Horse Businesses”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #103 (TSR, Inc.), p. 16.
- ↑ Terence Kemper (March 1995). “The Living City: Misti's Moonlight Pawnshop”. In Dave Gross ed. Polyhedron #105 (TSR, Inc.), p. 13.
- ↑ Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 84. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), pp. 127–128. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (1993). Secrets of the Lamp (Monstrous Compendium Pages). (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 1-56076-647-6.
- ↑ Pauli Kidd (November 1996). The Council of Blades. (TSR, Inc.), p. 39. ISBN 978-0786905317.
- ↑ Chet Williamson (July 1998). Murder in Cormyr. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 15, p. 92. ISBN 0-7869-0486-0.