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{{Otheruses4|the cooking utensil|the enchanted [[battleaxe]]|Meat Cleaver}}
[[File:Cleaver.png|thumb|''A simple cleaver from the [[Western Heartlands]].'']]
A '''cleaver''', also known as a '''meat cleaver''', was a type of large culinary [[knife]] often used alongside a chopping block.<ref name="TotS-p84" /><ref name="LoF.AGtZ-p117" />

==Availability==
* ''[[Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue (in-universe)|Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue]]'' sold cleavers at a cost of 8 [[silver piece]]s under its "Inn and Tavern" section,<ref>{{Cite book/Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue|61}}</ref> as well as [[mold (object)|casting molds]] for cleavers at a cost of 7 silver pieces under its "Laborers' List" section.<ref>{{Cite book/Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue|65}}</ref>

==History==
The existence of meat cleavers on [[Toril]] dated back as far as the [[Netherese Empire]], where they were common on [[Eileanar]].<ref>{{Cite book/Dangerous Games|chapter=7}}</ref>

The design of [[voulge]]s were derived from peasants fastening meat cleavers to the ends of [[staff|staves]] to form makeshift [[polearm]]s.<ref name="UA-p125-126">{{Cite book/Unearthed Arcana 1st edition|125-126}}</ref>

==Notable Users==
===Businesses===
* Cleavers were a common tool of butchers and slaughterhouses, such as [[Alzael's Cleaver]] in [[Immersea]].<ref name="VGtC-p155">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to Cormyr|155}}</ref>
* [[Black Rat]], a tavern in [[Suzail]].<ref name="tRoW-p17">{{Cite book/The Ring of Winter|17|1}}</ref>
* [[Whistling Wizard]].<ref name="ESa-31-32">{{Cite web/Elminster Speaks archive|31-32}}</ref>
===Groups===
* The [[Vani]], a tribe of [[gnome]]s living in the [[Samek Valley]], utilized meat cleavers.<ref>{{Cite book/Soldiers of Ice|chapter=11}}</ref>
===Individuals===
* [[Alzael]], the operator of Alzael's Cleaver.<ref name="VGtC-p155" />
* [[Armest Harrigo]], a grocer in [[Waterdeep]].<ref>{{Cite web/Waterdeep News/Confession in Flavauro Slaying}}</ref>
* [[Cookie (ogre)|Cookie]], the [[ogre]] chef of [[The Overinn]].<ref>{{Cite organized play/LC/Counterfeit Dreams|38}}</ref><ref>{{Cite polyhedron/50/Counterfeit Dreams|36}}</ref>
* [[Delgara Dauntsword]] was an expert with the cleaver,<ref name="VGttN-p52">{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to the North|52}}</ref> having frequently utilized it as a weapon back during her days of piracy.<ref>{{Cite book/Volo's Guide to the North|218}}</ref>
* [[Gorstag]], the innkeeper of [[The Rising Moon (inn)|The Rising Moon]].<ref>{{Cite book/Spellfire/TPB 2002||1}}</ref>
* [[Stamkk]], a [[bugbear]] chef.<ref name="CotSQ-p76">{{Cite book/City of the Spider Queen|76}}</ref>
* [[Sull (the butcher)|Sull]]

===Races & Sentient Creatures===
* [[Ysgardian dwarves]] often forged and sold cleavers to [[Fensir|Ysgardian trolls]].<ref name="PoC-p12-13">{{Cite book/Planes of Chaos/Monstrous Supplement|12-13}}</ref>
===Regions & Settlements===
* [[Baldur's Gate]]
* [[Moonshae Isles]].<ref>{{Cite book/Halls of the High King|29}}</ref>
* [[Sumbria]].<ref name="cob-p260">{{Cite book/The Council of Blades/MMP|260|11}}</ref>
* [[Wa]].<ref name="TotS-p84">{{Cite book/Test of the Samurai|84}}</ref>
* [[Zakhara]].<ref name="LoF.AGtZ-p117">{{Cite book/Land of Fate/Adventurer's Guide to Zakhara|117}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book/Caravans/Adventure Book|49}}</ref>

==Trivia==
The [[Red Larch]] had a sign hanging above its entrance depicting a piece of [[ham]] being cut by a cleaver.<ref name="PoA-p26">{{Cite book/Princes of the Apocalypse|26}}</ref>

==Appendix==
===See Also===
* [[Butcher's knife]]
===Appearances===
{{Appearances
| adventures          = [[Dragon magazine 95/Into the Forgotten Realms|''Into the Forgotten Realms'']];''[[Test of the Samurai]]'';''[[Halls of the High King]]'';{{Duapp|29|Nymph's Reward}};''[[City of the Spider Queen]]'';''[[Hoard of the Dragon Queen]]''
| adventure refs      = 
| novels              = [[Spellfire (novel)|''Spellfire'']];[[The Ring of Winter (novel)|''The Ring of Winter'']];''[[Dangerous Games]]'';''[[Soldiers of Ice]]'';''[[The Council of Blades]]'';''[[Master of Chains]]'';[[Mistshore (novel)|''Mistshore'']];''[[Spider and Stone]]''
| novel refs          = ''[[The Fanged Crown]]''
| films               = 
| film refs           = 
| comics              = [[Avatar series (comic)|Avatar series]] <small>([[Tantras (comic)|#2]])</small>
| comic refs          = 
| gamebooks           = 
| gamebook refs       = 
| video games         = ''[[Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'';''[[Baldur's Gate III]]''
| video game refs     = 
| board games         = 
| board game refs     = 
| card games          = 
| card game refs      = 
| organized play      = ''[[Counterfeit Dreams]]''
| organized play refs = 
}}

===Gallery===
<gallery>
Beardmere.png|''[[Beardmere]] prepares to chop off a [[thief]]'s fingers with his cleaver for stealing from him.''
PolymorphAnyObject-Comic.png|[[Priam Agrivar]] lunges at [[Sandusk]] with a cleaver. but the [[leprechaun]] transforms it into a set of flowers using ''[[polymorph any object]]''
Sons of Alagondar.jpg|''One of the [[Sons of Alagondar]] lunges at [[Lord Neverember]]'s soldiers with a cleaver.''
Thrakkus-the-butcher mtg.png|''[[Thrakkus|Thrakkus the Butcher]] wielding his signature massive cleaver.''
Knife collection.jpg|''A cleaver rests lodged into a cutting board alongside other kitchen knives.''
</gallery>

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