A lajatang was a martial arts weapon common in the empire of Shou Lung.[2][3][6]
Description[]
The lajatang was a double-headed weapon,[2][4][5] having a 3 to 5 feet (91 to 150 centimeters) long[2][3] staff with a crescent-shaped blade at each end.[2][5] Some of them had smaller barbs coming from the outer edges of the blades.[2]
This unsual weapon required the skill of a martial artist to use effectively. It was carried in two hands.[2]
In Kara-Tur, these weapons commonly sold for 7 tael,[2] but they could be as expensive as 90 gold pieces elsewhere.[4][5]
History[]
The lajatang was invented in Shou Lung.[6]
Notable Owners[]
A wang-liang weilding a lajatang attacks.
Jirozu no Nakamaru, the oyabun of the Big Head yakuza group, owned a lajatang.[7] A monk in Aru named Yaemon also carried this weapon,[8] as did the yakuza known as Naga.[9]
The Blue Kumi Bandits of the Fochu Peninsula also kept a lajatang in their weapons cache.[10]
Wang-liang, creatures related to the common oni, were said to sometimes use exotic weapons like the lajatang.[11]
Appendix[]
Background[]
The lajatang is not a real-life weapon; however, it was likely inspired by the monk's spade.
See Also[]
- Mancatcher
- Sasumata
- Sode garami
Appearances[]
- Adventures
- Blood of the Yakuza • Test of the Samurai • Ninja Wars
References[]
- ↑ slade et al (June 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume III. (TSR, Inc.), p. 840. ISBN 0-7869-0187-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), pp. 39, 41–42, 46. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Weapon tables included in Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 72–73. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Andy Collins, David Noonan, Ed Stark (November 2003). Complete Warrior. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 154. ISBN ISBN 0-7869-2880-8.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume I). (TSR, Inc), p. 20. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (1987). Blood of the Yakuza (Encounter Construction Booklet). (TSR, Inc), p. 3. ISBN 0-88038-401-8.
- ↑ Nigel Findley (1990). Ninja Wars. (TSR, Inc), pp. 27, 65. ISBN 0-8803-8895-1.
- ↑ Nigel Findley (1990). Ninja Wars. (TSR, Inc), p. 83. ISBN 0-8803-8895-1.
- ↑ Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), p. 69. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 199. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.