[Blacksmith] Karambit Daggers

[Kaytina]

Looking for a blacksmith willing to do a research thread to make a weapon never before seen in the UK server of Elder Tale. Kaytina is a knife aficionado and the type of knife she takes a particular interest in is the karambit, an Indonesian hand-to-hand knife. These weapons are used mostly by the Pesilat class of the Southeast Asia server, which is their counterpart to the monk class. But since that's halfway around the world, she needs to make due until someone invents international shipping travel or an airplane capable of getting there.

The karambit is a one-handed dagger with a hawkbill blade and a finger ring for a pommel. They are traditionally held in a reverse grip.


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Kaytina needs a blacksmith to whip her up a pair of these knives at level 1. Nothing special, just something better than her kunai daggers, which she's gotten tired of trying to use as karambits. If I understand how the crafting system works, a level 1 blacksmith should be able to make these. So it's a good way to start on that skill if you need it. If you make her these knives, she'll come back to you for all her metal needs from here on.

[Saber]

I can handle your craft but I do have a question;

You mention a research thread. Due to it being a general weapon, I can have it speed crafted for you and have it up and ready in a few minutes, but I can do a research thread as an alternative if you would like to simply gather some AP through that venue. The only downside to that is that if I craft these and do the thread, you won't interact with my character at all and it might be a little boring. You'll simply walk into his shop, note down what you want in a book, leave, and then come back when Saber is finished with your weapons and has notified you through an anonymous message. His shop operates in that sense. A person shows up after wanting something made, leaves a few notes in his book, rings bell, and leaves. When Saber has done the craft, he leaves it in the large urn beside the table and the customer comes back later for their gear.

If you choose the speed-craft, you won't have to worry about writing any of that. IC, however, that is how things will have worked. I do this for an IC reason. No one knows Saber is a blacksmith for a very special reason. The craft will be free of charge to you, the only thing I ask is that the Funeral Parlor emblem be marked underneath the material protecting the handle. There is another IC reason for this and it's simply his watermark as a crafter.

Basically, you get your free weapons personalized to you in exchange for not knowing who crafted your weapons and an emblem hidden underneath the leather grips. If you want some AP, we can do a short thread for you so you can get some.

But, if you just want your stuff and don't want to deal with my headaches, feel free to tell me no. o7

[Kaytina]

I figured since it is a custom weapon, then it needed to be researched. *shrugs*

I'm fine with RPing the thread a bit. I think that would be neat. Is there a specific board or thread I need to post in?

Edit: just saw your sig.

[Saber]

Things can be researched or RP Crafted, but things that truly need the research threads are things that aren't covered by the current Crafting recipes. Most weapons can be covered by the basic craft recipe, but say something like... a pocket knife that can be retracted. That would have to be researched because it requires something new; a spring or some way for the blade to rotate or pop out.

Stuff in that thread in my shop can't be RPed, but it's more of where people can place requests for me to see and respond to. Other players have shops too in that sub-board if you need another person for things. If you do actually want to RP it out, post in this board here; log-horizon.proboards.com/board/17/london [Basically the main London board]. Tag me in the thread once it's up and I will have your weapons crafted there as soon as I can. Once crafted, I'll have another thread up in the Crafting Board so the Staff can actually give you your weapon.