I chose a very flexible weapon -- pun intended. There are two reasons for this.<br/><br/>First, my character is a sailor by trade, and a common one at that. He never learned to fight with "normal" weapons because he barely owned more than an old knife. Originally i was going to go unarmed, but I was inspired by "rope weapons." Ropes are, after all, a major part of life on ship. The chain daiklave is the artifact version of such a weapon.<br/><br/>Second reason, once I seriously started looking at it I noticed how damn powerful that weapon really is. Relatively low commitment, high defense, able to inflict lethal and bashing damage and grapple at a distance. And a hearthstone socket for good measure. Leave it in its scabbard, wrap the hilt with leather, pair it with a similarly well-kept dagger, no reason anyone should suspect it of being anything more than a fine chopping sword.