There you go. Try to incorporate some Yoku patterns (cf. Lutemoth's concept art thread) in Yoku/Crown weapons. Try to depict Ra'Gada/Forebear weapons as an evolution and a simplification of the same designs -- the same artistic sensibility, but not the same amount of sophistication.Sload wrote:Ra Gada would look rougher and cheaper than Yoku, as it was made by peasants out of necessity for their wars with Nedes and monsters. It would feature more earthy materials, and probably be bulkier.
Yoku would be delicate and finely crafted by the noble artisans, working with a tradition that stretches back to the Dawn in the noble land of Old Yokuda.
Two different styles from two different traditions. De facto, Crown and Forebear styles.
Either way, we're far here from the crude weapons the dunedwellers have to improvise. Those weapons, even the forebear ones, are made with all the tools and materials needed. The difference between Yoku style and Ra'Gada style is that they have a different level of balance between elegance and practicality.
Before TRification of the lore to make it richer, you already had the same idea,by the way. Compare [url=http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/games/drg000/g000/g00014303b3.jpg]Cyrus' sword[/url] (hi-res scans in [url=http://tamriel-rebuilt.org/old_forum/viewtopic.php?t=16309]Noirgrim's showcase[/url] with [url=http://www.imperial-library.info/rgbooks/page.shtml?24]Ra'Gada weapons[/url] (from [url=http://www.imperial-library.info/rgbooks/cyrus_index.shtml]the Origins of Cyrus[/url]). So it's not like we're pulling this entirely out of thin air.
They're a bit more jagged than I would imagine them, though.
