Short Sword

The Short Sword is a lightweight one-handed blade designed to balance portability, cutting power and precise close-quarters lethality. Larger than a knife but compact enough for constant wear at the belt or hip, most Short Swords feature a straight double-edged blade optimized for both slashing and thrusting attacks. Though forged primarily from metal alloys and therefore lacking the extensive modularity of ballistic or energy-based weapon systems, the weapon remains popular due to its reliability, affordability and centuries of refinement through traditional forging techniques and arcane enhancement. Produced in notable numbers by Elysian Greens, the Short Sword is widely regarded throughout Federation space as a symbol of elegance, status and disciplined violence, particularly among wealthier civilians, officers and long-lived species with established martial traditions.

“Yes, yes, I could have commissioned a long blade, but I have always preferred paired weapons. Symmetry of motion. Precision. Conversation through steel.”

“The grips had to be custom-linked to accommodate my stance, of course. Obscenely expensive work. Worth every Credit.”

“After all… what is better than one blade?”

“Two. Ah ha ha ha. Quite.”