Katana

The Katana is an Eastern bladed weapon, and has been regarded by many as the Eastern equivelant to the Rapier.

However, the Katana has a vastly superior cutting edge due to it's stronger construction and thus has armour piercing abilities more suited to the battlefield than the Rapier.

A single Katana usually takes at least 6 months to forge. Many Eastern Orders and Organisations whose members wield these weapons usually require them to craft their own Katana, thus most Katana wielders are also well versed in smithing.

Availability
Due to the painstaking nature of the Katana's construction, they are not typically available for just anyone to purchase. To obtain such a weapon, one must usually create it himself. There are certain swordsmiths who hire out their abilities to particularly rich and influential clients, but such persons rarely advertise themselves and can be hard to come by. Second hand Katana that have been retrieved from battlefields or pryed from defeated foes can be found for sale on the Black Market in the Eastern Nations for anywhere between 100p-'''300p. '''In the west, Black Market Katana are much hardier to obtain, especially in Brochovichia and Devhan.