T'gara

T'gara weapons are a series of fluff weapon scripts available for erithian weaponry, such as the katana. The messaging varies depending on the weapon base. Sais include different messaging when used singularly or dual-wielded as a pair. Katana This messaging is also available for the no-dachi. Analyze This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Usage Verb First Third BOW You deftly raise your katana overhead, and then deftly pace around in a circle in slow, measured movements. At the top of each of the quarters, you bow respectfully, followed by a vicious slash through the air. Vanah deftly raises her katana overhead, and then deftly paces around in a circle in slow measured movements. At the top of each of the quarters, she bows respectfully, followed by a vicious slash through the air. RAISE Moving into a back stance, with your front leg straight while resting your weight upon your back leg, you raise your katana so that it is parallel to your right cheek. Ever so slowly, as you release a steady breath, you move your left hand, with only two fingers raised, across the length of the blade and hold the position with perfect poise. Moving into a back stance, with her front leg straight while resting her weight upon her back leg, XXX raises her katana so that it is parallel to her right cheek. Ever so slowly, as she releases a steady breath, she moves her left hand, with only two fingers raised, across the length of the blade and holds the position with perfect poise. RUB You reverently lay your katana across both palms and bow to it. You weigh it within your hands for a moment then grasp it with one hand and sight down its length, carefully assessing it. Satisfied, you nod and return it to your side. XXX reverently lays her katana across both palms and bows to it. She weighs it within her hands for a moment then grasps it with one hand and sights down its length, carefully assessing it. Satisfied, she nods and returns it to her side. TURN Slipping into a back stance, you hold your katana with both hands at an angle above your left shoulder. With precision-perfect grace you move the blade into a gentle arc through the air while taking an enormous step forward and end the move with the blade resting by scant inches above your right shoulder. Slipping into a back stance, XXX holds her katana with both hands at an angle above her left shoulder. With precision-perfect grace she moves the blade into a gentle arc through the air while taking an enormous step forward and ends the move with the blade resting by scant inches above her right shoulder. WAVE You raise your katana overhead and then launch a vicious slash downward, pulling the blade back up, then slash in the other direction. XXX raises her katana overhead and then launches a vicious slash downward, pulling blade back up, then slashes in the other direction. Naginata This messaging is also available for the magari-yari and nagimaki. Analyze This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Usage Verb First Third BOW Bowing deeply, you stand and raise the blade on your naginata waist high and slash downwards then savagely twist and slash up and back down again. Bowing deeply, Vanah stands and raises the blade on her naginata waist high and slashes downwards, then savagely twists and slashes up and then back down again. RAISE Shifting your weight to your forward foot, you raise your naginata into to air so that the long pole is held mere inches from your face. Spinning the pole between your two hands the weapon whirls through the air only to come to a rest behind your head and rest upon your extended left arm while maintaining your grip, behind the head, upon the end. Shifting her weight to her forward foot, Vanah raises her naginata into to air so that the long pole is held mere inches from her face. Spinning the pole between her two hands the weapon whirls through the air only to come to a rest behind Vanah's head and rest upon her extended left arm while maintaining her grip, behind the head upon the end. RUB You inspect your naginata blade, using a stone to sharpen it then polish the length of the shaft. Vanah inspects her naginata blade, using a stone to sharpen it then polishes the length of the shaft. TURN You stand perfectly straight with your naginata held before you in both hands. In a sudden blur of motion, you take an enormous step forward while lowering your weapon. With incredible ease of movement, you roll the long pole around your waist so that the blade gleams in the ambient light before coming to rest upon your extended right arm. Vanah stands perfectly straight with her naginata held before her in both hands. In a sudden blur of motion, she takes an enormous step forward while lowering her weapon. With incredible ease of movement, she rolls the long pole around her waist so that the blade gleams in the ambient light before coming to rest upon her extended right arm. WAVE Spinning on the balls of your heel you thrust outward with your naginata and then slice ankle deep with an upwards thrust. Whirling to the left you leap high in the air slashing downward at your imaginary opponent. Driving forward you finish with the naginata held blade up by your side. Spinning on the balls of her heel Vanah thrusts outward with her naginata and then slices ankle deep with an upwards thrust. Whirling to the left she leaps high in the air slashing downward at her imaginary opponent. Driving forward, she finishes with the naginata held blade up by her side. Sai This messaging is also available for the tanto or kozuka. Analyze This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Usage Verb Style First Third BOW One sai You deftly raise your sai overhead and reverently bow to it. You reverse the sai in your hand and then executes a series of parries and ripostes in perfect form. Satisfied, you toss it into the air and catch it deftly. Vanah deftly raises her sai overhead and reverently bows to it. Vanah reverses the sai in her hand and then executes a series of parries and ripostes in perfect form. Satisfied, she tosses it into the air and catches it deftly. Two sais You deftly raise your sai and sai overhead and reverently bow your head. You reverse the blades in your hands and then execute a series of parries and ripostes in perfect form and synchronicity. Satisfied, you toss each into the air in turn and with a meaty *thunk* catch both in turn. Vanah deftly raises her sai and sai overhead and reverently bows her head. She reverses the blades in her hands and then executes a series of parries and ripostes in perfect form and synchronicity. Satisfied, she tosses each into the air in turn and with a meaty *thunk* catches both. RAISE One sai Cradling the slender grip of your sai lightly in your hand, you pivot upon your rear leg in an elegant spin. The spin is for rotation only and when ended finds you crouched in a low back stance with her weight resting lightly upon your back leg and your weapon held above your head. Cradling the slender grip of her sai lightly in her hand, Vanah pivots upon her rear leg in an elegant spin. The spin is for rotation only and when ended finds her crouched in a low back stance with her weight resting lightly upon her back leg and her weapon held above her head. Two sai Cradling the slender grip of your sai and tanto lightly in your hands, you pivot upon your rear leg in an elegant spin. The spin is for rotation only and when ended finds you crouched in a low back stance with her weight resting lightly upon your back leg and your weapons held above your head. Cradling the slender grip of her sai and tanto lightly in her hand, Vanah pivots upon her rear leg in an elegant spin. The spin is for rotation only and when ended finds her crouched in a low back stance with her weight resting lightly upon her back leg and her weapons held above her head. RUB One sai You grasp your sai and lay it across one palm, testing it for balance. You then deftly flip it from hand to hand assessing its heft and then stop and sight down its length. Satisfied, you nod and return it to your side. Vanah grasps her sai and lays it across one palm, testing it for balance. She then deftly flips it from hand to hand assessing its heft and then stops and sights down its length. Satisfied, she nods and returns it to her side. Two sai You need your other hand free. N/A TURN One sai You sway lightly back and forth between a forward and back stance with your sai held loosely behind you. With rapid-fire movements, you lunge forward to strike out at an invisible enemy with your blade before spinning back into a tightly controlled back stance. Vanah sways lightly back and forth between a forward and back stance with her sai held loosely behind her. With rapid-fire movements, they lunge forward to strike out at an invisible enemy with her blade before spinning back into a tightly controlled back stance. Two sai You sway lightly back and forth between a forward and back stance with your sai and tanto held loosely behind you. With rapid-fire movements, you lunge forward to strike out at an invisible enemy with both of your blades before spinning back into a tightly controlled back stance. Vanah sways lightly back and forth between a forward and back stance with her sai and tanto held loosely behind her. With rapid-fire movements, they lunge forward to strike out at an invisible enemy with both of her blades before spinning back into a tightly controlled back stance. WAVE One sai You raise your sai overhead and then riposte, first left, then right, then square up and bring it to a center position. Vanah raises her sai overhead and then ripostes, first left, then right, squares up and brings it to a center position. Two sai You raise your sai and mithril tanto overhead and then riposte, first left, then right with each blade in turn, then square up and bring it to a center position. Vanah raises her sai and mithril tanto overhead and then ripostes, first left, then right with each blade in turn and squares up and brings it to a center position. Tetsebo This messaging is just available for the tetsebo. Analyze This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Usage Verb First Third BOW You lay your tetsubo reverentially down and kneel in front of it and adjust its head pointing east and murmur a few prayers. Grasping the tetsubo by the haft, you snap it into your hand and raise it skyward! Vanah lays her tetsubo reverentially down and bow to it adjusting its head to point east and murmurs a few prayers. Grasping the tetsubo by the haft, she snaps it into her hand and raises it skyward! RAISE Firmly gripping your tetsubo, you raise the long weapon above your head as you take an exaggerated side step. You continue the movement by swinging the weapon in a wide arc through the air while rotating on your left foot. The slow spin is completed when your right foot meets your left and you stand ramrod straight with the tetsubo once more poised above your head. Firmly gripping her tetsubo, Vanah raises the long weapon above her head as she takes an exaggerated side step. She continues the movement by swinging the weapon in a wide arc through the air while rotating on her left foot. The slow spin is completed when her right foot meets her left and she stands ramrod straight with the tetsubo once more poised above her head. RUB You carefully inspect the head of the tetsubo for cracks or other imperfections. Finding none, you then inspect the well-polished haft and nod affirmatively. Vanah carefully inspects the head of the tetsubo for cracks or other imperfections. Finding none, she then inspects the well-polished haft and nods affirmatively. TURN You stand poised in a back stance for the briefest of moments, your tetsubo raised high above your head. With supreme control over her weapon, you suddenly lunge forward only to twist at the last moment and draw the tetsubo back against your chest without making contact. Vanah stands poised in a back stance for the briefest of moments, her tetsubo raised high above her head. With supreme control over her weapon, she suddenly lunges forward only to twist at the last moment and draw the tetsubo back against her chest without making contact. WAVE You grasp the head of the tetsubo and raise it straight overhead. Then taking a single step backward, you draw an imaginary line on the ground then rock from side to side, eyes darting back and forth as you await a challenge. Vanah grasps the head of the tetsubo and raises it straight overhead. Then taking a single step backward, she draws an imaginary line on the ground then rocks from side to side, eyes darting back and forth as she awaits a challenge. Wakizashi This messaging is also available for the kama. Analyze This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Usage Verb First Third BOW, kneeling You place your wakizashi on your thighs, bowing in silent reverence to the blade. Vanah places her wakizashi on her thighs, bowing in silent reverence to the blade. BOW, not kneeling You kneel and place your wakizashi on your thighs, bowing in silent reverence to the blade. Vanah kneels and places her wakizashi on her thighs, bowing in silent reverence to the blade. RAISE Rotating your wrist, you spin your blade through the air and step easily into a back stance. With perfect control of your muscle, you exhale a long steady breath while extending your other hand with two fingers pointed upward while holding the wakizashi mere inches from your left cheek. Rotating her wrist, Vanah spins her blade through the air and steps easily into a back stance. With perfect control of her muscle, she exhales a long steady breath while extending her other hand with two fingers pointed upward while holding the wakizashi mere inches from her left cheek. RUB Feeling for imperfections you run your fingers lightly along the wakizashi's blade. Feeling for imperfections Vanah runs her fingers lightly along the wakizashi's blade. TURN Gripping your wakizashi loosely in the palm of her hand, you rotate your wrist and allow the blade to glide in a gentle arc through the air. As the blade spins, you take an enormous step forward with your right foot. Just as the step is complete, with a resounding stomp, you stand poised with both arms extended, the wakizashi raised high above your head. Gripping her wakizashi loosely in the palm of her hand, Vanah rotates her wrist and allows the blade to glide in a gentle arc through the air. As the blade spins, Vanah takes enormous step forward with her right foot. Just as the step is complete with a resounding stomp, she stands poised with both arms extended, the wakizashi raised high above her head. WAVE Centering your weight on the balls of your feet, you bring your wakizashi to chest height with the blade tip angled up. With the turn of your wrist you whip the blade into a frenzy of motion. Pushing out with one arm and taking one-step back, you end with the wakizashi's blade horizontal to your ear. Centering her weight on the balls of Vanah's feet, she brings her wakizashi to chest height with the blade tip angled up. With the turn of her wrist she whips the blade into a frenzy of motion. Pushing out with one arm and taking one-step back, she ends with the wakizashi's blade horizontal to her ear. Yoribo This messaging is also available for the jo stick and bo stick. Analyze This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! Usage Verb First Third BOW You bow your head slightly and then whip your jo stick behind your back, curling it into your left arm. Vanah bows her head slightly and then whips her jo stick behind her back, curling it into her arm. RAISE Holding your jo stick lightly in her right hand, you kick the tip of weapon into the air. Spinning the pole once before you, you move into a back stance and easily cradle the weapon behind your back with one hand. Touching two fingers to your chest, you release a long, steady breath and moves your hand away from her body to point outward. Holding her jo stick lightly in her right hand, Vanah kicks the tip of weapon into the air. Spinning the pole once before her, she moves into a back stance and easily cradles the weapon behind her back with one hand. Touching two fingers to her chest, she releases a long, steady breath and moves her hand away from her body to point outward. RUB You grab a cloth and wipe up and down the length of your jo stick. Vanah grabs a cloth and wipes up and down the length of her jo stick. TURN Cradling an arm around your jo stick, you stand straight and poised. Your right foot rises from the ground by mere inches before your bring it back down to kick gently at your jo stick with your heel. The jo stick spins in a wide arc several times through the air, your hands moving gracefully to continue the whirling spin. Cradling an arm around her jo stick, Vanah stands straight and poised. her right foot rises from the ground by mere inches before she brings it back down to kick gently at her weapon with her heel. The jo stick spins in a wide arc several times through the air, Vanah's hands moving gracefully to continue the whirling spin. WAVE You raise your jo stick overhead and start a slow spin that gets faster and faster. You whip the spinning jo stick to both sides of your body, and then you stop it suddenly holding the jo stick out horizontal to your chest. With a deliberate slowness you plant the jo stick directly in front of yourself. Vanah raises her jo stick overhead and starts a slow spin that gets faster and faster. She whips the spinning jo stick to both sides of her body, and then she stops it suddenly holding the jo stick out horizontal to her chest. With a deliberate slowness she plants the jo stick directly in front of herself.

T'gara Information Type Fluff Item Classification Weapon Item(s) Applied to Katana Naginata Sai Tetsebo Wakizashi Yoribo Alterable Light/Deep Item Verbs BOW RAISE RUB TURN WAVE