Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27447621-20180223225208/@comment-28455414-20181126074427

Hi! I'm new to this thread as well, and I was hoping to get some feedback on my weapon idea.

- Name: Zenko and Yako

- Wielder: Saffron Reynard

- Maker/Smith: Timur Farrow and Saffron Reynard

- Classification: Dust-Propelled Sickle Dart (DPSD)

- Weapon Derivation: Kusarigama/rope dart

- Form 1 Design: Twin daggers (spear point) connected by a thin chain that can be extended or retracted from the hilt of each dagger. The hilts also double as barrels to shoot out Dust (see Dust usage below). Transformation and Dust function are triggered by buttons on the hilts. This is the form the weapon is usually stored in.

- Form 1 Aesthetics: Blades are decorated with four carved stars forming the pattern of the Canis Minor constellation. Hilts are a dull orange with a simple geometric pattern running down them that lights up in white when the weapon’s Dust function is used. Buttons are incorporated into the pattern. A red ribbon is tied to the end of each hilt.

- Form 2: The dagger blades move up the hilts and rotate, transforming the weapon into twin sickles (kama). The blades can also rotate further, becoming almost parallel to the hilts, creating an opening for loading the weapon with Dust.

- Form 2 Aesthetics: Same as Form 1

- Dust Usage: Wind Dust used to propel the weapon further when thrown or to maneuver the user when in mid-air. It’s possible to replace this with other Dust types such as Burn for offensive use, although Saffron prefers to use Wind.

- Usage: The weapon can be used as regular daggers or sickles for close range combat, but also as a rope dart or kusarigama for mid-range combat and throwing knives for ranged attacks. Saffron usually prefers the mid-range option. Additionally, the weapon can be used to increase the user’s mobility: it can function as a grappling hook, and when combined with the Dust usage and extending/retracting chain, the weapon can increase the user’s speed and help them perform complex maneuvers in battle.

- Notes: Zenko and yako are types of kitsune, foxes in Japanese mythology. The blades are decorated with the Canis Minor constellation as Saffron alludes partly to the Teumessian fox, a mythological creature associated with the constellation. The design is fairly simple because Saffron had a low budget when making it.