User blog comment:Derrmann/OC weapon concepts/@comment-4830106-20130730174057

D-ATK and MARKVII are both really cool, since it would be nice to see some weapons that are not conventional sword/dagger variations. Personally, I would like to see something like this:

High-Tensile Retracting Dust-Infused Katar (HTR-DIK) called "Valarauco" (literally "Demon of Might" in Quenya Elvish)

These would be dual weapons that can retract into a gauntlet or vambrace.

While they would be Dust-based, they would be permanently locked into whatever form of Dust was applied to the forging. For example, if you applied Red Dust, they would burn whatever they cut, White Dust would deep-freeze, etc. On the other hand, It would not be able to run out of Dust. Think weapon enchantments from Elder Scrolls.

There are variations on Katar; some have additional blades that can spring out on either side, others could have a gun mounted on the frame, etc. Here's a pic just so you get the idea: