Swords are the most efficient weapons in the Retroverse, combining ease of use with excellent armor penetration. Any medium-sized blade designed for slashing can be called a broadsword. The claymore is a Rajian two-handed sword somewhat shorter than the true two-handed sword. It is an excellently balanced weapon with fearsome cutting power. The falchion is a slashing weapon with a slightly curved blade and a squared-off point. The khopesh is an ancient weapon of the Meritoson. Its blade runs straight from the hilt, but then curves around in a great sickle shape. Long swords include any medium-length straight blade designed for both slashing and thrusting. Short swords, on the other hand, are primarily thrusting weapons from one and a half to two and a half feet in length.
