Arming Swords

WHAT IT DOES It adds a couple of authentic broadswords from the European High Middle Ages, because, hey, it\'s medieval out there ;) The weapons roughly equal Bethesda\'s similar iron weapons in weight, for balance reasons, but are similar to the equivalent non-unique Daedric weapons in damage and speed. They also ignore resistances just like daedric or silver weapons. I.e., they ARE powerful, but not much more so than fairly ordinary stuff you\'d find at high levels. All stated types are the Oakeshott sword types, in as much as I can judge what type a sword is. Bear in mind though that swords were not made identical, and there was no such thing as buying a \"Type X\" sword at the time. There were thousands of smiths across a whole continent and across several centuries, and pretty much infinite variation in the swords they produced. So if my Type X is half an inch shorter than your Type X, well, please bear with me. The blades are made of pattern-welded steel, a.k.a., folded steel, hence the pattern. A few were even made of imported Damascus steel, but most of the good swords were just folded steel. It was actually quite popular back then. E.g., the mention of a \"wave sword\" in Beowulf is thought to refer to the wavy pattern of folded steel. They all have their fair share of nicks in the edge though, because they\'re weapons used in battle. The hilts have dirty-ish black leather on the grip, and tarnished but shiny yellow metal on the cross and pommel. Take your pick between brass, bronze or gold-plated steel. While we don\'t have examples of brass hilts from the middle ages (but we do from the Renaissance), there are examples of \"fire gilt\" gold-plating on the hilts of swords made for nobles and kings. There is also evidence of yellow metal on hilts in contemporary art, but we do not know if it was supposed to be brass, bronze or gold. All swords have custom scabbards that exactly fit the shape of the blade. They\'re covered in leather, as was the case for most medieval scabbards, and have the same yellow metal on the metal parts (e.g., the chape) as the hilts. I.e., when sheathed, the scabbard should match the hilt. The swords are: 1. Type X: Cutting sword, with a mediocre tip, very similar to the earlier Viking swords. It is very broad, with a wide and shallow fuller. This blade is about 30 inches long and a whole 2. 4 inches wide at the base, but tapers to about half that before starting to converge into a tip. 2. Type XI: It is more slender, with parallel edges, and a better tip. It has a blade about 36 inches long (these were cavalry swords) and 1. 8 inches wide for most of its length. 3. Type XII: Another tapering sword, although not as acutely as the later Type XIV, and with a very good piercing tip. It has a blade about 32. 5 inches long. It starts 2. 1 inch at the hilt, but it tapers visibly from there. The fuller is long for this type, but not ahistorical. 4. Type XIII: The Type XIII is n