Al Sartorn
Al Sartorn sells custom scabbards on Endless Street in Ankh-Morpork, just east of Limping Gate.
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Categories
The categories of scabbard are:
two-handed sword belt loop rapier poniard short sword scimitar sabre dagger long sword cutlass stiletto knife
For daggers, stilettoes, poniards, and knives, you can choose from ankle scabbard, thigh scabbard, wrist scabbard and belt scabbard.
Material
You can have it covered with the following materials:
dragonhide velvet silk fur shagreen suede plain leather wood
Colours
If you choose dragonhide, shagreen, velvet, suede, or silk you'll be asked to choose a colour as well. The colours are:
kingfisher blue dark purple sea green green midnight black snowy white dark grey brown charcoal grey dark green dark rose black golden yellow light grey dark red white dark lavender dark brown crimson cream rose-coloured jade green bronze ivory sunny yellow steel grey purple blue silvery grey dark blue brassy grey dark silver iron grey copper red light brown blood red violet
Plain leather
If you choose plain leather, you get the folowing options for polish:
blackened darkened studded smooth plain old polished battered stained oiled waxed
Fur
Types of fur are:
lime green fake rabbit bear fox hot pink fake sable grey leopard white wolf badger black rat
Wood
Types of wood are:
cherrywood applewood mahogany boxwood pine ash rowan-wood beechwood rosewood birch elm oak
If you choose wood, you also need to choose a finish, which can be any of:
lacquered battered golden silver white grey old polished smooth glossy black oiled dark red
Metal bits
The throat and tip will be made from metal (or, for a belt loop, there will be metal rings around the top and bottom). The types of metal you can choose are:
blackened steel copper brass iron platinum silver steel bronze pewter gold
Decoration
The following designs are available, or you can choose to have no design:
Design | Description |
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abstract design | A solid-looking squared maze, twisting and complex, has been embossed into the material. |
Ankh-Morpork arms | An enamelled badge bearing the arms of the city of Ankh-Morpork has been fastened to it. |
black widow | An enamelled badge bearing the device of an black widow spider, perched on her web with fangs dripping, has been fastened to it. |
cabbage | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a cabbage, doing all the things cabbages normally do, has been fastened to it. |
cloak and dagger | A discreet enamelled badge, bearing the symbol of a cloaked dagger, has been fastened to it. |
cobra | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a king cobra, head rising proudly above it's body with hood flared and dripping fangs bared, has been fastened to it. |
cobwebs | Spidery cobweb lines criss-cross the surface, and a tiny onyx spider sits patiently at the centre of the web. |
dragon | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a red dragon has been fastened to it, the scales and horns done in meticulous detail. |
flames | Dancing, leaping flames adorn the surface, seeming almost to move on their own. |
gold and violet lilies | An enamelled badge depicting a wreath of gold and violet lilies has been fastened to it. |
griffin | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a stiffly stylized griffin rampant, one taloned foot upheld in salute, has been fastened to it. |
ice eagle | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a Hublandish ice eagle, claws open to strike and wings folded in a swoop, has been fastened to it. |
leaping dolphin | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a dolphin, arched in a joyous leap above iron-grey waves, has been fastened to it. |
lion | An enamelled badge showing a lion rampant, or on a field gules, has been fastened to it. |
Llamadese knotwork | An endless Llamedese knot has been carefully inlaid onto its surface. |
octograms | The surface is entirely covered with overlapping geometric shapes, with a number of sides between seven and nine. |
raven | An enamelled badge showing a soaring raven, stark black against a cloudless summer sky, has been fastened to it. |
roses and thorns | A single thorny-stemmed rose blooms on the surface. |
scorpion | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a deadly scorpion, tail raised ready to strike, has been fastened to it. |
skull and crossbones | The surface is dotted with skull-and-crossbone motifs, each one grinning madly. Of course, skulls can't do much else. |
stars and moons | Matching stars and crescent moons have been embossed into the surface, glimmering with an air of exuberant mystery. |
swirly bits | An elaborately chased design of abstract swirls, done in matching metal thread, covers the surface. |
tree frog | An enamelled badge bearing the device of an innoculous-looking green tree frog, with a glistening scarlet back, has been fastened to it. |
vines and leaves | A tangled design of vines and leaves sprawls in joyous abandon across the surface. |
viper | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a coiled viper at rest, with head slightly raised ready to strike, has been fastened to it. |
water lilies | The surface has been decorated with an enamelled badge showing a trio of water lilies, floating serenely on a rippled pond. |
wildflowers | Tiny flowers, done in cheerful simple colours, dot the surface as though it were a spring meadow. |
wolf's head | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a wolf's head has been fastened to it, the iron-grey fur and dark eyes done in meticulous detail. |
womble | An enamelled badge bearing the device of a friendly-looking (and very fluffy) womble, womble-bag in hand, has been fastened to it. |
Results
It will look like:
This is a sturdy, well-made scabbard, covered in <colour/finish> <material> and designed to fit a <weapon> perfectly. The throat and tip, forged from <metal bits>, gleam with a satin sheen. <decoration>
Some examples are:
- a black dragonhide poniard scabbard
This is a sturdy, well-made scabbard, covered in black dragonhide and designed to fit a poniard perfectly. The throat and tip, forged from steel, gleam with a satin sheen. A discreet enamelled badge, bearing the symbol of a cloaked dagger, has been fastened to it.