Heavy Clubs! How You Too Can Smash Like Kavel!

I walked inside and the front of Morgana Starbright’s establishment had many ornamental, and very well carved wooden pieces. Decorative animals, exquisite chests, very fancy wooden drinking vessels, the occasional shield, many differently sized wooden shafts for; maces, axes and warhammers, walking sticks, and the odd piece of furniture; tables and chairs. Everything was displayed well, and displayed on elegant, shelfs, racks and tables, also made from wood.

Behind the shop area was an open view to the work room, where a few assistants were making custom orders. Some were sawing out precisely measured joints. Others were applying fancy shaped chisels to the wooden structure before them, and others were coating a lacquer finish to their work.
We stopped just before the entrance to the work room, and Morgana Starbright pointed at the many things in her shop, and asked, “so, Kavel, tell me what it is that’s made you want to take up wood carving?”

I responded, “I don’t know if you have ever seen heavy clubs before? They are specialty training equipment that everyone could benefit from, but certainly adventures could. There are none in Kantas. If my corner gym at Fort Ettin is going to be a bastion to strength - it needs heavy clubs. So, I will make them”.

“Okay. Good… I will teach you many wood carving techniques here, and together, I’m sure we can make your heavy clubs. But, for a complete and rounded skill set, I’ll be teaching you how to make everything you see in the shop. With a full skill set, you may be able to think of many different ways to make your clubs”, she continued, “and as an adventurer yourself, on the road you will have less than ideal working conditions, when you want to carve, so learning everything, I think will be very good for you”.

Morgana seemed to be making a point to me. It’s as if she deduced that I didn’t care for much else other than making heavy clubs. But, she has made a good point about how a variety of skills would be good. So, I responded, “yes. You are right, Master Starbright. It could be useful for my comrades, if I was good at making arrow shafts, or repairing shields, or the shaft on weapons such as my own. Yes, I would like to learn everything”.

“Very good Kavel”, Morgana Starbright responded with a warm smile, “and Morgana will be fine”.

Morgana walked me to my station, and we began my first lesson on recognising the many different trees and their woods, and what wood works best for what. It turns out walnut or oak are going to be good for heavy clubs!