Parang

A parang was a kind of machete from Kara-Tur.
==Description==
Parangs were machetes with heavy chopping blades and were about in length and weighed around . They were used as both tools and weapons.
A typical parang might sell for 15 yuan in a Kara-Turan market.
==Reputation==
Monks of Kara-Tur sometimes used parangs as weapons, and primitive people groups in Kara-Tur commonly carried the blades with them at all times. The race of creatures known as hsing-sing carried parangs on their raids.
==Notable Owners==
The Serpent, the enigmatic leader of the Phoenix clan of ninja, owned a parang of superb craftsmanship.
Kashigawa Yoichi, a kensai from Kozakura, was known to train students in the art of fighting with the parang.
Toipeye, a korobokuru bushi, owned a magical parang.
Awang Sophir, a famous human monk, fought with a parang.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Kukri
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===References===
Category:Slashing weapons
Category:Melee weapons
Category:One-handed swords
Category:One-handed weapons
Category:Swords
Category:Blades
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Category:Tools
Category:Items from Kara-Tur
Category:Items from Toril