Saítórra

The Saítórra /ˌseɪ.ˈtɔrː.ʌ/ was a traditional weapon from the Prior's Gap region and its capital, Accipiter. It was a highly versatile arm-staff used by farmers, martial artists, and city guards. It was emblematic of Accipitan traditional culture.
== Information ==
The saítórra was a staff of light, sturdy wood (usually savrin or red oak) in a T-shape. Its length was about half a metre; it should be just a bit longer than the wielder's arm. It was simple and effective. It could be wielded defensively (holding it by the perpendicular grip so that it defended the entire arm) or offensively (holding it the other way so its length extended for thrusts). The staff was very versatile and its form could be changed easily to different types of grips. It aided the wielder in performing elbow strikes, punches, thrusts, or swings. Furthermore, an advanced technique involved using it like a hook. Though a wooden saítórra was the simplest form, Accipiter police patterns included round iron tips for extra impact. 
== History ==
The traditional inhabitants of Prior's Gap were Vreigardt cowherds who kept herds of aurochs. When the Euluskan Empire colonised the area in the fourth and fifth centuries, they founded the city of Accipiter and established control over the surrounding area because it was the only land trade route connecting the two halves of the Danderillon. The Empire made it illegal for Vreigardt farmers and clan leaders to carry weaponry, so, to innovate and get around this, the local Vreigardts instead carried wooden staves - cheap, easy to make, effective, and did not arouse unwanted interest. Eventually, the weapon became emblematic of local culture and was adopted by the police forces of Accipiter after the fall of the Empire and the city-state's period of decolonisation. The weapon's name came from the Middle Euluska saító "sapling" + -rra (diminuitive). Two acute accents meant that there was secondary stress in the word. Between middle and modern Euluska, the <ai> and <ei> digraphs changed sounds too.
Category:Weapons