Mercy-Tine Capture Fork

The Mercy-Tine ends in a broad padded fork whose sprung inner jaws close around a torso or limb without presenting an edge. Karthunai arena wardens lean them against the sand gate in plain sight—a reminder that a bout can be stopped without adding a corpse to the paperwork. Forge-law seals the jaw pressure screw with blue lacquer, and every use leaves scuffs that must be entered in the keeper's book. The shaft smells of waxed hardwood and old dust; the pads, despite everyone's best efforts, smell like fear.