Oathweight Combat Chain

The Oathweight is a heavy fighting chain with unequal pear-shaped weights, one for momentum and one for sudden changes of line. Arena schools paint their initials into the recessed end caps, while forge-law clerks record replaced links in a narrow brass ledger riveted to the storage hook. A skilled bearer makes it hiss; an amateur makes it bang off the floor and clear a tavern table. The bare steel leaves rust freckles on sweaty palms, which is why old fighters keep wax and a rag tucked into the same roll.