The Story of Fortune & Fate:
Far in the Eastern reaches of Illantul, past the elven forests of Laime, well beyond the domain of men, there is said to be a kingdom of fae. From whence dwells a form of Fairy creature, short in stature, but well-endowed with powerful magic. It was here that a vile leprechaun, named Chambler, tricked the fae into crafting for him a pair of magical axes. Forged by combining ore that only the fae possessed with pieces of magical leprechaun gold. The fae used their power to be wrought “Fortune & Fate.” Sized for the hands of Chambler, these weapons brought both amazing powers and unseen consequences to their owner. Any who possesses the pair of matched blades is lucky to a fault and is compelled to never willingly part with either. Fortune never misses its mark in combat and always leads its wielder to great wealth, quickly raising its owner to prince-like stature. Yet Fate seems ordinary and without great powers, for its magic is not so obvious and is forever bound to that of its sister, Fortune. For should ever one of the pair become somehow separated from its owner the fortunes of the one who holds just Fortune are quickly reversed. Poverty, misery, illness, and endless suffering are all that are instore for one who wields Fortune without the benefit of Fate. And to be the bearer of Fate without Fortune, well, that quickly brings with it the fate that we all eventually face, death.
Actual Design and Construction:
The axe heads are reclaimed single bit high carbon steel heads that I ground back to clean steel and cut into their current form. Both sides of Fortune are hand-etched with the image of a prosperous man before a table set with great fortune and luck. Both sides of Fate are hand-etched with the image of the man after death set before the same table. The coins on each side of each blade, I electroplated with 24 carat gold. The handles are made of charred hickory, and the heads hung with walnut wedges. The bottom 4 inches of each handle are wrapped with deer hide lacing for a comfortable grip. A steel belly plate etched with a pair of dice, a lucky seven for Fortune and snake eyes for Fate, adorns the upper portion of each handle and are attached with brass nails.
Specifications:
Axe Head Length: 3.5 inches
Axe Head Width at widest point: 2.5 inches
Handle Length: 8.5 inches
Overall Axe length: 10 inches
Overall Axe Weight: approx. 9 oz
