Lady Eliana wrote:
Narunin- The weapons of Narunin are simple and lovely and sharp. It is considered a shame to have one’s sword dull in either shine or blade. Although the Narunum (the people of Narunin) dislike discussing fighting, killing, or death, they know how to kill “properly”- as quickly and painlessly as possible. The most common weapons (in order of popularity) are bows, short or long swords, and daggers. Axes are used for capital punishment. Decorations on weapons are often small vine patterns or celtic knots. Leather is well used in armor, sheaths, belts, etc. Consequently the usual colors of a weapon are red and silver.
It's interesting that they dislike talking about death, and yet go to lengths to have neat and beautiful weapons, which is usually a sign of pride. I like that enigma. 
Since they use Celtic knots as decoration, do they have any Celtic influence? Or is it just that the patterns resemble Celtic knots and there's no connection?
You mentioned that axes are used for capital punishment. This obviously means that they do execute for punishment. Do they do it very much, or only for great crimes? How does this fit in with their dislike of talking about killing people?
Lady Eliana wrote:
For instance, arrows are given different tips or strange shaped shafts to make them more challenging to aim with and consequently more impressive if one does hit the target.
Fascinating. I like that. It reminds me of how a lot of the martial arts became more oriented towards being a sport over time. I like the weapons the Rashim use. They certainly give the impression of being elaborate. It seems interesting to me that the main colors are black, gold, and white, though, rather than true colours. Are their patterns bold, or more fine?
