Steel Katana

An old piece of steel with serrations cut into one side. Pipe handle provides limited grip.

Starting Melee Weapon for the Invader archetype or find in the Ashen Wasteland on Root Earth or purchase from Brabus at Ward 13.

Damage	56 at Level 0, max 168 at Level 20
Critical Hit Chance	13%
Weak Spot Damage Bonus	+105%
Stagger Modifier	-10%

Lore

Much like Earth, this world held out against the Root as long as they could—so long that the weapons their armies used to fight off the initial attacks were destroyed, lost, or forgotten. They had to make do with whatever they could find.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to save them.

"History within the two Cores followed a similar path. At a macro level in fact, one might notice no difference at all. The contrast becomes apparent, however, when one investigates history at an individual level."