: It appears from GURPS that all Herons have the same armor
: and weaponry. It's more expensive and higher-quality
: than the arms of most ordinary warriors, so there are
: pragmatic reasons for new recruits to give up the
: weaponry they grew up with; also, I imagine it
: reinforces solidarity and the sense of brotherhood to
: outfit them all identically, just as most modern
: armies don't want you out there in your favorite
: T-shirt with your dad's prize AK. (Assuming your dad's
: Ice Cube.)
: Still, it *would* be cool to see a crack team of
: ethnically-conscious Herons, each with their own
: weapons and armor. There's gotta be a Dwarven Heron
: with a katana in one hand and a mortar in the other,
: right?
The samurai, on whom the Herons seem to be based (although their names sound Aztec), did weild a variety of weapons, most just weilding a single katana, while only some used bows or a katana and a wakizashi(shortsword) simultaniously. A few used the naginata(halberd), or, after the Europeans had brought gunpowder, firelock pistols(their tendency to explode added to the weilder's heroic image). I would imagine that the Herons only use the 2-sword approach because they are still getting used to their weapons again having been Journeymen, but are allowed to choose an individual weapon combination and fighting style after a few hundred years. This would also serve to distinguish them from the younger Herons, and so they might be used as officers for their younger brethren.
