Keyed Froe

The reversible blade feature makes the keyed froe the favored weapon of The Fraternal Guild of Woodworkers and Woodcutters members who, in addition to having a cultural connection to the implement by way of their history as a labor guild, sometimes have need of a killing implement that won't draw attention when stowed among other common woodworking tools. By extension, the keyed froe arrayed in a certain way is a common motif in Voxelian architecture that has roots in that organzation - an element of the secretive Keysign.   The fact that the handle can be swapped out means that, aside from use as an assassination weapon by Froe & Key, the blade and key of a keyed froe can sometimes be employed in more diverse contexts. For example, securing the blade at the end of a long haft makes it a good weapon for holding opponents at a distance; there are few Djet Kazh techniqes using a keyed froe blade in this manner. Oversized variants have sometimes been used by Voxelian auto-armor operators as breaching tools, path-cutting tools, or, in military contexts, as improvised weapons in the more woodsy theatres of the War of Reunification. The key itself is a hardened compound wedge that might find use as tool to block doors and hatches or, in conjunction with a mallet, to pry apart joined objects.