Yokudan boots were made for combat, of heavy leather with strategically-placed metal plates for protection. The buckle was usually a strong and simple geometric design. Yokudan belts tended not to be elaborate, because what mattered was what hung from them: the all-important sword or other weapon, as well as tassets for hip protection. They often had long, curved cutting edges, giving them some of the virtues of swords. Though the Yokudans were dedicated to the sword above all, they recognized the utility of other weapons as well their axes, for example, were both beautiful and formidable. It will take many lifetimes to catalogue it all, so we shall start simply, with references to the characteristics that make the Yokudan motifs unique and distinctive, such as the so-called "broad arrowhead" design. Stored here in the Seeker's Archive are much of the lost history and wisdom of Yokuda, in books and scrolls brought here by the first of the Ra Gada.
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