Mandalorian Legend
M A N D A L O R I A N
K A L
- Si'kayha Teaching
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a kal for the Si'kayha of the Mandalorian Enclave.
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: The Mandalorian Enclave
- Affiliation: The Mandalorian Enclave
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: N/A
- Modularity: No
- Production: Limited
- Material:
- Beskar Plating
- Agrinium Grip Core
- Synth-Leather Grip
- Ultrasonic Generator
- Power Cell
- Classification: Vibroknife
- Size: Small
- Weight: Light
- Beskar blade
- Monomolecular edge
- Ultrasonic Vibration Generator
- Multiple Power-level Configurations
- Unique blade design along ricasso
- Dueling advantage
- Unique aerodynamic inlay for faster swings and cuts.
- Perfectly-forged balance for ease of use.
- Lightweight construction
- Agrinium grip core.
- Decreases weight, increases durability
- Decreases beskar resource consumption
- Mando'a carvings along fuller
- Aesthetic value
- Mandalorian Iron: With a resilient agrinium shaft core and beskar exterior, the kal is an extremely durable weapon, able to parry high-energy weapons including lightsabers.
- Piercing: A beskar blade with a monomolecular edge powered by an ultrasonic vibration generator means that not much can withstand the kal's blade. Even without the generator activated, although the piercing ability of the kal is limited somewhat, it is not by much given the properties of monomolecular beskar edge.
- Lightweight: Small and light, the kal can be concealed easily and wielded agilely, and is perfectly balanced so it can also thrown accurately as a ranged weapon.
- Long-Range Engagement: The kal quite literally falls short at long ranges as a melee weapon. Even though it can be thrown, if thrown it must be achieved and isn't a blaster at the end of the day.
- Material Degradation: The synth-leather wrapping around the knife's hilt can fall subject to degradation over time and may require replacement.
A sword by its nature is a weapon of honor. A knife by its nature is a weapon of deceit.
The Mandalorian Kal dagger is a weapon with ancient tradition, just as much as the other ensemble of Mandalorian designs. Favored by bounty hunters for its easy concealability and its nondescript nature allowing for indiscreet killings. But its versatile use means that nearly every Mandalorian treasures the Kal whether as a weapon of choice, last resort, or tool of utility. With an extremely strong beskar monofilament edge powered by an ultrasonic vibration generator, there isn't much that a Kal cannot cut through. And with a beskar blade, it can be used to parry high-energy weapons like lightsabers.
Perfectly balanced, the Kal dagger doubles as a perfect throwing life, somewhat making up for its short reach; but this is only one-time use, and to see it again the Kal must be retrieved of course before being used again. The reach of the knife is its only true pitfall, putting it at a disadvantage when compared to other melee weapons. But its utility more than makes up for this weakness, and many Mandalorians will find the Kada'yr Mandalorian Kal very useful in combat and everyday life.
