An WIP example for Auric's weapon in four different lengths/forms drawn by artist Ashe Skyler ( http://art.raven-wing.net ) based on my design and rough draft sketches by Kinta Nara (rmt3589) http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13568998/

This blade in these sketches is a bit too straight near the base, but it's not too big of a deal. I think the shape of the blade came out just right in the nagamaki (short hafted) form in Kinta Nara's finished sketch over here: http://www.furaffinity.net/full/13822379/ (Kinta Nara was a great help when I was developing the design for the weapon)

An objective for the design is that it not look too specific to an individual culture (European, Chinese, Japanese, etc.). Note that the hand guard (tsuba) and pommel are removable, so they can be changed for different designs to better fit in a specific culture when desired.

The mostly spherical pommel keeps it from looking too Japanese. The decoration on the pommel keeps it from being too plain/boring, but I really liked the pommel shape that Kinta Nara (rmt3589) drew so we'll probably go with that in the next sketch.

Art by  AsheSkyler