Proud to present the much anticipated hi-res images from "When you compliment your neurodivergent vampire warrior-queen's "longsword" and the infodump starts" (with infodump)The spiciest pieces I've made yet by a fair margin, and also some of the most extensive editing work I've done! I've included the 4 raw images from VRMPosingDesktop so you can see the starting point before extensive texturing, expression tweaking, nose changes, hair streaks and uh vein additionsI hope you like them a lot!
Okay so in modern times, the term "longsword" most frequently refers to a late Medieval and Renaissance weapon designed for use with two hands. But the German "Langes Schwert" in 15th-century manuals did not necessarily denote a type of weapon, but the technique of fencing with both hands at the hilt.
The French "épée bâtarde" and the English "bastard sword" originate in the 15th or 16th century, originally having the general sense of "irregular sword or sword of uncertain origin".It was "a sword which was neither French, nor Spanish, nor properly Landsknecht, but longer than any of these sturdy swords." Espée bastarde could also historically refer to a single-handed sword with a fairly long blade compared to other short swords.
The bastard sword is midway in length between an arming sword and a long sword. The French épée de passot was also known as épée bâtarde (i.e., bastard sword) and also coustille à croix (literally cross-hilted blade), referring to a medieval single-handed sword optimized for thrusting!