Hevressp

The hevressp was a weapon unique to the Rebeyr of Sair in the. It consisted of a metal or leather brace worn around the end of a Rebeyr's tentacle, with a crossbar for the Rebeyr to wrap the tip of the tentacle around one or more times to get a solid grip. Projecting forward were strands of metal or thin braided leather, as few as one or as many as five. Each strand was tipped with a metal blade, a spiked ball, or even just a rock. By snapping their tentacles in whiplike motions, Rebeyr used the hevressps as flails.

Use of the hevressp was widespread on Sair, as Rebeyr were not biologically suited to using traditional melee weapons such as spears, swords, and axes. With practice, the flail edges could generate enough momentum to pierce even the tough Rebeyr hide. Early hevressps were simply blades on the end of a grip without the flail strands, but the Rebeyr in large part adopted the more common design due to its unpredictability. Most Rebeyr preferred to carry some manner of shield with their non-dominant tentacles; wearing a hevressp on both tentacles was considered the mark of a particularly aggressive and daring warrior.

After joining the Golden Empire and importing galaxy-level technology, most Rebeyr armies and law enforcement forces began modifying blaster technology to suit their tentacles and the use of the hevressp (along with most other melee weapons) fell by the wayside. However, a few speciality craftsmen began researching the possibility of making -hevressps; numerous fatalities occurred in the research and design process.