The Wheel

The Wheel is a type of weapon and execution tool used especially in Arimania as well as Ihjarga as both a combat weapon and punishment tool. It is banned in Sikkud.

History
Sometime in the mid Ancient Era the wheel was invented in Ihjarga, possibly in Ulupashja, as a weapon used for executions. It was originally designed as a way to punish smugglers, as the wheel represented a ship's wheel. Its use became popular in the port city, spreading to the other cities along Ihjarga's coast. Sometime later, the practice became popular in Sikkud as well.

Around 1,000 A.E. specialized wheels for torture and execution had been perfected. They were manufactures mainly is Ihjarga, then traded north into other countries for use. The Arimanians became especially interested in them after their conversion to Justainism. It is said that every town in Arimania had a wheel, which was displayed with reverence in side rooms of chapels to scare followers. Outside of major cities, the wheel was not used more than displayed as a sign of justice. During the first crusade, the wheel was a common weapon given to soldiers who had earned the rank of knight commander. By the end of the first crusade a new order and rank had been created, called the paladium who specialized in wheel combat and execution. The paladium served both as a military rank as well as traveling inquisitors who were given express permission to enact the emperor's justice without push back. The wheel was their emblem and weapon of choice.

In 725 A.E. Empress Wilda Hathortep I banned the weapons use in Sikkud after the