Weapon Group: Axes

Pictured here: 1) knuckle axe, 2) kumade, 3) light pick, 4) throwing axe, 5) handaxe, 6) battleaxe or fŭ, 7) heavy pick, 8) gandasa, 9) greataxe or yuè, 10) dwarven waraxe, 11) pickaxe, 12) hooked axe, 13) tongi, 14) dwarven longaxe or mountain-splitting fŭ, and 15) bardiche or cerulean dragon jĭ.

Weapons from the axe group tend to be heavy for their size, featuring weighted slashing or piercing metal heads atop relatively long wooden shafts.  Due to the sheer weight behind their blows, attacks using axes or picks are typified by low threat ranges but high critical multipliers, making the rare critical hit capable of delivering truly staggering amounts of damage.

BARDICHE [CERULEAN DRAGON JĬ]
Damage: 1d10, 19-20/x2
Type: Two-handed martial slashing
Special: Brace, reach
Description: The crescent axe-blade of this polearm is attached to the haft at two points: the center of the blade attaches to a socket at the top of the haft, and the lower point of the blade attaches to a secondary mount point. The blade is often very long, sometimes almost as long as the haft. You gain a +2 bonus to your CMD to resist sunder attempts made against a bardiche.
Cost: 13 gp
Weight: 14 lbs

BATTLEAXE [FŬ]
Damage: 1d8, x3
Type: One-handed martial slashing
Special: —
Description: The handle of this axe is long enough that you can wield it one-handed or two-handed. The head may have one blade or two, with blade shapes ranging from half-moons to squared edges like narrower versions of woodcutting axes. The wooden haft may be protected and strengthened with metal bands called langets.
Cost: 10 gp
Weight: 6 lbs

DWARVEN LONGAXE [MOUNTAIN-SPLITTING FŬ]
Damage: 1d12, x3
Type: Two-handed exotic slashing
Special: Reach
Description: These ornate and heavy blades are mounted atop a long, steel-shod haft for greater reach. They are rare among cave-dwelling dwarves but much more common in mountain dwarf clans.
Cost: 50 gp
Weight: 14 lbs

DWARVEN WARAXE
Damage: 1d10, x3
Type: One-handed exotic slashing
Special: —
Description: A dwarven waraxe has a large, ornate head mounted on a thick handle, making it too large to use in one hand without special training; thus, it is an exotic weapon. A Medium character can use a dwarven waraxe two-handed as a martial weapon, or a Large creature can use it one-handed in the same way. A dwarf treats a dwarven waraxe as a martial weapon even when using it in one hand.
Cost: 30 gp
Weight: 8 lbs

GANDASA
Damage: 2d4, x3
Type: One-handed martial slashing
Special: —
Description: A gandasa is a wide, single-edged dagger on a 2-foot handle and is wielded in combat like an axe. This weapon is also known as an elephant knife because the connection between the blade and the handle is often decorated to resemble a stylized elephant head.
Cost: 15 gp
Weight: 4 lbs

GREATAXE [YUÈ]
Damage: 1d12, x3
Type: Two-handed martial slashing
Special: —
Description: This two-handed battle axe is heavy enough that you can’t wield it with one hand. The head may have one blade or two and the haft is usually 3 to 4 feet long.
Cost: 20 gp
Weight: 12 lbs

HANDAXE
Damage: 1d6, x3
Type: Light martial slashing
Special: Finesse
Description: This one-handed axe is short (roughly 1 foot long) and designed for use with one hand. Unlike throwing axes, it is not well balanced for a graceful tumbling motion, and is instead heavier at its head.
Cost: 6 gp
Weight: 3 lbs

HEAVY PICK
Damage: 1d6, x4
Type: One-handed martial piercing
Special: —
Description: This variant of the light pick has a longer handle and can be used with one or two hands. It is a common, inexpensive weapon for mounted soldiers since it can be used effectively from horseback.
Cost: 8 gp
Weight: 6 lbs

HOOKED AXE
Damage: 1d8, x3
Type: One-handed exotic slashing
Special: Disarm, performance, trip
Description: The hooked or "bearded" end of this axe’s blade can be used to disarm foes or pull them off balance. A hooked axe can be used as a martial weapon (in which case it functions like a battleaxe).
Cost: 20 gp
Weight: 7 lbs

KNUCKLE AXE
Damage: 1d6, x3
Type: Light exotic slashing
Special: Finesse, monk, performance
Description: Knuckle axes, usually used in pairs, resemble axe blades mounted on brass knuckles. You may hold, but not wield, a weapon or other object in a hand wearing a knuckle axe. Unlike when wearing brass knuckles, you cannot use a hand wearing a knuckle axe for spellcasting.
Cost: 9 gp
Weight: 2 lbs

KUMADE
Damage: 1d6, x3
Type: Two-handed simple piercing
Special: Grapple
Description: Adapted from a garden rake, the kumade consists of a wood or bamboo pole topped with a metal claw. The rake head doubles as a grappling hook. When a kumade is secured to a surface, such as a rafter or window sill, its handle can be climbed as a 5-foot length of rope.
Cost: 5 gp
Weight: 4 lbs

LIGHT PICK
Damage: 1d4, x4
Type: Light martial piercing
Special: Finesse
Description: This weapon, adapted from the pickaxe tool, has a head with a slightly curved, armor-piercing spike and a hammer-like counterweight.
Cost: 4 gp
Weight: 3 lbs

PICKAXE
Damage: 2d4, x4
Type: Two-handed martial piercing
Special: —
Description: A pickaxe or mattock is a reinforced version of the common mining tool, with a heavy, chisel-like blade.
Cost: 12 gp
Weight: 12 lbs

THROWING AXE
Damage: 1d6, x2
Range: 10 ft
Type: Light martial slashing
Special: Finesse
Description: This one-handed axe is small and perfectly balanced for throwing, and can be used as a melee weapon. The axe is normally gripped by the haft and thrown overhand, making one complete rotation in the air before biting into the target with the axe head.
Cost: 8 gp
Weight: 2 lbs

TONGI
Damage: 1d6, 19-20/x3
Type: One-handed exotic piercing
Special: —
Description: This rare weapon resembles a battleaxe with wedges cut out of the head, presenting multiple sharp points that splay from the handle rather than a single convex blade.
Cost: 18 gp
Weight: 4 lbs