Knives

Knives are cutting weapons and tools that can only be acquired throught trade. They have many uses:


 * Skin animals;


 * Cut animal carcass for meat;


 * Fight;


 * Make light spears (which consumes it);


 * Fell smal trees to make slender tree trunks;


 * Speed cutting branches and spruce twigs;


 * Carving wooden bowl, mugs, staffs;

There are many kinds of knives, each with different weights and combat characteristics:

All characters start out with a knife.