Weapons

About
The land of the Continent is filled with warring nations and monsters, and many amazing weapons have been developed throughout the years. However as the Continent is also rife with gods, magic and Devils, some of those weapons are far from the norm and have gained amazing properties, with some of them entering the realm of legend. Some of those marvels also come from the Calculator Cube, a mysterious place that only calls a chosen few, while others were created by the legendary Smith, the Devil Prince Regaccio.

Weapon Types
Throughout the Continent, the sword ( or its variant the katana in JAPAN ) is easily the most popular weapon of all close combat human weapons, and it has become the standard of some of the world's greatest armies, particularly the Leazas military. It is also a common weapon among adventurers, and a skill level in sword combat is fairly common. Due to all these factors, most of the world's greatest and most dangerous fighters use it as their weapon of choice, and many legendary weapons are swords with amazing properties.

The Continent is a place rife with magical energies, and though becoming proficient in it requires many years of study, many individuals can use Magic as their main form of combat. This is particularly true in the Zeth Army ,  as most of the country's culture is built around Magic, and to a lesser extent in JAPAN where Diviners are common. It can also be used in a defensive manner to heal allies, particularly through the Divine Magic of the AL Church  and the magic used by Mikos. Though most of the power comes from the individual, there are many books, grimoires and magic staffs that help boost a person's innate magical power.

Despite the existence of Magic, the bow remains a widely used long-distance weapon, particularly in JAPAN which has many dedicated archers and where even strategists and mikos are trained in it to defend themselves. The prevalence of heavy armor for defense has made it a bit less ubiquitous in the Continent, but it is fairly common among the Kalar, some of the non-magic users of Zeth and is included in the very diverse Helman military.

Perhaps due to its intensive military culture, the country of Helman is the source of a wide variety of fighting tools, with some of its strongest fighters using Hammer Combat instead of swords and it is the source of multiple great martial artists who only rely on their fists (and sometimes knuckles) to defeat their opponents.

More recently, JAPAN has developed the musket, a powerful (though difficult to reload) gun that was developed by the Tanegashima House and based on the Tulip 01 design. Despite it being an extremely recent weapon, it was quickly adopted by many factions in JAPAN and has already become a recurring element in their armies.

Trivia

 * The Sillpheed is a portmonteau of Sill's name and Game Arts PC-98 shooter game, Silpheed.