Sickle Brigade

Dwarven Brutes are most commonly current, or former members of the Sickle Brigade, or Shadowstrike. The Sickle Brigade wields the weapon they are named for, though given the lack of agriculture in dwarven history, the sickle evolved in a different manner. For them, the sickle began life as a climbing implement, though it quickly adapted to help fight heavily armored drow shock troops. The sickle is used to hook around the front-facing defenses and keep the target off balance while a short spear called a driving lance, is jammed through a gap in the armor.