[quote=Voltaire]
Oh, I was wondering, what kind of armor and weapon variations do the Redguard have? Anything that might be more suited to Blade's style than gangsta shirts and pants (cause they're baggy get it... I'll stop) or curved swords? Curved... swords. Because those are the only Redguard items I've seen.
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The Redguard culture is based loosely off of the Moorish culture, kind of like how the Nords are based loosely off of Vikings. A quick trip to google reveals,

"The average Moorish warrior was armed with leather armour, a scimitar, a shortsword or broadsword and possibly a javelin. Some of the more advanced elite men would have had crossbows."

[I]"The infidel threw his shield in front of him, and laying his spear on his arm he ran swiftly at me, uttering a cry. I approached, having my spear at the thigh, but as I drew near I couched my spear and thrust at his shield, and although he struck at me with his spear in the flank and forearm, I was able to give him such mighty thrust that horse and man fell to the ground. But his spear hung in my armor and hindered me, and I had great difficulty in loosing it and alighting from my horse. By this time he also was dismounted. I had my sword in my hand; he likewise seized his sword, and we advanced and gave each other a mighty blow. The infidel had excellent armour, and though I struck him by the shield he received no injury. Nor did his blows injure me. We then gripped each other and wrestled so long that we fell to the ground side by side. But the infidel was a man of amazing strength. He tore himself from my grasp, and we both raised our bodies until we were kneeling side by side. I then thrust him from me with my left hand in order to be able to strike at him with my sword, and this I was able to do, for with the thrust his body was so far removed that I was able to cut at his face, and although the blow was not wholly successful, I wounded him so that he swayed and was half-blinded. I then struck him a direct blow in the face and hurled him to the ground, and falling upon him I thrust my sword through his throat, after which I rose to my feet, took his sword, and returned to my horse. The two beasts were standing side by side. They had been worked hard the whole day, and were quite quiet.

When the infidels saw I had conquered they drew off their forces. But the Portuguese and Christians approached and cut off the infidel's head, and took his spear, and placed the head upon it, and removed his armour. It was a costly suit, made in the heathen fashion, very strong and richly ornamented."[/I]

"Another possibility you might like to consider is the use of multiple coats of mail. The most familiar example for this is El Cid wearing three coats of mail, the last of which stopped a spear or javelin that pierced the first two; but this practice was not restricted to Christian warriors, and seems to have been something quite common in both Andalusia and North Africa. I'm not sure about whether the practice lasted into the 15th century, however."

http://books.google.ca/books?id=QmQFYZSMs-EC&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=Moorish+armour&source=bl&ots=ouo9SdlV0j&sig=3spxfLzW0Vz8yfwHzeHTpD0UeD8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1gPjUpDCNcfcqQGup4GwDg&ved=0CGoQ6AEwCw#v=onepage&q=Moorish%20armour&f=false

Basically, a lot of chain mail, some plate armour, long but light fabric to cover from the sun, with weapons that place more of a premium on mobility and speed. Although, as mentioned, broadswords were around. In this particular instance, Blade would probably want something he could keep somewhat concealed, because a big honking sword would draw a lot of attention, although he could in theory do what Marassa does and just carry it under longer robes, although she kind of gets away with a lot more because she's a woman and there's more conservative options available for her.