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First depicted in Origins-Marionette, Eeshi's dagger 'Birdsong' is modeled off of the Japanese yoroi-doshi, a modification of the traditional tanto that was typically forged to have a thicker blade profile.  Though a relatively common 'sash-weapon' in the empire, such a weapon is quite uncommon in the wastes, as it is produced primarily as a means for armed combatants to pierce thick armour while in close quarters.  The climate of the wastes disallows all but the most hardy to wear any sort of armour, let alone the various forms of layered plate armour that such a weapon is designed to pierce.  In the city, daggers such as 'Birdsong' are often worn as status-symbols or distinctions of class, further calling into question this weapon's origins.  Eeshi makes use of 'Birdsong' for many of her contract-killings, due to its concealability.