>look at greataxe
The razor-edged greataxe has a ruby-eyed ivory skull mounted upon it. The ivory is mottled brown and green and exudes a foul odor. The cracked teeth with the jaw are set crookedly, but someone took the time to sharpen them to a razor edge. The faceted rubies stuck within the eye sockets seem to follow you when you glance at the skull.

>tap greataxe
You drum your fingers upon the skull of your razor-edged greataxe. The eyes of the skull alight in a blazing crimson glow, and flash ominously before becoming quiescent.

>wave greataxe
As you wave your razor-edged greataxe, the mouth of the skull gapes open! A long, warbling wail issues forth! The eyes on the skull flash once, and then go still. The jaws snap closed with a *click*.

>poke greataxe
As you poke your greataxe, the mouth of the skull gapes open and bites your finger hard! The pain shoots straight up and stiffens your spine! That hurt!

>rub greataxe
The eyes on the skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe ignite with a flickering, crimson flame. It begins chanting in an unknown tongue.
The chanting stops as suddenly as it started as the eyes of the skull flicker once more then return to black.

The eyes of the skull ignite with a flickering crimson flame. They dart to and fro a moment then return to normal.

Air whistles through the cavities of the skull on your razor-edged greataxe as it intones, "Beware the rising of The Jackal."

In a moody tone, the skull on your razor-edged greataxe says, "Your dying words will never be remembered, so don't spend too much time on them."

The skull's teeth clack together rhythmically on your razor-edged greataxe.

The skull on your razor-edged greataxe babbles something indecipherable.

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe yells out "Dracoblood is a no good, lazy, good for nothing shyster!" The skull's visage twists into the semblance of a smirk.

The skull on your razor-edged greataxe snaps its teeth together tightly and whispers, "Take pride in your deaths, they bring you closer to the Gates that I will never see."

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe yawns and twists it visage into a scowl of utter disdain.

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe opens its jaw and unleashes a vile series of invective!

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe detaches itself and floats lazily around your greataxe. It reattaches itself after a moment, albeit upside down.

The skull on your razor-edged greataxe snickers to itself before exclaiming, "They never suspect a decorative skull."

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe opens its jaws. Its visage twists as if pondering. After a moment, the jaws snap closed with a ghostly hiss.

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe suddenly detaches. It floats around your head twice in a lazy circle, peering about, before rejoining your greataxe with an audible *click*.

Dropping its jaw in an exaggerated yawn, the skull on your razor-edged greataxe says plaintively, "Back in my day, a simple dagger to the neck was all it took."

The skull attached to your razor-edged greataxe begins to wail eerily. Suddenly, it falls to the ground, and begins rolling around.
The wailing ceases and the skull floats back and reattaches itself to your greataxe.

>assess greataxe
You assess the greataxe for structural weaknesses and strengths.

Careful examination indicates the razor-edged greataxe has a strength of 96 and a durability of 260. You determine the current state of the razor-edged greataxe to be at 100% integrity.

>weigh greataxe
You carefully examine the razor-edged greataxe and determine that the weight is about 25 pounds.

>analyze greataxe
You analyze your razor-edged greataxe and sense that there is no recorded information on that item. It may or may not be able to be worked on by a merchant alterer.