The Short Axe is a weapon wielded by Kain in Blood Omen 2.
The Short Axe was first seen in the Canyons in the hands of Female 'Hat-Wearing' Smugglers. The Short Axe was a smaller version of the Long Axe with which it shared many of its attacks, The Short Axe was much faster and allowed Kain to be more agile than its larger counterpart, but lacked it's more powerful instant-kill grabs.