ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Hi guyz, this seems like a really dumb question but i'm new to this game (which seems epic ^^)
I made an Arcane Blade, i'm currently lvl 2 whouhou !
I picked up the skill tree "dual technique" "and the skill "dual strike".
But I just cant equip my off hand..
I have 2 Iron war axes (both one-handed) but every time i'm trying to equip my off hand, it just replace the primary weapon..
Did i missed something ?

Sorry for my potatoe english =)

Most one-handed weapons can only be equipped in the main hand. If I remember correctly, you can only equip daggers, mindstars, and whips in the offhand. Some classes have special abilities that get around this, such as Reavers being able to equip any one-hander in the offhand. If you have the Embers of Rage DLC, you can equip steamsaws in both hands, although only the Sawbutcher and Adventurer have the talents to use them to their full potential.

There is also an artifact Telos Staff Bottom Half that can be equipped in the offhand. That's a good option for Magic-based classes such as Arcane Blade.