Anthaigos Family/dreams

This document is a draft for a guild to be founded in Pian en Luries, Dwilight.

Path of the Sword

Rules of the Guild

"A sword has a tongue of its own - it needs no other."

1. Never show off or boast about your skill. Let your sword speak for itself.

2. Treat every opponent with respect. Let your sword, not your words, decide a fight.

3. Bring no war to the guild. Fight not another member with words.

4. Your rank is in who you can defeat - as well as in who defeats you.

(OOC: 5. NEVER speak of actual skill percentages, not even OOC. Part of the fun in the guild is in letting its own ranking systems define the "skill levels". It also helps in creating a shroud of mystery about the guild)

Ranks of the guild

Elder Ranks

Founder The Founder has the final word in all matters.

Elder The Elders are responsible of maintenance of the guild and settle the disputes among the members, especially regarding ranks.

Member Ranks

Swordmaster There can only be one swordmaster at a time. Whoever defeats the swordmaster in a swordfight becomes the new swordmaster.

The full member ranks are named Second Sword, Third Sword, Fourth Sword etc. The most skilled swordfighter below the Swordmaster is the Second Sword. Members can share the same rank if both can defeat one another at times. A member can fall into a lower rank if he no longer can defeat others with the same rank.

At times it may happen that a member has not participated in a tournament for quite a long time, making it hard to estimate his true rank. It is perfectly within the inalienable rights of a noble to choose whether to participate or not in any tournament. In this case anyone with the same or lesser rank may demand that the undeserved rank be lowered. If the other party agrees, his rank is lowered by one. If he disagrees, the challenger must prove his demand in a duel, as it is an insult. It is the responsibility of the challenger to travel to the one challenged.

Aspirant Ranks

A new member will always begin with a rank of an "Unproven Sword". Once he has participated in a tournament as a member of the guild, the other ranks become a possibility.

Wooden Sword An aspirant who has participated in a tournament, but has not been able to defeat anyone.

Bronze Sword An aspirant who has made it to the second round of a tournament.

Iron Sword An aspirant, who has made it to the third round of a tournament.

Once an aspirant reaches the fourth round of a tournament, the elders with the help of the members give them a full member rank that seems appropriate. If at any time an aspirant defeats a member rank, the aspirant is immediately given the same rank.