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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.

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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.

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

Member Ranks

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. It is the responsibility of the challenger to travel to the one challenged.

All applicants start out with an aspirant rank.