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From the times before the First Dawning some Heroes have pitted their
strength against their foes, overcoming adversity through force of
arms. Ours has always been a Fighter's world, and our history is
replete with examples of the warrior's creed. The Knights of the Petty
Kingdoms, the mounted archers of the Horse Nomads, the soldiers who
follow the War Lords, and the Great Berserks of the Frozen North are
all fighters at heart - no matter the particulars of their craft.
Whether they fight for a cause, for glory, or for the simple love of
slaughter, they fight.
Men of action, fighters depend upon their strength and toughness to
survive, and many regard fighters as dull-witted sluggards. The
fighter's path is the easiest, they argue, for the warrior lacks the
faith and devotion of a healer, the long, arduous study of the mage, or
the rogue's finely honed craft. Try telling that to the fencing masters
of Mellissar, who have trained eight hours every day with their blades
since their fifth birthday, or the yeomen of Gend, who legends say can
fire twenty arrows from their longbows of yew in the space of a minute.
Steel has a discipline all its own, and a master fighter is capable of
feats of arms that can be as potent as any magic. Besides, when the
forces of Darkness or Chaos threaten the world, it is the fighter, not
the mage or healer, who meets them head on, and always stands in the
greatest risk of death.
Fighters tend also to be leaders of men, who can rise to lead entire
armies and govern over kingdoms. In these dark times, such men are
desperately needed. The High King himself showed how much a fighter
with a sword could change the world. Alas, his downfall and The
Sundering have shown how much a single fighter can destroy...
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Sun Sep 13, 2020 11:59 am by 
