You seek to master the blade of steel? To do so you must find the Stillness in your soul, and then your eyes must learn to see the Jen'e'tai -- the Path of Truth. Are you ready for the Trueson's lessons?
- Tell me about Blade Masters.
Listen to an ancient parable recorded in the Book of Swords:
"In those ancient days the Gods themselves walked the face of the land. The youngest of them, last son of the All-Father, was Draethen One-Eyed, called also "Draethen Truesight," the Son of Truth, and Master of Songs. Draethen (so the oldest tales say) took the form of a young man with deep blue eyes and silver hair, and wandered the World, following the winds. The people of the East remember him as the patron of all travelers, and invoke his name to this day for safe passage and good fortune on the roads. But this was but the least of his legacies to the Sons of Men.
"At one time ("when" is a question ancient tales can rarely answer), Draethen found himself wandering by night, under a sky as flawless and black as a still lake of oil. Without warning, Draethen was set upon by a pack of wild boars, their eyes burning in the night. At their head stood the Boar, beast lord of his kind, whose aspect was fierce and his wrath was horrible. This was before the Taming, when the Lords of the Beasts ran free by night to terrorize the Sons of Men. Mistaking the Master of Songs for a mere mortal, Boar leaped to the attack, but the Trueson's speed and strength could not be matched. Draethen seized Boar by the throat, just beneath his tusks, and held the beast at bay.
"'Why do you attack me?' Dreathen asked. 'Do you not know me, and my Father? Do you not fear me, as you do by the light of day?'
"Boar, wild-eyed and angry, spat back his reply. We fear only the Sun, for He has burned us with his fire and often reminds us of his power. Who are you, little man, that we should fear you?'
"'I am the Son of Truth,' replied Draethen, 'and henceforth you shall fear me as well.'
"And with all his strength, Draethen ripped the tusks from the mighty Boar. Humbled, the mighty Beast and his pack fled into the night. Then Draethen took the tusks, and from them he fashioned a pair of longblades, and named them the Jen'e'tai. The first he kept for himself, and the second he gave to the First King of Men.
"'I have taken the weapons of Night,' the young God said, 'so that Men might no longer fear the darkness and may travel where they will. I give you this Blade to protect you, and now I shall leave you, to stand vigil over the Night. My followers and I shall go forth and bring light into the darkness -- look for us in the evening sky. Know you, any who wish to follow me, let them walk my path, and they shall find me.'
"And with those words the first star was born, glimmering in the night. The young God was never seen again among the courts of Men ..."
Also known as the Discipline of Truth, Blademastery, the Way of the Sword, is an ancient and honorable calling. Far more than advanced training with a weapon, Blademastery is a way of life unto itself, the greatest legacy of the Age of Days, when the world was whole and young, long, before Strife was born.
Learn now the fivefold oath that every Jen'e'tai swears when they take up their sword:
1. My blade is my soul -- my Spirit made manifest and honed to perfection.
2. My soul is strong -- as I trust its strength, so shall d my Spirit be my only shield.
3. From this time forward, I shall move as freely as the wind: let me wear no armor, or ever hide behind base metal or the devices of man.
4. My blade shall be the Jen'e'tai, the blade of a Master. None other is worthy of my soul.
5. Frenzy and Bloodlust are the ways of the Beast, let me always shun them. Let my blade remain sheathed until I intend to kill, and may it only deal death in dire need.
- How do I become a Blade Master?
All who would walk the path of truth must face many tests. You shall face your first now. There is a woman who calls herself the Obsidian Fox: she came to a master Jen'e'tai as a pupil, but betrayed him and stole many ancient scrolls of our lore, secrets that were not hers to know. Her master chased her, but she destroyed the scrolls before she could be caught. Now she roams between the dark wastelands where the dead stir, and the ancient deserts where ruins of the Ardani stand bleached in the Sun. Find her by shadow or sunlight, and best her in combat, and you will have taken your first step down our Path.
- Train discipline: Blade Master
- Done
鋼の刃に精通したいのか。そのためには、おまえは、自分がもつ魂の中に静寂を見つけなければならない。そして、自分の目で、真理道ことジイエンオータイを見る方法を、学ぶ必要がある。真理体現者の諸教訓を知る用意は、できているか。
ブレイドマスターについて話してください。
どうすればブレイドマスターになれますか。
真理道を歩こうとする者たちの全員が、多くの試練に直面しなければならない。おまえは最初の試練に直面するのだ。
黒曜狐を自称する女がいる。弟子だったかの女は、師匠であるジイエンオータイの元へ来たが、かれを裏切った。そして、黒曜狐は、かの女が知らない諸秘奥である、わたしたちの伝承が記された、多数におよぶ往古の巻物を盗んだ。師匠は黒曜狐を追跡したが、かの女は捕獲されることを危惧して、巻物を破棄した。
現在の黒曜狐は、複数におよぶ土地の間を放浪している。死者たちが活動している暗い荒地、ならびに、アルダン人の諸遺跡が太陽に晒されている、往古の砂漠だ。影か日光がある土地で黒曜狐を見つけて、戦闘で全力を尽くせば、わたしたちの真理道における第一歩を踏み出せるだろう。
分野の訓練を行う：ブレイドマスター
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用語一覧
あ：アルダン人（Ardani）
こ：黒曜狐（Obsidian Fox）
し：ジイエンオータイ（Jen'e'tai）、真理体現者（Trueson）、真理道（Path of Truth）
せ：静寂（Stillness）
て：太陽（Sun）
