Two-Handed Swords Treatise I
| Two-Handed Swords Treatise I Written by Hed the Scribe |
| "The Rise and Fall of the Steel Company" Allows you to learn the following Two-Handed Swords abilities: Hewing Strike Parry Recklessness Reading this book grants some Experience. |
A story about the legendary Steel Company written down by their scribe follower, who ended up being its only surviving member. 100 |
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| “ | A story about the legendary Steel Company written down by their scribe follower, who ended up being its only surviving member. | „ |
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Pretty much everyone has heard tales about the Steel Company and its heroic exploits. Even though it had only existed for a mere ten years, it still managed to participate in more campaigns, battles, and ventures than any other mercenary band of Aldor.
It was the Steel Company which made Two-Handed swords popular among mercenaries - now it's one of the most common frontline weapons. Those who had a misfortune of meeting the Steel Company on the battlefield prayed to avoid another confrontation.
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When the orcs came to blows with the Steel Company, the outcome of the battle seemed to be already decided... It looked like the growling, roaring wave of enraged savages ran the mercs down, tearing apart each and every soldier. A cacophony of colliding steel and dying screams - it was impossible to make out the details in the dense morning fog...
Every mercenary of the Steel Company was fighting with the strength of ten men - they had no one but themselves to rely on. Skillfully parrying vicious strikes, they retaliated with daring lunges of their own, slaying multiple foes with each cleave...
When the fog had finally cleared, the amazed villagers saw the resulting aftermath of that unprecedented battle. Unsteady with fatigue, wounded, and leaning on their swords, the five remaining soldiers stood amid the mountains of sliced up orcish corpses...
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