The School of the Sword Hand
The School of Sword Hand is a killing school. An internal/external discipline Its core technique is a breathing method that allows internal force to be cultivated extremely rapidly and focused on a point smaller than a razors edge, giving blows phenomenal cutting power. Blows using this style are so precise and sharp that they turn the edge of the hand, foot, or finger into a cutting implement strong enough to part flesh, sunder armor, and cleave bone.
is located in a deep valley that looks like the earth was cut. The school is always ruled by three monks who set its training, prayer schedule, and ceremonies. It does not engage in politics, defense, aiding the poor, or external meddling, but solely focuses on perfecting martial arts. When the school goes to war, as it sometimes does, it is a terrible sight.
Its masters are incredibly disciplined but equally brutal, and they often train their students to the point of vomiting, collapsing, or ruining their body. Students occasionally die during its more unforgiving periods, though the masters wont elaborate. It is widely considered one of the strongest styles of combat for a reason. Unarmed or empty-handed styles that do not strongly focus on internals have little regress against sword hand, and for that manner neither do many weapon styles. It’s one weakness is its incredible drain on stamina. If a practitioner does not kill his opponent in a few serious blows they will soon be out of stamina. That is why practitioners of this style train extremely hard.
Masters of this school can easily sever solid rock with a fingernail. Little more needs to be said on its brutal effectiveness on the body.
Tenets of Faith
The sanctioned act is to Cut. To Cut means division. Consider: there is no such thing as a sword. You must strive for attachment-non-attachment when cutting. Your cut must be sticky and resolute. A weak, listless cut is a despicable thing. But you must also not cling to your action, or its result. Clinging is the great error of men. A man who strikes without thought of his action can cut a God. To cut properly, you must continually self-annihilate when cutting. Your hand must become a hand that is cutting, your body a body that is cutting, your mind, a mind that is cutting. You must instantaneously destroy your fake pre-present self. It is a useless hanger on. You must never make 'multiple' cuts. Each must be singular in its beauty, no matter how many precede it. You must make your enemies weep with admiration, and likewise should your head be shorn off by such an object of beauty, you must do your best to shed tears of respect. A man who finds pleasure in the result of cutting is the most hateful, crawling creature there is. A man who finds pleasure in the act of cutting is an artisan.
The Sanctioned act is to CUT
Founding Date
150000+ years
Training Level
Elite
Veterancy Level
Decorated/Honored
Deities
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