Fox School
"If the fights fair, you've made a mistake." - A common fox school saying
Likely the most controversial of the 5 martial schools, the Fox school focuses on cunning, guile and dirty tactics. Or at least that is what it appears to the outsider. Fox school students often show remarkable ingenuity and a unique understanding of combat shared by few others. They understand the true cost of fighting, that to lose is to die. It is because of this that they believe in tipping the scales of combat in their favour as much as possible, using any methods they can. Poison tipped blades, hidden weapons, manipulation of your opponents thoughts and feelings and forcing your opponent to underestimate you, all are valid to the students of the Fox school.
The Fox school also produces some of the worlds greatest military minds, generals and captains that have gone on to win seemingly impossible battles, all because of their understanding that warfare is not about honour, not about glory, but about bringing home as many of your soldiers as possible. The focus that the school places on the mind of the individual, focusing their ability to read a situation and make decisions in an instant has lead to the school being one of the smallest in all Acera. Often, the masters of the school will teach only a handful of students at a time, sometimes even one to one. These students then get sent out into the world to learn what they can, to put their skills to the test in the ultimate crucible that is life. These students later return for a final test before becoming fully fledged members of the school, changed by what they have seen, done and were prepared to do.
Likely the most controversial of the 5 martial schools, the Fox school focuses on cunning, guile and dirty tactics. Or at least that is what it appears to the outsider. Fox school students often show remarkable ingenuity and a unique understanding of combat shared by few others. They understand the true cost of fighting, that to lose is to die. It is because of this that they believe in tipping the scales of combat in their favour as much as possible, using any methods they can. Poison tipped blades, hidden weapons, manipulation of your opponents thoughts and feelings and forcing your opponent to underestimate you, all are valid to the students of the Fox school.
The Fox school also produces some of the worlds greatest military minds, generals and captains that have gone on to win seemingly impossible battles, all because of their understanding that warfare is not about honour, not about glory, but about bringing home as many of your soldiers as possible. The focus that the school places on the mind of the individual, focusing their ability to read a situation and make decisions in an instant has lead to the school being one of the smallest in all Acera. Often, the masters of the school will teach only a handful of students at a time, sometimes even one to one. These students then get sent out into the world to learn what they can, to put their skills to the test in the ultimate crucible that is life. These students later return for a final test before becoming fully fledged members of the school, changed by what they have seen, done and were prepared to do.
"A Fox always wins."
Founding Date
2282
Type
Military, Mercenary Group
Demonym
Initiates, Foxes,
Parent Organization
Location
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