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samurai orders
necrodemian soldiers |
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Emperor Necrodemus I recognized seventeen Great Lords to found seventeen fighter orders
so that his empire would not be so easy to overthrow as it was to establish.
Originally the seventeen Great Lords acknowledged Necrodemus and drew on the Imperial Orb
as the source of their powers. Within the first decade of the empire, other Great
Lords established fighting orders without Necrodemian blessings. The skill of the
renegade orders was undeniable, so Necrodemian Law eventually permitted any honor
weapon to be displayed in public, regardless of the nominal fighting order.
After gutting the redsteel mines of ore, the Emperor executed the Holdfast leader
Nirren along with his highbond council. Necrodemus appeased the surviving Kav Elfar
holdfasts by recognizing Holdfast Blades (longswords) as Honor Weapons within
Necrodemian Law.
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House |
Order |
Great Lord |
Source |
Talent |
Founder |
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Atreides |
Eagle |
Jon Atreus |
Orb |
Initiative |
Leto |
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Erreth Akbe |
Dragon |
defunct |
Orb |
Dragonlord |
Erreth Akbe |
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Estrille |
Leopard |
Estrille |
Orb |
Yadame Jitsu |
Estrille |
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Garfield |
Fly |
(siblings) |
Orb |
Buckler |
Garfield |
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Gorgon |
Gorgon |
Samway IV |
Orb |
Paralysis |
Samway III |
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Harkonnen |
Tiger |
Feyd Ruatha |
Orb |
Psionics |
Vladimir |
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Khan |
Equestrian |
Vedis Khan |
Orb |
Mounted |
Timujin |
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Carsultyl |
Smith |
Maeglin |
Orb |
Shatter |
Maeglin |
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Mola Ran |
Black Magic |
Mola Ran |
Orb |
Wizard |
Mola Ran |
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Morred |
Hawk |
Morred |
Orb |
Competence |
Morred |
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Nirren |
Lion |
defunct |
Orb |
Redsteel |
Nirren |
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Rolly |
Gemstone |
L. Yacht |
Orb |
Deceiver |
Rolly |
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Salamander |
Salamander |
Erin |
Orb |
Racial |
Salamander |
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Spam |
Nuggets-to-go |
Spam Gangrene |
Orb |
9 blades |
Spam |
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Stack |
Snake |
Illak |
Orb |
Luck |
Nathan |
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Usher |
Sword |
Usher IX |
Orb |
Multiples |
Usher |
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House |
Order |
Great Lord |
Source |
Talent |
Founder |
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Braith |
Wolf |
Highbonds |
Orb |
Holdfast |
Highbonds |
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Bronzefist |
Bronzefist |
Highbonds |
Orb |
Holdfast |
Highbonds |
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Glowstone |
Glowstone |
Highbonds |
Orb |
Holdfast |
Highbonds |
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Ironjade |
Banshee |
Highbonds |
Orb |
Holdfast |
Highbonds |
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Resteel |
defunct |
defunct |
Orb |
defunct |
defunct |
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Shanagate |
Agate |
Highbonds |
Orb |
Holdfast |
Highbonds |
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Taal |
Horse |
Highbonds |
Orb |
Holdfast |
Highbonds |
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House |
Order |
Great Lord |
Source |
Talent |
Founder |
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Anvil |
Hammer-Axe |
Gondemar |
Divine |
Hammer-Axe |
Damon Maker |
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Hellene |
Spider |
Lillith |
Divine |
Multiclass |
Dark Helen |
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Megiddo |
Illithid |
Whitebonce |
Divine |
Priest |
Whitebonce |
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Phoenix |
Phoenix |
Gules Lyon |
Divine |
Disarm |
Blacksword |
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Reaper |
Scythe |
Crogin |
Divine |
Paladin |
Crogin |
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Troy |
Eressenes |
Ripley |
Divine |
Paladin |
Eressea |
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Troy |
Hektorites |
Clint |
Divine |
Paladin |
Hektor |
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House |
Order |
Great Lord |
Source |
Talent |
Founder |
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Llewellyn |
Rabbit |
Threnody |
Nostoi |
Weapons |
Llewellyn |
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Vodalus |
Unicorn |
Virathus |
Nostoi |
Disarm |
Vodalus |
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House |
Order |
Great Lord |
Source |
Talent |
Founder |
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Drakulya |
Bat |
Petros |
Pattern |
Thrown |
Vladimir |
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House |
Order |
Great Lord |
Source |
Talent |
Founder |
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Copper |
Copper |
Erin |
Sensei |
Competence |
Erin |
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The necrodemian fighter is given his first sword, the i, upon joining the order.
No pledge or fealty is required, although the weapon will be retrieved if the warrior
dishonors his house or order.
The warrior achieves two-sword status, and is given the mai, when two things have
occurred. The warrior must train to a certain level of ability with weapons, and the
warrior must pledge lifelong service to an entity or organization approved by the fighter
school.
The third sword, the oude, is earned when a two-sword warrior with much honor within
the order has enough skill to consistently defeat a three-sword teacher in duel or battle.
No warrior has achieved three-word status who has pledged to a lord outside his own
fighting order.
If the school is lead by a Great Lord with many duties, the Great Lord may give the
responsibility of running the fighting school into another's care. This second-in-command
is called a Chondarin. Such entrusted status is considered to be the greatest honor,
even above being a Great Lord. No Chondarin has ever revolted against his Great Lord.
Earning a third sword is not required to teach within most orders, although all Great
Lords and Chondarin are three-swords.
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