> help blademasters
Help is available on these subjects:

rules     sword     clothing  chain     emotes    general
forms     titles    battack   leaving   bnews     

Use 'help blademasters <subject>' to access help files.

> help blademasters rules

The rules of the Blademasters are simple. There are
none. Blademasters these days are frequently quite
mercenary in their loyalties, and it is not uncommon
for Blademasters to engage one another in battle.
Your only protection from another Blademaster is your
skill at arms.

Aside from that, the only formalities observed is to
not provide the blade or clothing of a Blademaster to
a non-Blademaster. Doing such is not forbidden, but
neither is hunting down and killing another Blademaster
for doing it. Breach this trust at your own risk.
> help blademasters forms

Long ago, the Blademasters were tought to master
three styles of swordsmanship; wielding a single
one-handed sword, two one-handed swords, and a
two-handed sword. Each of these three styles had
dozens of different offensive and defensive forms,
but the skill of most have been long since lost and
forgotton, only a handful of each style remains.

Each style has different demands and requirements,
though each is as deadly as the last when used in
combat.
> help blademaster sword

While Blademasters mainly will use whatever blade
is on hand, there are times when ceremony, formality,
or simple pride is enhanced by the possession of the
traditional blade of the Blademasters. It is an
elegant weapon, and very strange in appearance compared
to the normal swords of Khalakhor. Long and slender,
the blade has a single edge and is gracefully curved.
One can easily recognize a true Blademaster sword by
the thistle-mark upon the blade. They are usually
obtained by requesting certain bladesmiths with a
regular sword, which he will then convert into a
Blademaster sword. The size and quality of the Blademaster
sword is dependant on the sword he begins work with.
However, their work has limits, and frequently any
special properties of the sacrificed sword are lost.
> help blademaster titles

As the society has largely fallen to a disrepair, the
old titles of the Blademasters have largely become
obselete, and now only a couple titles remain with any
meaning.

Blademaster/mistress of Khalakhor:
  This title is the common title claimed by all 
  Blademasters.

High Blademaster/mistress of Khalakhor:
  This title can be claimed only by those Blademasters
  who have completely mastered the sword, with a skill
  of superior master.

However, Blademasters are valued leaders of clan armies,
and as such, their allegiance to a clan becomes one
with their title. Should a Blademaster also belong to
one of the clans of Khalakhor, their title will merge
with their clan title, in the form:

Dargorath Moraigh, High Blademaster of the Clan Moraigh..
which is then followed by any other titles.

> help blademaster clothing

Blademasters are no longer bound to dress themselves
uniformly as they once were during the Age of Legend.
However, the clothing remains and is usually
available from most allies of the society, for a
modest fee. Formally, they wear black leather boot
and gloves. The gloves have an especially thin palm
to allow for greater sensitivity to the blade. Also
a black shirt with a high collar, though quite plain
otherwise. Finally is the kilt bearing the set of
the Blademasters, the kilts are solid black with a
thin blue cross-hatching, unique to the Blademasters.
The commands 'blist' and 'bbuy' will work with all
Blademaster allies.
> help blademaster battack

The attack of the Blademasters is based off of the three
styles and the forms therein. It cannot be used to begin
a fight, and once in a fight the exact forms used differ
from attack to attack. The style used is entirely
dependant upon the weapons in hand.

As each of the styles and forms are as deadly as the
next, which form and style are used to describe the 
attack are unimportant, compared to their effect.
They will, of course, only work if you are wielding
one or more swords.
> help blademaster chain

One of the symbols of the Blademasters is the chain,
which all Blademasters wear upon their collar. The
chain represents the sequence of combat, in which the
weakest link determines the strength of the attack.

Chains vary in size, from five to ten links. The links
indicate the duration of a Blademaster's claim to his
or her title, ten being the longest. In addition, the
material of the links vary. High Blademasters, or those
who have attained a skill of superior master, have chains
of gold links. All others bear silver chains.
> help blademaster leaving

Leaving the Blademasters can occur two ways. The first
is voluntary. Any Blademaster may simply 'bbreak' his or
her chain, and renounce their rightful title as
Blademaster. The second is involuntary, your right
will be revoked as soon as your skill drops below the
permissable level of confident veteran. Below this rank,
you will be stripped of your title.

Both means of leaving will have the same effect, you
will lose any experience that has gone towards your
time in the Blademasters, but nothing else.
> help blademaster emotes

The following commands are available to Blademasters.
Arguments in <> are mandatory, [] are optional.
    bbreak <what>  - Allows you to break Blademaster
                     swords & tear Blademaster clothing
                     so others can't use them. Also
                     allows you to break your chain to
                     leave the guild.
    bsmile [who]   - Smile at someone confidently.
    bsalute <who>  - Salute someone with a sword.
    bflip <weapon> - Flip a weapon over in your hand.
    boath <who>    - Make an oath of allegiance to someone.
    bform1 <form>  - Practice a single one-handed sword
                     form.
    bform2 <form>  - Practice a double one-handed sword
                     form.
    bform3 <form>  - Practice a two-handed sword form.
    bwar [who]     - Roar the ancient warcry of the Blademasters.
                     Attempt to attack [who] if specified.

> help blademaster bnews

As the Blademasters have no real guild, and therefore no
board to post updates and changes made to the guild structure,
the command 'bnews' will allow you to see the latest changes,
additions, or upcoming ideas. You will be notified upon
login if there is anything new for news.
> help blademaster general

The Blademasters is a society of sword-users that has
existed, in one form or another, for hundreds of years.
Once a formidable army during the Age of Legend, their
numbers have dwindled away. Now the title of Blademaster
is more of a right to be claimed by those of excessive
skill with swords than it is evidence of membership to
any organization. In fact, the Blademasters are no longer
a true organization as such. There is no one place they
call home, there is no one cause they defend. Anyone
from the foulest murderer to the holiest warrior may
rightfully claim their title, as long as they are among
the best with a sword.

As you may have noticed, or been told, there is no
guildhall, nor are there any skills trained, as there
is nowhere to train them. The only thing connecting
one Blademaster to another are their allies, mostly
ex-Blademasters now working as smiths and armourers.
They will frequently provide a place to stay if you
ask to start there, as well as be a source of clothing
and Blademaster swords. Nor is there any council
or other ruling body. The only difference between
Blademasters is their skill with swords.

The following help topics are available. To see them,
use 'help blademaster <topic>':
emotes -- Info on Blademaster emotes.
sword --- Info on the Blademaster swords.
clothing  Info on the traditional clothing of the
          Blademasters.
forms --- Extra info on the forms mentioned in the
          emotes section.
chain --- Details on the throat-chain.
battack - Details on use of special forms as attacks.
rules --- Rules to abide by as a Blademaster.
leaving - How to leave the Blademasters.
titles -- Info on Blademaster titles.