Only a clean weapon can kill cleanly. Only a calm mind can act swiftly.
~ 19th Aphorism of the Codes ~
An Ubar displayed his city's Home Stone to a peasant, who in turn displayed the Home Stone of his hut. Which was more beautiful?
~ 20th Aphorism of the Codes ~
No Warrior can be of the Warriors who lives not the Codes of his Caste.
~ 21st Aphorism of the Codes ~
To touch a Warrior without his permission is canjellne. To draw a weapon
against a Warrior is canjellne. To misuse the property of a Warrior without recompense is canjellne. Canjellne is the Rite of Challenge. Woe be it to any who
so challenges a Warrior!
~ 22nd Aphorism of the Codes ~
A Warrior meets the challenges of those who do not share his caste in the manner he sees fit. Such a challenge may be so met in any fashion, provided it is not ignored.
~ 23rd Aphorism of the Codes ~
A Warrior may respond to the rightful challenge of another Warrior in one of two ways: He may yield all, or he may answer with steel. Woe be it to any who yields all! A collar of iron awaits him one day.
~ 24th Aphorism of the Codes ~
Q: What are the codes of a Warrior?
A: They are golden threads which bind him to the honor of his Home Stone.
~ 25th Aphorism of the Codes ~
When one strikes at his enemy, let him shout out the war cry of his city, that all may know and fear the Home Stone for which he fights. In all such conflicts let him focus his thoughts in such a way, even if he cries out only in his heart.
~ 26th Aphorism of the Codes ~
If a Warrior draws the life blood of an enemy Warrior, and that blood is foul with cowardice, let him grind it into the dust! Any foe who has shed his blood upon your steel and yet lives, but whose blood nobly brightens your blade without sullying it, is your brother ... Let a sword-bond exit between you henceforth.
~ 27th Aphorism of the Codes ~
A sword-brother is no less a brother than the other sons of your father.
~ 28th Aphorism of the Codes ~
If a sword-brother betrays, let steel avenge.
~ 29th Aphorism of the Codes ~
A fool is not brave; he is a fool. Pride is not honor. Let the true Warrior be wise enough to know the truth of this.
~ 30th Aphorism of the Codes ~
Do not seek to fight with another man's sword.
Do not seek to ride another's tarn.
Do not seek to discuss another's faults.
Do not seek to interfere in another's purpose.
~ 31st Aphorism of the Codes ~
A skilled soldier is not quick to violence; an able fighter does not rage; a mighty conquerer does not give battle; the greatest Ubar is a humble man. The Warrior is all of these things ... armed with a healthy mind and a humble spirit, he sees things as they are, and conquers all.
~ 32nd Aphorism of the Codes ~
Q: The sword, the spear, the scimitar, the quiva, the lance? Which is best?
A: None are deadly in the hands of he who does not know them. All are lethal in the hands of an expert. Therefore, all are the same. So it is with all things.
