Codex of the Longsword
Year: 443 AU
Medium: ornately carved wood spine and covers with metal finishes, large full page illustrations on parchment or vellum and associated text lacking illumination. 328 pages Language/script: Original is in Carabish scripted in Tadarn runes. Many of the copies have been translated into Urtish
Value: 10 gold pieces for most copies
Copies: 100’s
Location: Coombse’s original manuscript is stored at the University of Esoteric Lore in Ciromann, Milthar. Copies can be found in Royal and University libraries across the Dragon Reaches with diminutive copies focused on one or two chapters being in most Eorls and Kyng’s Master of Arms libraries (1 GP)
Description: Eoforwine Coombse was known to be a mercenary of extreme repute both good and bad. A rogue that one legend says defeated a platoon of mounted warriors by himself while on foot. Most scholars suggest that Coombse simply gathered together earlier treatises and published them under his name. Notable is that numerous of the images are copies of those found in the ‘Manual of Arms’ by Melba Alveye. Regardless, the notes and explanatory text are exceptional. Large format 2 ft by 3ft containing annotated images and explanations on the opposite page with various notes added by others. Sometimes split into separate volumes the original is a single book of 550 pages with numerous chapters. Chapter One is a treatise on physical fitness, Chapter Two is exercises and methods of holding a longsword. Chapter Three explains the foot movements and placement. Chapter Four explains attack against an armoured opponent. Chapter Five is a treatise on Longsword defense without a shield. Chapter Six illustrates shield and longsword in single combat. Chapter severn is a treatise on defending against multiple attackers. Chapter eight illustrates mounted longsword combat. Chapter eight is a treatise on the use of daggers. Chapter Nine is a treatise on basic unarmed wrestling.
Skills: Chapter One, Conditioning or Endurance but not both and would provide experience based on CR of 1 to 4 providing +25 experience while a CR of 5 to 8 provides +75 and 9-10 would provide +125 experience, towards one of these skills, Chapter Two through Seven, Slashing Weapons skill improvement with a quality of 100%, both Chapters Eight, Mounted Combat and Chapter Nine, Brawling would provide experience based on CR of 1 to 4 providing +25 experience while a CR of 5 to 8 provides +75 and 9-10 would provide +125 experience.
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