The Honour Blades
When the creatures of dreams and nightmares hear thunderous booms on the horizon, they know that the Honour Blades have deigned to hunt them.The Honour Blades are a relatively new invention in Kaechaek by Emperor Honour. Utilising Kaechaek's invention of the Gunblade by fusing the technology of Thornden and Peridot with their own unique brand of fighting and love of nuanced combat, the gunblades were created as a brand new way of fighting perfect for the ever-changing battlefields of Kaechaek. Emperor Honour first mastered the Gunblades himself before teaching the art to a select few warriors whom he trusted and respected, they formed their own schools based in Sanctuary where more gunblades were manufactured to the point that now in the present, the Honour Blades are a deadly and selective fighting force based in Sanctuary who answer directly to Emperor Honour. Dressed in red coats and favouring their signature Gunblades, the Honour Blades work in squads of 10, though very few get the auspicious honour of wielding a gunblade. Kaechaek have perfectly integrating this weapon into their culture and thus the day that one receives a gunblade is deemed a moment of great honour as they have been acknowledged by their teacher, this is also the reason no other nation has been able to effectively recreate the Kaechaek Gunblades, they protect the way to manufacture these weapons so that they remain a sacred practise. In combat, an Honour Blade is a force of explosive lethality both at close range and at distance with their unique way of fighting that has been noted (by both man and monster) to be incredibly difficult to defend against. Currently, most Honour Blades are based in Sanctuary for the emperor festival due to take place, however, small groups regularly tour Kaechaek.
- A local bard in Kaechaek tells a tale of the Honour Blades.
Structure
The Organisation uses a military structure that is kept secret from the rest of those outside the Blades, it is kept so secret that this order are known to not even openly communicate with one another, instead using sign language learnt from the drow that raised Honour to work together.
It is known they work in squads that answer to a lead Honour Blade though there is no clear way to identify the leader.
The lowest rank are apprentices and they do not have a military introduction, instead an apprentice is chosen and trained by one who owns a gunblade and many apprentices will serve for many years before being deemed skilled, wise and tactical enough to use a gunblade of their own. Apprentices make up the bulk of the Honour Blades.
Choosing the blade, protecting the world
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Military Order
Alternative Names
The Gunblades
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Blades
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