Art of the Sword

Fire


Fire is about aggression. Attacking first, attacking hard and showing little to no mercy. It is a primarly offensive sword style that relies heavily on the constant push of your enemy until they break.

The typical weapon of a fire swordsman is a long sword.

Earth


Earth is about defense. Holding the line and wearing down the opponent. It is heavily taught to guardsman and front line soldiers and while some judge it for its lack of aggression -- it's proven invaluable one too many times to be discarded.

The typical sword of an Earth Swordsman is a Arming Sword.

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Water


The art of counter offense. Parries, ripostes, and counter strikes. It is a fluid and fast sword style that requires incredible coordination and agility. Not an art heavily used by heavy swordsman, and more focused on piercing then slashes.

The typical sword of a water swordsman is a rapier.

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Air
Air is the art of evasion. To consistently out manuever your opponent and attack with quick slashing attacks to do intense damage. Air is one of the least common practiced sword arts of Pveth due to its complicated nature. Most sword dancers end up going to air as their last practice as it assists them in fully balancing out there abilities.

There is no preferred sword for Air. Though, lighter swords are definitely preferred.

Known Sword Dancers

 * Aitor DeAlmieda