Īfter hours of ceaseless combat, the river became so choked with the bodies of the Dark Elven dead, that the corpses blocked the flow of the river, which soon burst its banks. Fighting knee-deep in the swirling river, the Swordmasters inflicted grievous casualties on the Dark Elves, despite the blistering barrage of spells cast by the coven. Commanded by the feared sorcerers known as the the Coven of Ten, a vast Dark Elf army sought swift passage across the river, but the Swordmasters denied them at every turn. At the Battle of Hathar Ford, a single regiment of Swordmasters guarded the only river crossing for miles around. Since their inception during the reign of Bel-Korhadris, the Swordmasters have distinguished themselves on thousands of occasions.
So keen is the greatsword's edge, and so enduring are the enchantments woven into its blade, that its sharpness is never dulled, no matter how many helms or skulls are cloven by its strikes. Each elegant blade is as long as an Elf is tall, yet is balanced so perfectly that, to a warrior skilled in its use, it seems as light as a feather. The Swordmasters' greatswords are forged beneath the Tower of Hoeth by smiths whose secrets are the envy of even the priests of the forge god Vaul. As the Swordmasters advance, their blades blur and weave, knocking aside arrows in mid-flight and leaving trails of bloody spray wherever Hoeth-forged steel tastes flesh.
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When Ulthuan marches to war, none go more eagerly than the Swordmasters of Hoeth, for only in war can they truly unleash the full extent of their deadly art. It is even said that the greatest masters of the order can slay a foe with but a touch, or kill with a single precisely-pitched whistle. It was the Swordmasters who revealed the growing corruption of the Cults of Excess during the time of Aethis and thus spurred the Dark Elves into action to kill the Phoenix King. So began the first chapter in the secret war that has lasted ever since, for the Swordmasters are implacable foes and will not rest until every member of the Cult of Pleasure lies dead. The legendary warrior-scholars wasted no time taking their unparalleled skills to the dark corners of Ulthuan's great cities, slaughtering the cultists wherever they were found. In response, the Loremasters of Hoeth unleashed the Swordmasters of Hoeth upon the vile cultists. After centuries of bitter struggle with the cults, the Phoenix King Aethis requested aid from the sages of the White Tower of Hoeth.
A war fought behind closed doors by the trusted agents of the Phoenix King and the debased worshippers of the Cults of Excess.
Since the time of the Phoenix King Bel Shanaar, a long and bitter struggle has raged behind the peaceful facade of Ulthuan's courts and palaces.
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