Rending-Cloud Style
When the 2nd disciple of the Red God of the Sword1, the he-lizard Niunjat of the Sword, slew the 97 masters and compiled their wisdom to learn how to cut three-hundred-sixty-fold, this was on of the techniques of fencing that was in his manual.
Keep your legs wide, arms above your head and point your sword to heaven. Only then can you Rend Clouds
Requires a Two-Handed sword with a gentle backwards curve, 1 edge and no guard.
Layer I
When a fool approaches you smite them. Your attack instantly the approacher and deals maximum damage on any dice it starts with. This thunderclap leaves you open, and you cannot respond to any further assaults unless you resume your position.
Layer II
Bend the back knee and straighten your arms as you cut, and your strike shall be farther as you hit like a long spear’s range with your sword.
Layer III
When Thunder comes, so does its cousin Wind. You may attack as a rising flourish, hitting all nearby as you rise into stance and letting your back be open to attacks like knives and bullets
Cruxian Honorific to denote a master swordsman, used like esq. or sr.↩