Aphorisms of the Codes of the Caste of Warriors

[Raziel]

-83rd Aphorism of the Codes-

Battle is as a blood red cloud wherein hides glory and dishonor. Let the true Warrior emerge from it cloaked in the first, and unstained by the second.

[Raziel]

-32nd Aphorism of the Codes-

Q: The sword, the spear, the scimitar, the quiva, the lance? Which is best?
A: None are deadly in the hands of he who does not know them. All are lethal in the hands of an expert. Therefore, all are the same. So it is with all things.

[Raziel]

-94th Aphorism of the Codes-

Be aware of your masculine nature; but by understanding the feminine way, you shall be to the world like a deep pool, wherein strength forever abides.

[Raziel]

-99th Aphorism of the Codes-

Let none who are not of the scarlet caste know of these things. The Codes are as the dust of diamonds in a hidden vault, which, exposed to the winds, will be scattered and trodden beneath the sandals of men and the hooves of beasts...worthless forevermore.

[Raziel]

-12th Aphorism of the Codes-

Learn to strike from the position of no position. Learn to fight in the stance of no stance. Learn to make war in the formation of no formation. In this way, you are always prepared to do what must be done.

[Raziel]

-33rd Aphorism of the Codes-

What is gold, when compared to the honor of your city and caste? A Warrior does not allow the baubles of wealth to glitter so brightly that they obscure the truth.

[Raziel]

-66th Aphorism of the Codes-

To live well, to fight well, to die well, and to honor his caste and Home Stone. These are the only concerns of the True Warrior.

[Raziel]

-87th Aphorism of the Codes-
A Warrior surrenders by publicly setting aside his weapons and shield, the straps of which have been cut, rendering it worthless. The Warrior parleys by setting aside his weapons in a similar manner, but his shield remains whole, that his enemy might see and respect his pledge to fight on should the parley fail.

[Raziel]

-45th Aphorism of the Codes-

Alive, a warrior is supple and flexible. In death, he becomes unbending and stiff. So too do all things which live. To become inflexible is to die.

[Raziel]

-65th Aphorism of the Codes-

The tarn flies. The sleen hunts. The parsit swims. The warrior fights. To each his own purpose and dominion; a thing must be that which it is.

[Raziel]

-78th Aphorism of the Codes-

A Warrior demands absolute obedience and respect from all those who do not possess the strength to be free.

[Raziel]

-48th Aphorism of the Codes-

The concerns of Warriors are not for the ears of slaves.

[Raziel]

-67th Aphorism of the Codes-

The body knows what the mind cannot... the true Warrior allows his body to function under stress without the hindrances of interfering thought. His is the state of mind that is mind, yet no mind... the blade flashes, the spirit knows, the body reacts. Let the mind float free, that it may consider such things as tactics and strategy. To do otherwise is to suffer defeat.

[Raziel]

-11th Aphorism of the Codes-

Within the circle of his own steel, every man is Ubar.

[Raziel]

-27th Aphorism of the Codes-


A sword-brother is no less a brother than the other sons of your father.