The Tome of Swords
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The Tome of Swords is a legendary book that is randomly dropped from level 39 and above mobs. It is needed by Champions for their legendary trait, Ferocious Strikes.
Written in a neatly defined Sindarin script, The Tome of Swords has long been renowned as one of the finest manuals on the art of swordsmanship and battle. Originally written in the early ages of Middle-earth, many copies exist -- but sometime shortly after the end of the Second age, most of them either vanished or had important passages edited, meaning that most of the copies that exist today are incomplete.
The copy you have found appears to be mostly intact, but time and wear have done the duty of whomever wished to limit the knowledge contained therein. There are a few pages that are either missing or too badly weathered to read. Perhaps the dwarf Gimli, son of Glóin of the Lonely Mountain, could tell you more about this ancient tome. - The Tome of Swords Deed
Page 1
- This is the opening page to The Tome of Swords. It is inscribed with the title and a dedication: In memory of Beleriand that was and fell beneath the Sea.
Page 4
- This page continues the tale of some of the great Elf-heroes of old, such as those who fought in the Goblin Wars, defending Gondolin against the ravaging Orc-hosts.
Page 7
- Here, the Elf-lords who wrote the Tome took the time to record a few ballads relating the glory of those who have long since perished from Beleriand and Middle-earth. Perhaps they hoped the old songs would encourage the reader to greater deeds.
Page 12
- This page begins an exhortation to the reader never show fear and never recoil in the face of evil.
Page 13
- This page continues a treatise on courage in the face of direst evil. The true champion will always be found in the thick of battle, no matter how dire the straits.
Page 17
- This page begins in earnest instruction in the art of armed warfare. It contains mostly a list of common techniques used by the great warriors of the past.
Page 21
- This page contains mostly detailed diagrams and portraits of Elven masters. The diagrams are not easy to comprehend without the full context of the Tome.
Page 25
- This page summarizes The Tome of Swords and finally ties together most of its finer points.
