Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2021 21:31:56 GMT
Both within the human world and the world beyond, conflict has been a part of life for centuries. For the longest time, under the threat of Fomorians and between clashing kingdoms, forms and styles flourished. New technologies brought about new ways to fight, and ancient arts strengthened the existing schools of thought. Ultimately, as such time has passed there are many different styles, weapons, schools and skills to utilize. Many, many more schools and styles exist, and their uses and abilities vary from person to person.
When one speaks of the Martial Arts, it is typically to refer to the practices that revolve around combat; the uses of weapons and the ways in which warriors do battle. Mastery of any one weapon or style is as the name suggests, an artform that takes years to truly understand. Many adventurers find a single weapon they find most attuned to, or prefer to use. Others find it an easier practice to carry multiple types of weapons they feel comfortable with. Some are proficient in many, but a master of none.
What is not spoken about in specific, however, are the superhuman maneuvers and skills an individual can perform. Though many martial artists contend with and boast against practitioners of the arcane, most high level and expert fighters are capable of utilizing mana. This is what the true martial arts are - as a magician conducts mana from the world around them through their foci, a martial artist forms the limited mana within their own body to their will. This inherent mana within the body is much harder to utilize and strengthen, and the body can only generate so much of their own mana. It is often confused for and equated to the body's natural stamina, especially since over-use of these martial arts leaves one fatigued as well.
The stories of old of a warrior charging through enemy lines with an unbreakable dash is likely to be these very same martial arts. For this reason, some styles and schools have come to be that surpass many others for implementing these arts.
(( On an OOC note. This is to justify some of the unnatural abilities one would use as a non-magic using fighter. One can still play a very pure character with no usage of these arts and skills. On applications, please specify these skills as best as you can. ))