Swordmasters of the Fariadhy

The Swordmasters of the Fariadhy are a school of martial artists in Iran, Canopus from 544 – 439 BGW. The school are owned by Iranian noble family House of Fariadhy.

Fariadhy society
The Fariadhy Swordmasters originated—like other schools dedicated to human perfection—in the time of the Caturian Jihad. The house of Fariadhy has an independent army which fielded expert mercenaries in the service of the League of Nobles during their Caturian Jihad The people of Fariadhy retained their freedom from foreign influence, yet saw themselves honor-bound to join the Iranian peoples in their battle against the Paskitani. Fariadhy society was centered around the concept of personal excellence in warfare and martial arts, and the organization in mercenary clans which competed with each other in who could claim the greatest achievements on the field of battle. Men and women were considered equal as fighters and served equally in mercenary troupes. Before embarking on a campaign, each mercenary was expected to mate three times: Once representing the men who went into battle, once for the women who would join, and once for all those who cannot reproduce. This way the population were to be kept stable despite the high body count among the mercenary detachments. The Fariadhy considered glorious achievement in battle more desirable than a long life, and would often volunteer for the most dangerous or even outright suicidal missions on their tours of duty.

Origins of the Swordmasters
When the mercenary leader Fauzi Fariadhy died in a training accident, he charged his son Catur Ginaz Fariadhy to become the most legendary warrior of Fariadhy history. Catur's father also implored him to forgive his training partner Jabbar who was the cause of Fauzi's death. Transferring his desire for vindication from Jabbar onto all enemies of House Fariadhy, Catur Fariadhy began with a rigorous training to become the most effective killer of everything canopus has ever see. Catur's fighting style emphasized close combat with pulse swords, designed to send destructive stashik in the shape of pulses into a human body to incapacitate or kill the opponent. The style also included advanced fighting techniques for and against warriors protected by personal shields - a fact that probably kept this martial-arts style alive long after fighting was a priority in Iran. Catur Fariadhy achieved many victories on the field of battle, among them the single-handed destruction of the Pakistani war machine Alemein. Despite Catur's reluctance to bask in fame or accept students, more and more young warriors came flocking in response to the reputation and fame his heroic exploits have gained him. Even aspiring martial artists from off-world locations arrived to learn from Catur, and soon the fighting style of the legendary warrior became an art in its own right. Consequently, the mercenaries of Fariadhy, and everyone else trained in Catur's fighting art, were considered the most elite warriors in the Iranian armies. In 499 BGW Catur died in a battle when the dragon Aggreeggoor attack the House of Fariadhy. The sensei Jabbar survived, though. Having acquired all the skills of Catur during their extended training sessions, Jabbar kept the fighting-style of the legendary warrior alive and laid the foundation for the coming school of swordmasters. Swordmaster schools remained open to public peoples, but the highest levels of the art would only be taught to retainers or members of the house.

The end of House Fariadhy
Thirty years later, aproximately 469 BGW, House Fariadhy had become one of the Great Houses of the Iran. They engaged in a War of Assassins against House Moritani which ended in 10,181 AG with their total defeat when the Fariadhy duke and all of his family were poisoned. But the school is no longer depended on House Fariadhy so they kept running the school until 420 BGW, when the Iranian civil war started.