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Old 04-21-2017, 05:02 AM   #37
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Answer 20)
There are a multitude of locations in Newbridge that offer training to all varieties of martial combatants.

First off is the school founded by some of the few members of Harrick's Half-blood Champions who survive to reach retirement age. They specialize in dueling styles and weapons, their techniques are best suited when fighting foes strong in brawling. They operate out of a decommissioned guard tower in the Halfling quarter next to the feasting hall on Braa Bellgad's Square.

The second group is the merchants guild who operate a large school that produces caravan and riverboat guards. The training regime is fast and very focused, its detractors however claim that it produces barely average combatants as alike as peas in a pod.

For unarmed fighters there are two main options, firstly the Bareknuckle competitions who support a number of small gymnasia, the athletes who enter the city wide tournaments are typified by high levels of physical improvement. Most of these gymnasia are named after their chief trainer typically an ex-champion who has a ring name. The more famous are "ten-steps", "Ferret eater", "Plow beaters" and "Big Sams".
The other option for unarmed fighters is "the school of the waters" founded by a traveling monk who ran afoul of both the merchants guild and bareknuckle organizers. Unable to purchase property in the city or to work with the athletes in the bareknuckle competition she set up shop on a barge and began to work with the barge and dock workers. Now several generations later the "the school of the waters" has attained some measure of fame and teaches a wide variety of techniques and skills. They still practice predominantly on barges and water craft and hold some matches on a flattened bare rock that sticks out of the river. The school of the waters is currently led by the monk Dai-mei Macgiven.

The dwarven district houses the Axe with no Axe school of unarmed combat, little is known of this group though and gaining access is a challenge in and of it's self.

A group of semi retired delvers run "oldmasters" a training hall that operates out of what was Duke Florez Harben's opulent town house. What makes Oldmasters special is the presence of the gifted illusionist and physician Aneon of Icara "Aegis" who both conjures realistic opponents for the students to fight and provides high quality medical assistance for the unlucky.

Recently a legendary Elven Weaponmaster has begun to seek students within the Elven glades, A nénar kal yesse lelime (Anenyar) by name the rumors about this elven weaponmaster are many, he is supposedly a starlight elf who was born at the end of the first age of elves and has been honing his craft since he began training in his early eighties. Accompanied by a score of students whose daily training is a blend of brutal physical fitness, ancient Elven philosophy, breathing exercises and personalized development of combat skills. When dealing with a prospective student he starts by informing them that before he can teach them how to use a weapon he must teach them to move and before he can teach them to move he must teach them to breath. He does not restrict his training to just warriors as he has developed fighting techniques for every type of combatant.

Question 29)
What is the legendary Elven weapon master Anenyar doing in Newbridge?
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