The Fighter

History
Fighters developed quite naturally from barbarians. There were those who were not solely concerned with the glory of combat, but also in the techniques and type of weapons available. Initially fighters who had retired set up small schools from which they passed on their skills. The fact that they had survived in a harsh trade for so long meant the more intelligent newcomers, would, when they could afford it, pay for the tuition they could give.

For many, many years the different schools competed with each other for students. Sometimes the competition would become very bloody indeed. This started to change when some of the schools introduced a non lethal competition. It caught on very quickly and eventually became a combat festival, with representatives from a truly large number of schools. The schools started banding together, sharing techniques and secrets and becoming quite powerful in their own rights.

With fewer groups the formation of an overseeing guild became possible. Even today there are in excess of fifty different schools, but this is nothing compared to when there were thousands. It is said that a central council co-ordinates the guild and that each member comes from each of the different ranks. An individual can serve several terms on the council. Those on the council though, never make the fact known until after their tenure is completed.

Attributes
The fighter is orientated almost entirely towards combat. They can bash opponents like the barbarians and are the most adept circlers. Being more controlled than their barbarian cousins they cannot enter berserker frenzies, though a few do learn the ability. They make up for this by being able to use magic to a degree. Spell casting while difficult is not impossible and some powerful fighters eventually learn quite powerful spells.