Me too. With the right feats, maneuvers, and stances, the swordsage would make a spiffy monk. It's probably no accident that unarmed strike is a favored weapon in the styles exclusive to swordsages.
kyriotates
"in its right hand it wields a sword of brilliant radiance, while in its left it carries a double rod;"
However U_K, in the illo he has the weapons in opposite hands.
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and El-Remmen's since he didn't pimp his own
Lazybones and Blackdirge have some interesting game related fiction as well
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Remember, remember the fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
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Resilient Sphere
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George Lazenby