as for the swords though, hm, best way to explain... ]
Our enemies kept us under their foot with the guns they possessed that we didn't. They stole our people, tortured and corrupted and murdered them. At first, we were told not to touch them, or suffer consequences. [ no touching guns, no real means to revolt, but no missile obliterating a village either. ] Now that those enemies are dead, we uphold the practice for the honor of it, and the separation from those enemies.
Guns don't use skill. Most of my people won't consider someone a warrior if they can't use a real weapon. [ a melee weapon - sword, lance, bow, etc. ]
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as for the swords though, hm, best way to explain... ]
Our enemies kept us under their foot with the guns they possessed that we didn't. They stole our people, tortured and corrupted and murdered them. At first, we were told not to touch them, or suffer consequences. [ no touching guns, no real means to revolt, but no missile obliterating a village either. ] Now that those enemies are dead, we uphold the practice for the honor of it, and the separation from those enemies.
Guns don't use skill. Most of my people won't consider someone a warrior if they can't use a real weapon. [ a melee weapon - sword, lance, bow, etc. ]