During the prime of his life, Reshar was famed for travelling to all corners of the world, travelling the trails of legend and myth in search for the greatest warriors to have ever lived, and uncovering what made them great. During this time of his life he saw some of the greatest sights of his time. He had walked in the great mountain halls of the Stone Dragon defenders, and had stood in the dark alleyways where the precursers to the Shadow Hand discipline had reigned supreme, uncaught by the militia for decades.

During this time of Reshar's life, his search for great warriors even took him to the sea, where he looked for two places he had heard about, only in legend. One place, known as the islands beyond the dawn, was rumored to have warriors that not even the mightiest of beasts could so much as touch. The other, a nameless place said to be lost in turbulent seas, was said to have warriors who attacked from the very sky itself.

It did not take Reshar long to find the islands beyond the dawn, and to learn from those who would one day be called the fathers of the Setting Sun discipline, but, he would search for another three years before he ever even found the nameless place he had heard of, since rumors of it seemed to be so rare. Though, as he attempted to approach that nameless isle for the first time, he found reef after jagged reef barring his path, while a turbulent storm raged overheard, and he saw that the isle had not a single safe harbor along it's entire coastline.

Reshar was driven back by the mere tidal forces that surged through that place, as his shipmates insisted that they had to turn back, lest their vessel be moored on the reefs. Of course, Reshar was not one to give up easily, and found another ship, another crew, to try again, but met with failure once more, as that storm continued to rage above that island, perfectly stationary. Reshar would try and try again for the next year and a half, before finally coming to the conclusion that no living man could even reach this island, much less live on it. Though, he did admit that, should a man actually find a way to live in that place, he would indeed be an incredible warrior.

So, he left that place, and went on to found the nine disciplines of the sublime way and build the temple of the nine swords with his apprentices. After a few years, he named masters of each discipline, and left them with his knowledge as he went out and lived the last few years of his life. The temple flourished under the lead of the nine masters, who soon set rules for themselves, deciding that each of them should name a heir to their title, for when they died. 

During this time, in the school of Diamond Mind, it was widely known that the master of the discipline highly favored a student of his named Quinlan set Tuvalos, who showed some of the most uncanny skill in the discipline that anyone had ever shown. Though, Quinlan was interested in other matters, as he had read many of the musings of Reshar himself, and had become quite interested in the nameless place that Reshar had been turned away from. This fascination of his grew, until, the day that the master asked Quinlan to become his heir, he turned the honor down, saying that he instead wished to go follow in the steps of Reshar.

Which is exactly what the student did, leaving the temple with many whispered rumors at his back. He went straight to the location that Reshar had noted as the location of the nameless place, taking only a dingy to get out there, convinced that the smaller boat would be more manuveurable in the reefs, and able to be harbored in less hospitable places. This turned out to be true, as he soon found himself on the rock crags of the side of the sheer coastline, climbing in the pouring rain.

Though, Quinlan soon found that there was more on that island than even he had ever dreamed of, as he soon found people, many people, on this isle. He saw them fight, and that they seemed to be everywhere at once, with almost no effort. Over the coming years, he would do the work that Reshar himself had once done, learning their fighting style, and refining it with his own knowledge.

Of course, the end result was twisted by his highly specialized training in the Diamond Mind discipline, and hinged on the clarity and focus of the mind of the user, but, this only synergized with their fighting style, as one merely became an eye of total control with a storm of attacks. He cristened this new fighting style with the name of Storm Soul, after he had perfected it. Soon he returned to the mainland, and to the temple, spreading word of his new discipline, and of everything he had found.

Sadly, the masters of the temple of nine swords turned Quinlan away when he sought to add his discipline to the sublime way, as the new Diamond Mind discipline master, fearful of Quinlan taking his title, insisted that the discipline was too wild, too uncontrollable, to be considered a true discipline of the sublime way. At this, Quinlan, having learned to never turn against a brother, chose to accept the ruling, and left the temple, instead spreading the word to others, teaching them the intense form of battle the discipline taught, and, eventually, returning to the isle itself, where he lived the rest of his life. Today, many dojo's to the Storm Soul discipline still stand, and many are still taught in the exotic form of battle.

The Storm Soul discipline teaches it's students to fight like the unstoppable, uncontrollable forces of nature, ripping through the ranks of the enemy like a hurricane, streaking into distant enemies like a bolt of lightning, and sweeping foes aside like a flood. The discipline focuses on utilizing a characters speed, reach, and ability to focus on multiple enemies at once. The skill associated with the Storm Soul discipline is Concentration. The favoured weapons for the disciplne are the battleaxe, handaxe, kukri, longsword, scimitar, and short sword. The key ability is Wisdom.

One way to learn maneuvers from the discipline is to have received prior training in it. A Crusader or Swordsage may start with access to Storm Soul, in exchange for access to another discipline. A Swordsage or Crusader may, during character creation, select one of the disciplines they have access to, and replace it with Storm Soul. That discipline's associated skill is no longer a class skill for the character, and they gain Concentration as a class skill instead, if they did not already have it as a class skill.

Another way to learn maneuvers from the discipline is to find a master of Storm Soul, one capable of initiating level 5 or higher maneuvers from the discipline. Such a master may train a Swordsage or Crusader in the discipline. Training such a character costs 1,000 XP (from the trainee) and takes a months worth of time. After this month, the character gains the ability to learn maneuvers from the Storm Soul discipline, and may further swap out any maneuvers he does know at the time for maneuvers from the Storm Soul discipline of the same level. He also gains Concentration as a class skill, if they did not already have it as a class skill. How one finds such a master is left to the DM to decide.



Level 1 Maneuvers 
Foehn: Boost — +30 ft. bonus to speed. 
Roaring Wind: Stance — Considered occupying multiple spaces for the purposes of flanking. 
Thunderbolt: Strike — Attack gets your Wisdom mod on attack roll and deals +1 electric damage/initiator level. 

Level 2 Maneuvers 
Arc of Lightning: Strike — Single attack has a +10 ft. reach, deals only electric damage. 
Flowing Rain: Counter — Use Concentration check to dodge an attack.
Gale Burst: Strike — Attack with two weapons, +1d6 sonic bonus damage on both attacks with Concentration check. 

Level 3 Maneuvers 
Dancing Wind: Boost — Attacks are made with +5 ft. reach during the rest of your turn. 
Squall Step: Stance — +20 ft. bonus to speed, +2 to hit with movement. 
Thundercrack: Strike — Attack gets your Wisdom mod on attack roll and deals +2 electric damage/initiator level. 

Level 4 Maneuvers 
Crack of Lightning: Strike — Single attack has a +10 ft. reach, deafens foe, deals only electric damage. 
Pouring Rain: Counter — Use Concentration check to dodge an attack and move up to 10 feet. 
Tempest Burst: Strike — Attack with two weapons, +3d6 sonic bonus damage on both attacks with Concentration check.
Voice of Thunder: Stance — Considered occupying a space even after you leave it, for the purposes of flanking. 

Level 5 Manuevers 
Thunderblast: Strike — Attack gets your Wisdom mod on attack roll and deals +3 electric damage/initiator level. 
Touch of the Rain: Stance — Gain blindsight 20 ft. with movement. 
Zephyr Breath: Boost — +30 ft. bonus to speed, do not provoke attacks of opportunity for entering/leaving threatened squares. 

Level 6 Maneuvers 
Cyclone Burst: Strike — Attack with two weapons, +5d6 sonic bonus damage on each attack with Concentration check. 
Flooding Rain: Counter — Use Concentration check to dodge an attack and move up to 20 feet. 
Streak of Lightning: Strike — Single attack has a +10 ft. reach, blinds foe, deals only electric damage. 
Whisper of the Wind: Stance — Link yourself mentally with several allies. 

Level 7 Maneuvers 
Gaze of the Storm: Stance — Melee attacks deal +2d6 sonic damage. 
Tempest Eye: Boost — Use swift action to complete standard action. 
Thunderstrike: Strike — Attack gets your Wisdom mod on attack roll and deals +4 electric damage/initiator level. 

Level 8 Manuevers 
Bolt of Lightning: Strike — Single attack has a +10 ft. reach, paralyzes foe, deals only electric damage. 
Drenching Rain: Counter — Use Concentration check to dodge an attack and move up to 40 feet. 
Step of the Four Winds: Stance — +5 ft. reach and ability to teleport 60 ft. 
Typhoon Burst: Strike — Attack with two weapons, +7d6 sonic bonus damage on each attack with Concentration check.

Level 9 Manuevers 
Thunder: Strike — Attack gets your Wisdom mod on attack roll and deals +5 electric damage/initiator level.

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