Diamond Sword

The is one of the Four Great Tribes. The is a team in Tribes: Ascend, where they are in contest with the Blood Eagle. This tribe's members are nicknamed "Sworders" or "Sand-rakers." This second nickname must come from their practice of raking sand, the ancient Chinese practice for meditation

Lore
The Diamond Sword craft the most innovative and dangerous strategies of any tribe. They say the mind is the greatest weapon, and practice a philosophy derived from the Zen Buddhist teachings of ancient Terra. Tribe members tend to be enigmatic, even cryptic. When not fighting, they are usually meditating on obscure riddles. The phrase "talking to a sword" comes from the Sworders' reputation for answering with a question. The Diamond Sword tend to rely overmuch on their elaborate plans. If caught unprepared (a rare event), they become surprisingly disorganized and vulnerable. Diamond Sword forces fall into three main armies: the Unyielding Facet, the Reflective Facet, and the Pure Facet. A Facet contains from three to eight Bolts, which in turn contain up to fifteen squads called Blades.

Armor
The 's armor is steel with details done in brass. Their armor does not show any wear and the armor's condition is well kept. Every piece of armor is highly stylized in a legion theme. The shoulder pads of the have faux blades protruding as an icon for their tribe. The also have an actual blade on their back used in melee attacks.