Nine Swords Company

The Nine Swords Company was an adventuring company that operated in the early days of the Vast, in the mid-1st millennium DR. It consisted entirely of practitioners of the Sublime Way.

History
The company was formed by Thallastam of Procampur, after he returned from study in Kara-Tur. They adventured through the Vast, performing good deeds and slaying dangerous monsters.

When they eventually disbanded, Thallastam concealed his companions' nine swords in Swords Pool using a spell he'd cast, to protect and preserve them. His spell at Swords Pool outlived him and his companions, and still preserved their nine swords by 1370 DR.

In the mid-1370s DR, several young blade magicians of the Vast re-founded the Nine Swords Company, using the Inn of the Nine Swords at Swords Pool.

Organization
The first Nine Swords Company consisted of ten blade magicians: four crusaders; five warblades; and Thallastam himself, a swordsage. The nine each wielded a magic sword, while Thallastam preferred to fight unarmed.