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===The Swords Suite===
Associated with the Raven and the Element of Air, cards from the Swords suite are symbolically connected to the [[Fighter]] and its fellow warriors, as they represent violence, bloodshed, aggression, and storms both literal and metaphorical.

Ace (1): The Avenger
::Standard: Righting wrongs, swift judgement, a sense of honor and justice, decisiveness.
::Reversed: Foolish choices, a hopeless battle.
::Imagery: A bloodstained warrior holds a visibly enchanted sword aloft in triumph, surrounded by the corpses of slain monsters.

2: The Paladin
::Standard: Good triumphing over evil, the pursuit of good, justice.
::Reversed: Treachery in the name of good deeds, hubris destroying a chance for victory.
::Imagery: A noble, courageous warrior in full plate kneels before a banner adorned with a rose as an unseen figure taps their shoulder with the point of a sword, clearly knighting the,

3: The Soldier
::Standard: An uncertain future, chance or fate will decide.
::Reversed: A definite ending, hard work, a slow victory.
::Imagery: A warrior, his expression uncertain, reaches for a rack containing three swords with differently colored scabbards; one white, one gray, one black.

4: The Mercenary
::Standard: Someone who follows a professional code of conduct and sticks to it, endurance, stamina, strength in the face of physical adversity.
::Reversed: Somebody who is altruistic but rigid in their beliefs, physical weakness or illness.
::Imagery: Four warriors stand in a circle around an open chest filled with gold, drawn swords crossed over the chest and free hands on hearts as they take an oath.

5: The Myrmidon
::Standard: The fickleness of fat, sudden or violent change, unlikely victory.
::Reversed: Situations become static, change is difficult or impossible to implement.
::Imagery: A beautiful young female [[Vistani]] wearing broken shackles stands before the mists, five figures emerging from the gloom, visible only by the glint of their swords. Whether they seek to aid or destroy her is impossible to tell.

6: The Berserker
::Standard: Barbarity, brutality, beings driven by instinct or thoughtless of the consequence, [[therianthrope]]s.
::Reversed: Thoughtfulness, well-planned actions, unexpected or unlikely compassion
::Imagery: A [[werewolf]] warrior triumphantly holds his sword aloft and bares his teeth, despite still being impaled with the swords of the five warriors slaughtered at his feet.

7: The Hooded Man
::Standard: Deceit and evil actions caused by stupidity, bigotry, intolerance or xenophobia, temptations to (wrongful) violence, a suspected and feared stranger, outcast or outsider.
::Reversed: Unlooked-for understanding or tolerance, an unexpected visit from an important or beloved person.
::Imagery: A [[Caliban (Ravenloft)|Caliban]] cowers within a cage of seven swords, menaced by an ominous hooded figure with skeletal hands leading an angry peasant mob.

8: The Dictator
::Standard: Corruption amongst places of power, tyrants, despots, oppression, domination, acts of terror, an unjust leader or someone elevated to power through treachery.
::Reversed: A good and just ruler.
::Imagery: A despairing man lies pinned to the ground by chains anchored with eight swords driven blade-first into the earth. A storm hovers above him.

9: The Torturer
::Standard: All-consuming evil, creatures of darkness, sadists, fiends, the violently insane, any that revel in suffering and torment.
::Reversed: Redemption.
::Imagery: A mutilated man hangs in chains, whilst nine swords glow red-hot in a brazier.

10: Master of Swords: 
::Standard: Meeting a powerful warrior and receiving a positive reaction, truce or alliance.
::Reversed: Meeting a powerful warrior and receiving a negative reaction, assassination, war.
::Imagery: An older but still powerful noble warrior stands on castle battlements, watching a night storm as it rolls in. A sword is at his hip, and nine others are scattered around him.
::Note: This card is also symbolic of the [[Darklord]] [[Count Strahd von Zarovich]].