From the introduction: A class of spiritual balance and technical mastery. ... A half-elf stands in her standard fighting stance, katana wielded in both hands, staring down a charging centaur, his lance aimed straight for her heart. She widens her stance and raises her katana above her head, stilling her breath, waiting for her opportunity. With an expelled breath, she parries the lance and knocks the centaur from his feet in one fluid motion of her blade. The centaur collapses, defeated.