The Grenoside Sword Dancers are part of the wider Morris dancing scene. They lock swords as they dance in groups of six or eight. The group is among a handful that perform the traditional folk ...

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Regular Skill Useable on swords, axes, and polearms capable of slashing (colossal weapons and great spears excepted). Quickly close in to perform a series of spinning upward slashes. Follow up ...

Keen Ash of War Useable on swords, axes, and polearms capable of slashing (colossal weapons and great spears excepted) Quickly close in to perform a series of spinning upward slashes.

The opening of the sword dance featured light sabers reminiscent of those in the sci-fi blockbuster "Star Wars," while dancers dressed in black hidden in the audience beat drums and quickly passed by.