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 ==Not a True Monarch==
-As a requirement to joining this group, the eight “men” /women are Heralds and Sages. No Monarchs, for then the armor couldn’t work.  As a group, they do not generate hunger aura, as a Monarch does, even though they are as powerful as a Monarch when suited in their golden armor and working in unity. However, if their unity / formation is broken, they only have their individual strength and their individual Path to rely on.
+All eight of the men/women wearing the armor are Heralds and Sages. Because none of them are Monarchs they do not generate hunger aura, even though they can be as powerful as a Monarch when borrowing power from their peers. However, if their unity / formation is broken, they only have their individual strength and their individual Path to rely on.
 {{Quote Box |title=Q & A with Will|quote=Questioner: Does the Eight Man Empire generate hunger aura?
 <br>Will Wight: They do not.|source=-https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1864}}
 ==Path==
-Each member of the Eight-Man Empire practices his own separate Path, plus the "Path of the Eight-Fold Spear", which unites them in mind and spirit.
+Each member of the Eight-Man Empire practices their own separate Path, plus the "Path of the Eight-Fold Spear", which unites them in mind and spirit.
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 ===Path of the Eightfold Spear===

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 ==War Bands==
-The Eight-Man Empire is supported by eight war bands: Long-Sight, Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus, etc. <blockquote >"From the lands all around the valley, war-bands of the Eight-Man Empire raised their banners. Not crude constructions of cloth and wood, but projections of symbols made of Forged madra. Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus.. .each of the eight wandering mercenary armies that made up the Eight-Man Empire’s workforce was arrayed against her. . .The war-bands averaged one Archlord, a handful of Overlords, and two or three dozen Underlords apiece, so only when they were gathered in one place could they possibly face down a Monarch’s forces. Just like the Eight-Man Empire themselves." (Reaper chapter 9)</blockquote >
+The Eight-Man Empire is supported by eight war bands: Green-Stride, Long-Sight, Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus, etc. <blockquote >"From the lands all around the valley, war-bands of the Eight-Man Empire raised their banners. Not crude constructions of cloth and wood, but projections of symbols made of Forged madra. Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus.. .each of the eight wandering mercenary armies that made up the Eight-Man Empire’s workforce was arrayed against her. . .The war-bands averaged one Archlord, a handful of Overlords, and two or three dozen Underlords apiece, so only when they were gathered in one place could they possibly face down a Monarch’s forces. Just like the Eight-Man Empire themselves." (Reaper chapter 9)</blockquote >
 ==Uncrowned King Tourney (UKT)==

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 ==War Bands==
-The Eight-Man Empire is supported by various war bands. <blockquote >"From the lands all around the valley, war-bands of the Eight-Man Empire raised their banners. Not crude constructions of cloth and wood, but projections of symbols made of Forged madra. Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus.. .each of the eight wandering mercenary armies that made up the Eight-Man Empire’s workforce was arrayed against her. . .The war-bands averaged one Archlord, a handful of Overlords, and two or three dozen Underlords apiece, so only when they were gathered in one place could they possibly face down a Monarch’s forces. Just like the Eight-Man Empire themselves." (Reaper chapter 9)</blockquote >
+The Eight-Man Empire is supported by eight war bands: Long-Sight, Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus, etc. <blockquote >"From the lands all around the valley, war-bands of the Eight-Man Empire raised their banners. Not crude constructions of cloth and wood, but projections of symbols made of Forged madra. Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus.. .each of the eight wandering mercenary armies that made up the Eight-Man Empire’s workforce was arrayed against her. . .The war-bands averaged one Archlord, a handful of Overlords, and two or three dozen Underlords apiece, so only when they were gathered in one place could they possibly face down a Monarch’s forces. Just like the Eight-Man Empire themselves." (Reaper chapter 9)</blockquote >
 ==Uncrowned King Tourney (UKT)==

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 As a child, she advanced far beyond her peers when she was only six years old. <blockquote >"Suriel stopped with her palm hovering over one member of the Eight-Man Empire, a woman with yellow hair who lay facedown on a table, snoring. “Larian was raised in a noble household. Her father wouldn’t let her play with the other children until she reached the level you know as Gold. When she was six years old, she did.” (Unsouled, ch 11)</blockquote >
-<br>A virtuoso archer, beyond compare. [[Akura Mercy]]'s reward for successfully completing the first trial of the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] was a dream tablet from Larian, containing archery instruction (Uncrowned, Ch. 18) Later, Mercy learned even more from Larian’s memory, down in the [[Labyrinth]] (see book 10, Reaper).
+<br>A virtuoso archer, beyond compare. [[Akura Mercy]]'s reward for successfully completing the first trial of the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] was a dream tablet from Larian, containing archery instruction (Uncrowned, Ch. 18) Later, Mercy learned even more about Archery, down in the [[Labyrinth]] (see book 10, Reaper).
 ====Larian’s Relationships====

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 ===Larian===
-A Sage. As a child, she advanced far beyond her peers when she was only six years old. <blockquote >"Suriel stopped with her palm hovering over one member of the Eight-Man Empire, a woman with yellow hair who lay facedown on a table, snoring. “Larian was raised in a noble household. Her father wouldn’t let her play with the other children until she reached the level you know as Gold. When she was six years old, she did.” (Unsouled, ch 11)</blockquote >
+A Sage, Larian manifested The Bow Icon, The Archer, whatever you wanted to call it. (Reaper, ch 17)
 <br>A virtuoso archer, beyond compare. [[Akura Mercy]]'s reward for successfully completing the first trial of the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]] was a dream tablet from Larian, containing archery instruction (Uncrowned, Ch. 18) Later, Mercy learned even more from Larian’s memory, down in the [[Labyrinth]] (see book 10, Reaper).

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 The Eight-Man Empire is supported by various war bands. <blockquote >"From the lands all around the valley, war-bands of the Eight-Man Empire raised their banners. Not crude constructions of cloth and wood, but projections of symbols made of Forged madra. Ghost-Blade, Nine-Hands, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus.. .each of the eight wandering mercenary armies that made up the Eight-Man Empire’s workforce was arrayed against her. . .The war-bands averaged one Archlord, a handful of Overlords, and two or three dozen Underlords apiece, so only when they were gathered in one place could they possibly face down a Monarch’s forces. Just like the Eight-Man Empire themselves." (Reaper chapter 9)</blockquote >
-==Uncrowned King Tourney==
+==Uncrowned King Tourney (UKT)==
-The Eight-Man Empire selects Underlords to represent them in the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]].
+*The Eight-Man Empire selects Underlords to represent them in the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]].
 Some years ago, the [[Sage of the Endless Sword]] participated in the 15th tournament and famously reached the Top 8, losing to Del'rek of the Shann, who was representing the [[Eight-Man Empire]].
-The Eight-Man Empire use the Uncrowned Tournament as a test for people who might one day join it. (Underlord, Epilogue) [[Ziel]] fought for the Eight-Man Empire in the last [[Uncrowned King Tournament]](Underlord). Mercy was only eight years old at the time, but she attended the tournament (Underlord)
+*The Eight-Man Empire utilize the Uncrowned Tournament as a testing ground for sacred artists who might one day join their group. (Underlord, Epilogue). [[Ziel]] fought for the Eight-Man Empire in the 17th Tournament, when  Mercy was only eight years old. She remembers attending the 17th UKT (Underlord)
-===Current Tourney===
+===The 18th UKT===
 The current event is the [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]]. In the 18th Uncrowned Tournament, the eight-man empire  brought four teams from four different warbands: Ghost-Blade, Flame-Gift, Blood-Chorus, Nine-Hands.(Uncrowned, Ch. 9). Their platform was a tower with eight floors, each full of sacred artists and [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beasts]], with one member of the Empire per level. Later they were seen hovering together over the tower. (Uncrowned, Ch. 20)

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 The Eight-Man Empire selects Underlords to represent them in the [[Uncrowned King Tournament]].
 Some years ago, the [[Sage of the Endless Sword]] participated in the 15th tournament and famously reached the Top 8, losing to Del'rek of the Shann, who was representing the [[Eight-Man Empire]]. A see the current [[18th Uncrowned King Tournament]] for updates on the 8-man-emp.
 == Golden Armor ==

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 ===Inheriting the Armor===
 When one member dies, their armor is passed down to the next to join. "The Eight-Man Empire is always on the lookout for heirs to inherit their positions in the event of death or ascension. Their suits of armor can be passed down and repaired, but not replaced. Their experiment has never been successfully repeated." (Wintersteel ch 13)
 == Trivia ==