Bound Swords

The Bound Swords were an order of former Swords of the Soundboard members formed in 2016 but not revealed until after the Stythe Wars came to a close. As a splinter faction of the Swords of the Soundboard, the Bound Swords were created to oppose SuperNutty, and initially thought to be led by Hickory Dickory Dock. However, the organisation was later revealed to be led by an even more sinister entity...

History
Formed as an alternative to SuperNutty's highly critical regime over Music, which eventually rose to rival that of Emewafwawa by the end of the Stythe Wars, the Bound Swords worked in secret to free music from the tyranical bonds of the Soundboard but dared not reveal themselves during the Stythe Wars for fear of cementing Reverend Salazar Stythe's place as lord of all by splintering the opposition to his anti-music regime.

As a result of this tactic, they worked with their rivals, the Swords of the Soundboard, under the pretence that nothing was wrong - but secretly the Omnipowerful Oracle was manipulating everyone behind the scenes, from Mugglesey to Hickory Dickory, and the two factions eventually came to blows following the fall of the Cult of Stythe. The Omnipowerful Oracle resurrected forces such as the Triad, Strongarm II and Nine-Fingered Jack to serve him as his Bound Sword minions (although Strongarm II refused to join).

In response, SuperNutty summoned the Order of the Soundfellas to fight against the Bound Swords - and there are reports of several engagements between the two opposing forces, which usually ended in stalemate as the Bound Swords were led by the Omnipowerful Oracle, who could prevent his minions from dying, and the Order of the Soundfellas were Shades who by nature cannot die.

Although the rivalry between the Bound Swords and the Swords of the Soundboard never broke out into all-out war, their rivalry continued well into the 2020s.

Members

 * Omnipowerful Oracle (leader)
 * Hickory Dickory Dock
 * The Triad
 * Mugglesey
 * Nine-Fingered Jack