Wilkinson Cup

An annual award at the Assassins' Guild, given to the pupil showing most proficiency at fencing.

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Wilkinson was a British firm of specialist metalworkers who used to manufacture things with sharp edges, like razor blades, and ceremonial swords for the British Armed Forces. They have since been bought out by foreign companies and their former business is now conducted largely from Germany - an ironic point to bear in mind when watching Guards' officers saluting the monarch with swords.....