The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown
SISU. From the roadless wilderness of the Far North, through the snow-covered
forests shrouded in the Eternal Night of the winter, echoes our warcry. A new
brotherhood honed by the harsh Finnish nature, well versed in battle, we have
arrived to make our mark in any endeavour we choose to partake.
Ours is the honor, ours is the glory, ours is the whine, ours is the way of
war; victory the sweet ambrosia and defeat the taste of dust and ashes. No
retreat, no surrender. We shall prevail or we shall die trying. Our name
embodies the indomitable will of our ancestors: perseverence, determination,
courage . . . yet it means more than just the mere sum total of these
qualities.
Upholding the tradition of the mythical heroes of Kalevala, the great Finnish
epic, we shall overcome the odds by strength or by skill. We shall never cheat
our enemies nor betray our friends. Integrity, honesty and truth shall be our
armor, and righteousness our holy weapon. For our enemies we promise death; for
our friends, respect.
What must be done, will be done. This is the Way of Sisu.