As one of the dev team who is particularly versed in the Knighthood Lore, ill try and create an overview of each of the Orders (I know some other forum members have asked for this ). This will be expanded on the Wiki when I get a chance to post it up, most likely over the next few days.
If you have any further questions about the Orders, please feel free to post and I will answer to the best of my abilities.
Thanks to Tsunami who made an excellent post, and which I used as a foundation for my own.
If you have any further questions about the Orders, please feel free to post and I will answer to the best of my abilities.
Thanks to Tsunami who made an excellent post, and which I used as a foundation for my own.
Major Faction Orders;
Order of the Lion
- Kingdom of Sarleon.
- Personal entourage of King Ulrich.
- Supported Ulrich's bid for the throne.
- Only officially recognised Order in Sarleon.
- Based in Sarleon.
Order of the Dragon
- Kingdom of Ravenstern.
- Established after the Siege of Rane.
- The epitome of Ravenstern martial ability.
- Not in the Validus Charta (Part of the reason for Ravenstern's independance from Sarleon).
Immortals
- The Empire.
- Established by Marius through his reforms.
- Elite, centralised soldiers of the Empire.
- Based in Janos.
Windriders
- D'Shar Principalities.
- Honourable horsemen of the D'Shar.
- Based in Torbah.
Lady Valkyries
- Kingdom of the Fierdsvain.
- Women only order.
- Based in Javiksholm.
Politically Motivated Orders;
Order of Dawn
- Outlawed in Barclay and forcibly moved to Pendor.
- Worship Astrea, Godess of Justice.
- Fanatical in their pursuit of justice. Their zeal in this caused them to burn a number of villages for very minor offences.
- HATES the Order of Eventide due to the scism. (See Eventide for more info).
- Sir Roland is a Paladin of Dawn, who left due to believing their overt fanatism was not at all just.
- Based in Valonbray.
Order of Eventide
- Was once a part of the Order of Dawn.
- Split following the execution of a Knight of Dawn who had begun to research the Heretics and their god Erida Occisor. The Order of Dawn believed just researching these heretical beliefs produced corruption. The Order of Eventide believed such research was simply in order to understand their enemy.
- Possibly corrupted by the very enemy they were trying to destroy.
- Hates Dawn.
- Sir Alistair is a Knight of Eventide, sent by the Order to enact the return of Sir Jocelyn, who left the Order after discovering links to the Heretics.
Order of the Silvermist Rangers
- Highly influenced by the Nolder, perhaps even trained by them.
- Worship god UllrVetr.
- Dislike the Order of the Ebony Gauntlet, whom they see as racists, due to their hatred of the Noldor.
Order of the Ebony Gauntlet
- HATE the Noldor.
- Human Supremacist organisation, dedicated to the destruction of all non-human "threats".
- Hate the Order of Silvermist, whom they perceive to be traitors of humanity due to their relations with the Noldor.
The Shadow Legion
- Anti-Marius movement.
- Traditionalist faction, seeking to return to the pure Baccus Empire beliefs and restore their former glory.
- Possible Snake Cult connections.
- Hate the Immortals (Result of the "New" Empire).
- Hate the Order of the Radiant Cross (See Radiant Cross below).
- Based in Cez.
Order of the Radiant Cross
- Order of doctors, surgeons and medics.
- Marius suspected that the Red Plague which led to the destruction of the Empire of Pendor was caused by the Snake Cult, and he believes that they will release the plague again. The Order of the Radiant Cross was established to find and destroy the plague and to prepare medical aid if it released again. The only Order where peasants and nobles are of equal status.
- HATE the Shadow Legion due to their belief that the Order is simply a legal Snake Cult front.
Neutral Knighthood Orders;
Order of the Clarion Call
- Order of Marcher Lords.
- Acts as a highly mobile border patrol.
- Hates any kind of unlawful activity.
- Hates the Jatu.
- Based in Laria.
Order of the Raven Spear
- Order of Academics, interested in astrology and science.
- Part of the Order are lecturers and students.
- The Military arm of the Order are adventurers and mercenaries charged with protecting the university fortresses of the Order and recovering lost lore.
- Boris the Raven is a former member, who left when the Order didnt select him as Grand Master.
- Based in Poinsbruk.
Order of the Griffin
- The bodyguards of the Royal line of Pendor.
- Disbanded by King Ulrich due to their refusal to support his claim to the throne.
Order of the Falcon
- Disbanded by King Gregory due to their support of Madame Ursula for Queen of Ravenstern.
- Allows women to join the Order.
- Order of mercenaries.
Order of the Lion
- Kingdom of Sarleon.
- Personal entourage of King Ulrich.
- Supported Ulrich's bid for the throne.
- Only officially recognised Order in Sarleon.
- Based in Sarleon.
Order of the Dragon
- Kingdom of Ravenstern.
- Established after the Siege of Rane.
- The epitome of Ravenstern martial ability.
- Not in the Validus Charta (Part of the reason for Ravenstern's independance from Sarleon).
Immortals
- The Empire.
- Established by Marius through his reforms.
- Elite, centralised soldiers of the Empire.
- Based in Janos.
Windriders
- D'Shar Principalities.
- Honourable horsemen of the D'Shar.
- Based in Torbah.
Lady Valkyries
- Kingdom of the Fierdsvain.
- Women only order.
- Based in Javiksholm.
Politically Motivated Orders;
Order of Dawn
- Outlawed in Barclay and forcibly moved to Pendor.
- Worship Astrea, Godess of Justice.
- Fanatical in their pursuit of justice. Their zeal in this caused them to burn a number of villages for very minor offences.
- HATES the Order of Eventide due to the scism. (See Eventide for more info).
- Sir Roland is a Paladin of Dawn, who left due to believing their overt fanatism was not at all just.
- Based in Valonbray.
Order of Eventide
- Was once a part of the Order of Dawn.
- Split following the execution of a Knight of Dawn who had begun to research the Heretics and their god Erida Occisor. The Order of Dawn believed just researching these heretical beliefs produced corruption. The Order of Eventide believed such research was simply in order to understand their enemy.
- Possibly corrupted by the very enemy they were trying to destroy.
- Hates Dawn.
- Sir Alistair is a Knight of Eventide, sent by the Order to enact the return of Sir Jocelyn, who left the Order after discovering links to the Heretics.
Order of the Silvermist Rangers
- Highly influenced by the Nolder, perhaps even trained by them.
- Worship god UllrVetr.
- Dislike the Order of the Ebony Gauntlet, whom they see as racists, due to their hatred of the Noldor.
Order of the Ebony Gauntlet
- HATE the Noldor.
- Human Supremacist organisation, dedicated to the destruction of all non-human "threats".
- Hate the Order of Silvermist, whom they perceive to be traitors of humanity due to their relations with the Noldor.
The Shadow Legion
- Anti-Marius movement.
- Traditionalist faction, seeking to return to the pure Baccus Empire beliefs and restore their former glory.
- Possible Snake Cult connections.
- Hate the Immortals (Result of the "New" Empire).
- Hate the Order of the Radiant Cross (See Radiant Cross below).
- Based in Cez.
Order of the Radiant Cross
- Order of doctors, surgeons and medics.
- Marius suspected that the Red Plague which led to the destruction of the Empire of Pendor was caused by the Snake Cult, and he believes that they will release the plague again. The Order of the Radiant Cross was established to find and destroy the plague and to prepare medical aid if it released again. The only Order where peasants and nobles are of equal status.
- HATE the Shadow Legion due to their belief that the Order is simply a legal Snake Cult front.
Neutral Knighthood Orders;
Order of the Clarion Call
- Order of Marcher Lords.
- Acts as a highly mobile border patrol.
- Hates any kind of unlawful activity.
- Hates the Jatu.
- Based in Laria.
Order of the Raven Spear
- Order of Academics, interested in astrology and science.
- Part of the Order are lecturers and students.
- The Military arm of the Order are adventurers and mercenaries charged with protecting the university fortresses of the Order and recovering lost lore.
- Boris the Raven is a former member, who left when the Order didnt select him as Grand Master.
- Based in Poinsbruk.
Order of the Griffin
- The bodyguards of the Royal line of Pendor.
- Disbanded by King Ulrich due to their refusal to support his claim to the throne.
Order of the Falcon
- Disbanded by King Gregory due to their support of Madame Ursula for Queen of Ravenstern.
- Allows women to join the Order.
- Order of mercenaries.