Orders and Organizations
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:19 pm
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Terminology:
Holy Warrior: Defined as a character of any class who serves in a religious cause.
Knightly Orders
A Knightly Order is typically a group of warriors (typically Paladins and Cavaliers) who have banded together to promote justice or some other general lawful objective. It was not until within two hundred years or so ago that these Orders were mandated to be separate of nation of nobility. This mandate is referred to as the Artorian Proclamation, and is named after Lady Artoria Arastarte, a Knight Vindicator renowned for her justice and wisdom who was put to death by her King for refusing an order to attack one of her Order's own outposts. The articles of the Proclamation (summarized) are as follows:
1. No recognized Order shall be under the rule of, or answer to any noble line if prudence dictates otherwise.
2. No recognized Order shall set aside willing aspirants on the bases of low standing of heredity or grievances committed by ancestors.
3. No Knight of standing within a recognized Order is obliged to suffer a despot.
4. No Knight of standing within a recognized Order is obliged to answer the call of a lord or lady to muster for war.
5. No Knight of standing within a recognized Order will strike another such Knight without due cause.
However, not every Knight felt obliged to suffer the Proclamation, and there are still Orders that operate without following some or any of its tenants.
Monastic Orders
Warrior-Monk orders are typically comprised of Monks and Fighters. If oriented around a faith, these warriors are more fanatical and foolhardy than fellow priests.
Guilds
Guildmasters drive the economy of The Great Continent from coast to coast.
Terminology:
Holy Warrior: Defined as a character of any class who serves in a religious cause.
Knightly Orders
A Knightly Order is typically a group of warriors (typically Paladins and Cavaliers) who have banded together to promote justice or some other general lawful objective. It was not until within two hundred years or so ago that these Orders were mandated to be separate of nation of nobility. This mandate is referred to as the Artorian Proclamation, and is named after Lady Artoria Arastarte, a Knight Vindicator renowned for her justice and wisdom who was put to death by her King for refusing an order to attack one of her Order's own outposts. The articles of the Proclamation (summarized) are as follows:
1. No recognized Order shall be under the rule of, or answer to any noble line if prudence dictates otherwise.
2. No recognized Order shall set aside willing aspirants on the bases of low standing of heredity or grievances committed by ancestors.
3. No Knight of standing within a recognized Order is obliged to suffer a despot.
4. No Knight of standing within a recognized Order is obliged to answer the call of a lord or lady to muster for war.
5. No Knight of standing within a recognized Order will strike another such Knight without due cause.
However, not every Knight felt obliged to suffer the Proclamation, and there are still Orders that operate without following some or any of its tenants.
Monastic Orders
Warrior-Monk orders are typically comprised of Monks and Fighters. If oriented around a faith, these warriors are more fanatical and foolhardy than fellow priests.
Guilds
Guildmasters drive the economy of The Great Continent from coast to coast.