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| |fullname = Domenico Lampero
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| *Primae of the Viridian Order
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| *Co-Author of the Code of Ehrenhof
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| ==Knight Order Leaders== | | ===Holy Orders=== |
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| | * Nonnatean Order of the Silent Sisters |
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| | **Burial and Caretakers/Nuns |
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| | * Dogartan Order of the Pious Brothers |
| ! style="background-color:#C9D8CC; width:170px;" | Name
| | **Monks/Friars |
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| | * Crimson Order of the Holy Inquisition |
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| | **Secret Service |
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| | * White Order of the Helerian Guard |
| '''Primae Domenico Lampero'''
| | **Military |
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| | ===Feast Days=== |
| Domenico Lampero is the current Primae of the Viridian Order, a position he has held since the death of the former Primae, Jean-Baptiste Tuillerons, to Deathling forces during the Lo Occupation. Domenico is not only the first Dressolini Primae, but the first Primae to have never been an Elder prior to his elevation. As the entire Elder Council was executed by Freya Lo following the capture of the former Viridian Castle, Domenico was chosen by Emperor Alexander I for being the only Viridian Knight to speak of the failure of the Order at the Diet of Axford following the Crisis. Though Alexander was the one to appoint Domenico to his position as Primae, it would be his brother Cedromar I that worked with the Primae to reform the Viridian Order into its current iteration, most notably implementing the Code of Ehrenhof and retiring the Code of Charlemois, which was determined to lack the guidance needed for the future of the Viridians.
| | No such thing as days off of work, so make them community feast days/lunches and stuff |
| While well advanced in years, Domenico always looks to staying fit, often holding his meetings with the Viridian Elders by walking around the castle grounds, as he disdains staying in one place for too long, unless there is a cold glass of whiskey in his hand. While known as a ruthless instructor who is often told to ask the impossible from the newly recruited Pages, the Primae does have a sense of optimism about the next generation of Knights, believing that honor can be found in everyone, and that it is the duty of the Viridians to bring that honor out to be seen by all. Domenico is fiercely conservative in his social views, a diehard loyalist to the Imperial Family, and the Great Uncle of the Iron Duke of Vultaro, who happens to be the Primae of the Blackguard Order.
| | *Feast of the Emperor, May 22nd |
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| | **Regalian 4th of July/national founding day. Celebrates the Empire as a whole with the Emperor as an easy focal point |
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| | *Feast of Love, Valentine's Day |
| '''King Florent de Gosselin'''
| | **Duh |
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| | *Feast of all Souls, Halloween/Day of the Dead/ |
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| | **Remember the dead. Throw in trick or treating, also jack o' lanterns for Undeath Terror |
| King Florent de Gosselin is the Primae of the Villiers-Eclaire Order, but is better known as the current King of the Ithanian Sovereignty. Originally the Duke of Basta, Florent was always known as an ambitious nobleman who was always interested in invading Ithania in order to implement reforms to the nation to make it more Imperialized in cultural tones. He found his opportunity during the start of the Anglian Mist Crisis, which saw his only true rivals in the region, the former Imperial Dynasty of Ivrae de Sange, swallowed up by the mist. With nobody to command the Ivrae banners against him, Florent mobilized his personal levies, alongside some of the Villiers-Eclaire Order, and invaded Ithania. The Regalian Synod was quick to recognize his ascension as Ithanian King, with the Regalian State following soon after.
| | *Feast of Summertide |
| Since his coronation, King Florent has been a very hands-off Primae to the Villiers-Eclaire Order. Recognizing his own limitation for being a sea away from the Carainthais Monastery, he has delegated the overall running of the Order to his Elder Council, which is mostly comprised of family members and de Gosselin Loyalists. Despite his seemingly political nature, King Florent is a generally pious Unionist, who often donates part of his income to local church missions and charities, encouraging the Villiers Knights to do the same. He is the leader of the Hilfrontist Movement in the Regalian political landscape, and while Ithanian by blood, is known to be of the Imperial Culture in practice.
| | **Summer Festival |
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| | *Feast of Wintertide |
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| | **We have Saint Nicholas. He was Regulus. Draconists have a gift-giving holiday the same month. Yay religious appropriation. |
| '''The Council of Eight'''
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| | ===Priestly Hierarchy=== |
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| | Within the Unionist College exist several ranks of priests, otherwise known as Celates. These ranks hold various responsibilities within the College, and thus those with higher offices are consider the most versed in matters of theological and bureaucratic knowledge. Below is a list of all priestly ranks, in order of seniority: |
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| | *The '''Primae-Everian''' was the official head of the Unionist College, considered to be the Unionist equivalent of a pope. Their duties included presiding over Holy Diets (a gathering of Celates to discuss religious dogma) as well as serving as the chaplain of the Imperial Palace. The last Primae-Everian was Piete Kade, who was assassinated by radicals within the College for attempting to reconcile with the various Schisms. While the Emperor is able to appoint a new Primae-Everian, the Concilly Council has advised him to leave the position vacant, out of respect for the previous officeholder. |
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| '''Primae Witterich Luxenbourgh'''
| | *The '''Concilly Councillors''' are a group of well-learned Celates who are responsible for overseeing the vast bureaucracy of the Unionist College. Due to the prestige associated with bei9ng a Concilly Councillor, this position also suffers from political intrigue, with various faction plotting to place, or keep, their preferred Celates on the council. Despite this potential for corruption, Concilly Councillors are nevertheless very competent in their duties, as only those most theologically gifted can hope to be appointed to this position. |
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| | *The '''Arch-Everians''' are Celates who administer the most populous cities within the Regalian Empire, with their Celeries often including one of the Arch- or Grand- Temples of Unionism. Arch-Everians are highly influential figures, and often compete with the secular Dukes over authority within their cities (as the line between secular and religious boundaries starts to blur in these areas). Arch-Everians are formally appointed by the Primae-Everian on the recommendation of the Concilly Council, though it is well-known that the regional Duke also plays a notable role in suggesting their preferred candidate. |
| Witterich Luxenbourgh is the Primae of the Lion Pelt Order, and was formerly the Order's Master of Coin on the Elder Council. The son of a Lion Pelt Knight, Witterich grew up with the intentions of joining the Order to further the family's military pursuits. Squiring under his father directly, the many learned the significance of bodyguarding, as well as being an extension of a patron's wealth and power. Upon his graduation, Witterich took up work in the city of Praag, where he became a familiar face among the elite of the area. Eventually working himself into protecting clergymen, Witterich was considered an informal Hellerian Guard, as he carried out the same duties as the halberdiers, albeit with higher fees owing to the Lion Pelt Order's reputation. This line of serving the Church would eventually land him the greatest client any Pelter could ask for: Supreme Reverend Wolffram Ultor. As the chief bodyguard of the second most powerful man in Unionism after the Emperor, Witterich earned the respect of many around him, and even acknowledged by the Villiers-Eclaire and Oranjen Orders as a equal among their ranks. Eventually, the Supreme Reverend's contract expired, and Witterich returned to Emprizais du Lion Castle, where he was made an Elder on the Council in order to teach other Knights on the skills needed to protect powerful clients such as the clergy.
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| In present times, Witterich still serves as Primae of the Lion Pelt Order, and has been a strong proponent of the Order's services. When the Supreme Reverend Piète-a-Piète Kade-Salards was killed by Hellerians loyal to the Brothers of Virtue, the Primae was quick to remind everyone of his time guarding Wulffram Ultor, and that a Lion Pelt Knight would have been able to hold against the Hellerian traitors. However, he is also quite open to working with other Imperial Respect Orders, and even provided alms to the Oranjen Order in order for them to recover from the assassination of Piète-a-Piète. He is a Leutz-Vixe by culture, a conservative in ideology, and a strong supporter of the Emperor, having a positive view of the Imperial Guard.
| | *The '''Everians''' are senior-ranking Celates who oversee a collection of Celeries within a geographic area. The position is usually appointed by the local Duke or Count, and confirmed by the Concilly Council. Everians are often the highest rank achieved by Celates, as higher offices start to involve political games that remove well-meaning yet naive Celates from rising in the ranks. |
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| | *The '''Celates''' are the standard rank of priest within the Unionist College, achieved after completing clerical training and becoming ordained by an Everian. Most priests remain Celates for life, though this lack of upward advancements is hardly met with frustration due to the fulfilling experiences most Celates have with the faithful. While higher ranks become more focused on administrative duties, Celates are more focused on the spiritual needs of Unionists, and so spend most of their time providing various services to others. |
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| | *The '''Lay Priests''' are not part of the Unionist College, or even considered clergy to begin with. Any Unionist can be a Lay Priest, which is an unofficial title given to those who are very knowledgeable about Unionism, and assist the Celates with their duties. There is no formal training required, though many Lay Priests often study Unionist theology in order to better assist their fellow Unionists. As there are no Celates within the Guided Unionist community, Lay Priests are responsible for overseeing community maintenance of the local Temples and guiding spiritual discussions. |
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| Baron Richarr Tyrmont-Tirgunn is the Primae of the Darkwald Order, though is more (in)famously known by his title of the Grey Baron. The eldest son of his father, the previous Baron and Primae, Richarr was not raised as a Darkwald Knight, but instead given a standard noble education to prepare him for feudal rule. Following his schooling in statesmanship, Richarr opted to remain away from his family holdings in Tirgunn, instead pursuing doctoral studies in the natural sciences and alchemy. It was during these studies that he became enamored by the potential to combine scientific theory with the Darkwald mission, which molded his personality into what it was today. When his father eventually passed away, Richarr inherited the title of Baron, alongside the role of Primae of the Darkwald Order.
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| As Primae, Richarr took a more unorthodox approach to running the order, opting to research into the arcane and using his scientific background to create new ways to combat against the occult. It is said that many of the concoctions used by Arcanologists today (and supposedly the Nellon Serum for the Imperial Guard) were created by Richarr in his laboratory, earning him a position in the Imperial Scholars Court, where his stipend from the Crown went towards funding the Darkwald Order's operations. While his craft certainly earned him respect at court, his reclusive personality often led to him working in the shadows of more sociable scholars when it came to courting the Emperor's Favor. This would all change during the Undead Scare, which saw all three of Justinian II's sons killed off within the span of a few days. Sympathetic to the Emperor's loss at the hands of aberrancy, Richarr negotiated for the Darkwald Order to receive Imperial Respect, in exchange for their assurances that another Undead Scare would never put the Imperial Seat in jeopardy.
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| Since his deal with Justinian, Richarr has remained a lurking presence in the Scholar's Court, though often keeping to his laboratory in Castle Virgadulvas until he sees reason to present his findings. Many rumors circulate as to the moral ethics used by the Grey Baron in his experiments, but the details are only privy to the Darkwald Elder Council and the Emperor Himself. He is a staunch Purist in ideology, a member of the Belliard Guilds, and a Leutz-Vixe in Culture. While technically the Baron of Tirgunn, he prefers to delegate the running of the Tyrmont holdings to the Darkwald Council and his brother the High Steward.
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| '''Grand Elder Richard Duurwallis''' | |
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| Richard Duurwallis is the Grand Elder of the Bloodcast Order, having been elected by the Knights at Blücherwald Castle in recent times. The bastard son of a Dragenthal Noble, Richard made a name for himself after joining a band of Bloodcast hedge Knights moving through the region, training under them as a Schilder until being formally knighted as a young man. Richard's most notable action was during the Drachenwald Crisis, where he was under the emplyment of Aldrich von Leberecht against the van Sherburne and Imperial forces. Following the Battle of Lausitze and subsequent death of Aldrich to a sellsword, Richard fled the region and went into hiding for several years, until the Chrysant War saw him return to the good graces of the Regalian Empire through his service in the military. Following the war, Richard returned to Dragenthal, training a few Schilders of his own for another decade, before setting his sights to the Crown Isle. Arriving at Blücherwald Castle, he was present during the death of the previous Grand Elder, prompting an immediate election from all Bloodcast Knights present. With only a few dozen Knights gathered, the election was determined by drawing lots, which saw Richard chosen as the next Grand Elder.
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| Since his appointment to the position, Richard has encouraged the Bloodcast Knights to capitalize on the shortcomings of the other Knightly Orders, noting the constant assaults on the Viridian Order during the Anahera and Lo Occupations. However, the eradication of a majority of the Viridian Knights to the Deathlings caused Richard to take a step back from his rhetoric against code-abiding Knights, opting instead for coexistence and allowing personal honor to demonstrate which Knightly Order is the most noble. Richard Duurwallis is apolitical officially (though is often labeled a progressive) and a Heartland Ceardian in Culture.
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| '''Gradmaster Lancewyn of Carentot'''
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| Grandmaster Lancewyn of Carentot, known formally as Duke Robwyn of Brithdyr, is the head of the Wards of Fae Order. As the Order was believed to have been eradicated by the Azure Order in 140AC, Lancewyn's leadership is only recently becoming public knowledge, as his leadership of the Fae Knights was mostly done covertly through most of his tenure as Grandmaster. When Alexander issued the Imperial Decree on the Magi, Lancewyn was quick to reveal the full force of the Wards of Fae, and immediately went to work pushing for the Order's relic collecting mission to the public at large, making up for nearly a century and a half of sluggish success. While ultimately drawing the ire of House Tyrmont-Tirgunn and the Darkwald Order, Lancewyn is quite secure in his castle in Kintyr, owing to local Breizh support of the Wards of Fae, and the service the Knights provide in safeguarding dangerous Artifacts from more problematic groups.
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| Lancewyn's name, like all names given to the Fae Elders, is a symbolic reference to the legends of Sir Arthair, and the Round Table from which the Wards of Fae claim to originate from. Lancewyn was Arthair's foremost Knight, and Duke Robwyn took this name owing largely to his martial prowess. As with most Fae Knights, Grandmaster Lancewyn has magical experience, with his spells revolving around combat enhancement. However, very few Fae Knights have ever seen the Grandmaster fight before, as his old age has saw him mostly focused on administrative functions and feudal management. Lancewyn is a Breizh in Culture, and fervently loyal to Kintyr's history as a result.
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| Holy Minister Logan of South Bassartland is the Prior of the Oranjen Order. While originally the title given to the leader of the Oranjen Knights was Primae, the practice ended with the tenure of the previous leader, Supreme Reverend Piète-a-Piète Kade-Salards (who himself was a former Oranjen before retiring to the Thousand Blade Monastery). Logan was never a Knight, and was a Unionist clergyman for his entire life. Working his way up the Church hierarchy, he eventually was granted the rank of Holy Minister, an office given to senior Reverends within the Sancella of Union. Eventually settling in Anglia, Logan eventually became friends with Piète-a-Piète as a fellow Minister, and the two clergymen found a shared calling in the Thousand Blade Monastery. When Alexander Kade declared Piète-a-Piète the next Supreme Reverend, Logan became something of a personal secretary to his friend, which mostly consisted of answering letters as the Supreme Reverend meditated in the Monastery to better understand the Spirit's intentions.
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| When the Tenth Creed was discovered in an abandoned monastery by Piète-a-Piète, Logan was declared his successor as Prior of the Oranjen Order, and office he took upon his predecessor's assassination. Since becoming Prior, Logan has continued in his friend's footsteps, encouraging the Oranjen Knights to respect his position as a moral guide, but to follow their own spiritual beliefs to remain apolitical in religious and political matters. He mostly defers to the Elder Council in regards to the actual running of the Order, opting instead to pray with other monks in the Thousand Blade monastery. Logan is an Anglian in Culture, fervently loyal to the Emperor, and is wholly apoliical.
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| '''Grandmaster Carlos of Alvas''' | |
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| Carlos of Alvas is the current Grandmaster of the Monzon Order. Known by his nickname, the Lion of Algavarvistas, Carlos is an oddity when it concerns the leadership of Knightly Orders. While most Elders are relatively advanced in age, Carlos is by far the youngest Knight to have ever lead an Order, being only in his mid-30s. His abnormally quick ascension to the seat of Grandmaster owes largely to the missions he underwent after being knighted by the Monzons. While it is common for Monzon Knights to not reveal their syndicate contacts, it is rumored that Carlos was heavily involved in the criminal empires of Daen, with some even saying his nickname is due to his work with the Asha Corsair Lords. Regardless of the validity of these claims, Carlos did earn himself a hefty sum of gold for his services, which he used to essentially buy his way into the seat of Grandmaster once the previous holder passed away.
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| Since his ascension, Grandmaster Carlos has been something of a local hero to Girobaldans, acting as a focus of Daendroquin pride after the Anahera Occupation tarnished the reputation of the Noble House for a brief time. While the Anahera Cabal has since regained its reknown in the region, the Lion of Algavarvistas is still a name spoken aloud by local boys, who dream of becoming Monzon Knights where they too can earn a name for themselves through fortune and glory. Carlos of Alvas is a Daendroque in culture, a Liberal in ideology, and a supporter of House Anahera.
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| '''Iron Duke Ryker Lampero''' | |
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| Issar Ekatios is the Vyso, or Grandmaster, of the Parthas Order. Issar was born to an Etosian family in Hellatia, and from a young age was brought up in the Etosian faith. He was sent to the Baitus Krelmin to become a Parthas Knight, and soon joined their members after being trained by his Vladno mentor. After being knighted, Issar immediately made his way to the Crown Isle, where he entered into the services of the Azure Order as a Sentinel of the Spire. As the Parthas Order was the sole contractor of security within the Azure ranks, Issar played a role in the "reeducation" of illegal Mages. However, his real skills were found in hunting down Shunners, or runaway Mages. Despite the offer of the Azures to utilize their Witchbloods and Seers, Issar went after Shunners by himself, often travelling into the seedier areas of the capital's undercity, interrogating magic sympathizers until they provided him information to track down his targets. It is said that Issar never came back empty handed, and was made a Parthas Elder for his efforts in the Azure Order.
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| When the Azures were mothballed at the turn of the 4th Century AC, Issar returned to the Baitus Kremlin, where he became involved in the local slaving operations. He became the Grandmaster of the Parthas Order recently, and oversaw the integration of Undead Knights into the organization, seeing a return of many previous Parthas Knights who were once expelled for their Affliction. Issar is an Etosian in Culture, loyal to the Patriarchate of Etosil, and apolitical in ideology, aside from his strong support of slavery.
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