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| IRL Piece Name
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Allorn Variant
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Regalian Variant
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| Pawn
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Slave
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Peasant
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| Rook
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Tower
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Fort
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| Knight
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Paladin
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Knight
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| Bishop
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Archmage
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Reverend
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| Queen
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Empress
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Emperor
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| King
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Consort
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Empress
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| IRL Piece Name
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Movement
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| Pawn
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1 square forwards
2 squares forwards on initial move
1 square diagonal to capture
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| Rook
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any number of squares forward, backwards, left, or right
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| Knight
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two squares, forwards, backwards, left, or right; and one square perpendicular in a single move. Also considered an "L" movement
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| Bishop
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any number of squares diagonally
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| Queen
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any number of squares forward, backwards, left, right, or diagonal in a straight line.
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| King
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1 square forward, backwards, left, right, or diagonal in a straight line.
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| IRL Move
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Alorian Term
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Description
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| Castling
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Garrisoning, invented by the Sariyd Empire
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If a Queen and a Rook have not moved during the game, the following moves may be conducted at the same time:
- The Queen moves 2 squares towards the Rook
- The Rook moves to the other side of the Queen
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| En passant
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The same, invented by the Villiers-Eclaire Order
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If a pawn takes its initial 2 square movement, and has an opponent Pawn next t it in the same row, then the opponent's Pawn may move diagonally to the first Pawn, capturing it in the process despite being a square behind.
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| Promotion
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Enoblement, invented by the Regalian Empire
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If a Pawn manages to reach the opponent's back row, the Pawn may turn into a Queen (referred to as a "Noble" if the player's Queen is still in play), Rook, Bishop, or Knight.
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