Ve Marian Edykt | The Marian Edict

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Ve Marian Edykt

THE MARIAN EDICT

 

KRUSAE ZWY KONGZEM

 

Issued by the

CROWN

On this 13th day of Vzmey and Hyff of 417 E.S.

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VA BIRODEO HERZENAV AG EDLERVIK

 

Since the Kossar i Haenz Edict of 398 E.S., Haeseni Knighthood has continued to build off the works of Knight Paramounts Ser Boris the Persistent, Ser Alric the Cavalier, Ser Cedric the Kind, and Ser Karl the Humble, to nurture a prestigious order of chivalric knight-errants and protectors of the Kongzem and Crown, with the 398 E.S. Edict incorporating many elements of Raev mythos into their creed and culture. In light of the recent appointment of Ser Reinhardt the Unbroken as Knight Paramount through the Steel Pledge, the pursuit of honing the structure of the Knight’s Table marches onwards to better meet the needs of the Crown and its people.

 

Therefore, the Crown and the Knight Paramount jointly address the matter of the Marian Retinue. Since the reformation of knighthood in 343 E.S., the Marian Retinue was envisioned as an elite and personal band of protectors devoted wholly to guarding the wellbeing of the Crown, and this purpose was perfectly exhibited in the Marian Retinue of King Josef I and, for a time, King Heinrik II. In more recent years, however, the Marian Retinue has suffered from neglect while the knight-errants of the Order of the Crow have been the primary beneficiaries of the 398 E.S. reforms. 

 

Thus, the following is decreed: 

 

I. The Marian Retinue will no longer form part of the Knight’s Table. Instead, they shall return to their ancient form as warriors hand-chosen by the Crown devoted to the sole objective of their protection. 

 

II. The Knight’s Table shall consist of the Crow Knights and remain as provided for by the Kossar i Haenz Edict of 398 E.S., with the small change of increasing their maximum number of twelve sitting Knights, each of whom shall be given a numbered rank based on skill and seniority. 

 

III. Squires to the Marian Retinue shall be hand-chosen by Marian Knights and trained to achieve mastery in arms by their patron Knight rather than the Bogatyr Trials. At the end of their training, squires shall face their final test in the form of the Marian Reckoning -- a trial tailored to the specific strengths and weaknesses of the squire. 

 

IV. The Marian Retinue shall be subject only to the authority of the Crown, while they themselves shall be equal in rank.

 

With this Edict, Knights within the Kongzem shall be categorised as follows:

 

The Marian Retinue

• Ser Viktor the Beast, of House Baruch @indiana105
• Ser Flemius the Unwavering @FlemishSupremacy

 

The Knight's Table

• 1st Knight of the Table: Ser Reinhardt the Unbroken, of House Barclay @Capt_Chief26
• 2nd Knight of the Table: Dame Tavisha the Independent, of House Morovar @Althea_
• 3rd Knight of the Table: Ser August the Merciful, of House Barclay @Ziggitee
• 4th Knight of the Table: Ser Abraham the Faithful @1_Language_1
• 5th Knight of the Table: Ser Elimar the Wayward, of House Mondblume-Luceafaru @Kujo
• 6th Knight of the Table: Ser Walton the Wall @Basil Moroul
• 7th Knight of the Table: Dame Mariya the Grey @EnderMaiashiro
• 8th Knight of the Table: Dame Marie the Marigold, of House Ruthern @sarahbarah
• 9th Knight of the Table: Dame Emelya the Temperate, of House Kortrevich @jaymock7
• 10th Knight of the Table: Ser Emil the Guardian, of House Barclay @Liokv

 

The Crown seeks two more warriors to assume the prestigious post of Marian Knight following this distinction.

 

IV JOVEO MAAN
His Royal Majesty SIGISMUND III by the Grace of Godan, King of Hanseti and Ruska, Grand Hetman of the Army, Prince of Bihar, Dules, Lahy, Muldav, Solvesborg, Slesvik and Ulgaard, Duke of Carnatia and Vanaheim, Margrave of Korstadt, Rothswald and Vasiland, Count of Alban, Alimar, Baranya, Graiswald, Karikhov, Karovia, Kaunas, Kavat, Kovachgrad, Kvasz, Markev, Nenzing, Torun, and Toruv, Viscount of Varna, Baron of Esenstadt, Kraken’s Watch, Kralta, Krepost, Lorentz, Rytsburg, Thurant, Venzia and Astfield, Lord of the Westfolk, Fidei Defensor, Protector of the Highlanders, etcetera.