The Monastic Order

[TMGavLan 92]

The order is a religious and Monastic one; as stated in the title. It serves the King with absolute loyalty believing in his divine right to rule. Many members take on vows of poverty, chastity, piety, and obedience in order to devote their lives to God and the Order; never forgetting to serve his majesty, the King. On top of that, lowborn members also serve the Grand Master’s house as banner-men.

The order is not purely battle-driven. It is also very diplomatic which is shown in their symbol. The white cross is a symbol for knowledge before violence. Trading and establishing the order’s power is also of the higher officer’s concerns. The Clergy of the Holy Oren Empire also have quite the influence on the order’s doings.

The 10 Laws of Behavior

1) You shall believe in none other than God and his favored son Horen and pray with a fellow member of the order three times daily.

2) You will defend God’s Holy name under the command of the King and Archbishop, defending the whole empire’s people.

3) Respect and Defend everyone including the weak, sick, and needy.

4) You will remain loyal to your Empire, never betraying it but loving it.

5) You will never run from battle with those under the influence of evil or any other enemies of our God or King.

6) Without question you will oppose Evil and Deceit.

7) Anything you do outside of the order must not be contrary to the laws laid out by the King or God.

8) You shall never lie and remain faithful to any promises or vows made.

9) You shall always be generous even in your vows of poverty through alms and service.

10) You will become a champion of right, good, love, and tolerance against the unjust, hateful, and bigotry in an attempt to convert them to the true faith of Oren.

Children of The Order

Like any other order, only abled men are welcomed as warriors. However, training to become a holy warrior for the order can begin as young as age five as a Monastic Page.

Beginning as a Page, children will be taught the early elements of their religion. They begin with spiritual exercise under the guidance of a chaplain elder. Children are also taught good morals and life lessons through stories and experience. As their time as a page, the Knights of the order will begin to scout for their squire. Monastic Knights are only allowed one squire and squires only one knight. At the age of 14, the Pages will be chosen a knight and become Harrionic Squires.

Upon becoming a Squire, physical training will commence. Relationships with their knight should have already been created when they were still Pages, however in some cases squires begin their training by bonding with their knight. The study of religion becomes deeper for the squires still with the help of Chaplain Brothers alongside their knight. Life lessons continue to be taught until age twenty-one when squires are evaluated to see if they are ready to continue their time in the order. If they seem ready, they will move on to the next step.

Ranking System

Confanonier: The lowest rank; confanoniers are essentially banner-men for the Monastic Order. Upon becoming a Confanonier, you are also pledged as a bannerman for the house of the Grandmaster. Confanoniers carry three standards of the order into battle wherever they serve. The two standards they carry are: The flag of the Holy Oren Empire, House Elendil’s Sigil (Or whatever house the Grandmaster is from), and the symbol of Horren.

Under-Marshal: As the title states, the Under-Marshal is the rank leading up to becoming a Marshal. This rank is given to anyone who shows military prowess but needs a bit more training before becoming a marshal. They also have an even larger role. Usually on the front-lines, these men also carry the fourth standard of the order, the Monastic Symbol, in order to keep the men together in a group.

Marshal: Marshals are skilled fighters who have proven themselves to the upper-ranks. The Marshals meet with the upper-ranks to discuss strategy, however they do not have a very big say. They are in charge of all Under-Marshals and help train them to the extent of a Marshal. This is the highest rank anyone can achieve who has not been a Squire within the order.

Sergeant Brothers/ Sergeant: Lowborn squires will become Sergeants directly after completing their training. Sergeants will never move on from this rank therefore they are commonly referred to as the Sergeant Brothers. They still serve as an officer and are sometimes treated as equal to a Monastic Knight.

Monastic Knight: Upon completing training as a squire, highborn squires will become a Knight. Knights serve as officers on the field. This rank is commonly equivalent to a Sergeant other than perks for being nobility in the Holy Oren Empire.

Knight-Turcopolier: Quite close to the top, Knight who prove themselves to have prowess on the battlefield and in the spiritual side of things may become a Turcopolier. Turcopoliers have rank and authority above normal Knights but serve the same purpose.

Knight-Seneschal: A high-ranking officer, Seneschals are usually given a group of three other Knights to command. He is in charge of moving and administering these knights. If ever the time comes that the order may start Parishes, they would be given a parish to govern.

Master: Often called the right-hand man of the Grand Master, the Master handles affairs that are too medial or not of direct concern to the Grand Master. Although of power, the Master’s word never undermines the Grand Master’s word. The master is also the mayor of the central parish – if ever established outside of the fort. There can only be one master.

Grand Master: The Grand-Master is the leader of the Templar above all else but his majesty, the King (Emperor). Once becoming the Grand-Master a man is in for life. There is no way out of the position except death or dismissal from the King himself. Upon death, the Master becomes Grand-Master and he chooses the new Master. If the King is not content with the master or Grand-Master, he is able to install a new Grand-Master who will choose his Master.

The Chaplain Brothers

Men who are not quite warriors but still have the commitment to God are welcomes as Chaplain Brothers to the order. Despite their lack of use in battle, they are still one of the most important positions in the order. They serve as priests and handle all spiritual affairs in the order. Men struggling spiritually may speak to them and the Chaplains are there to help. Chaplains are the ones who charge vows upon members, which can only be lifted by them. Often very educated, Chaplains can be used as diplomats for the order.

Appearance and Uniforms

The White Shawl:

The white shawl is a sort of ribbon for a member of the order to wear upon taking a vow of Chastity. This vow entails no physical contact with women, including those of their own family. The white color is meant to represent purity. The man is never to take the shawl off as a reminder of their vow to the order and to God.

The scarf has gold trim on it until a vow of poverty is taken. Upon taking a vow of poverty, all private property must be given to someone else. This property can be donated to the order or given back to the King. A purely white shawl is highly respectable amongst the order showing a man’s dedication to God.

Current Members

Grandmaster Harrion Elendil

Under Marshal Alphonse

Monastic Page Brynjolf

Monastic Chaplain Flamecrest

Lance of Ildica, Agnar

Monastic Sergeant Edwyle Elendil

[Areon 772]

There is already the Teutonic order.

[TMGavLan 92]

There is already the Teutonic order.

Yea, and the Emerald Knights. I just found all of this out. - The Teutonic Order and the Templar existed at the same time in history, however. I dunno.

[Eledyr 85]

If you ever decide not to bin this group to Oren than contact me as I might have a place for a group like this.

[Swgrclan 2637]

I have some uniform similar to the Templars, when I was trying to make a Templar-like guild as well. I can PM you the original skin I made for it, if you want to see.

[TMGavLan 92]

I have some uniform similar to the Templars, when I was trying to make a Templar-like guild as well. I can PM you the original skin I made for it, if you want to see.

Thanks for the interest. I've already started on skins; I will take yours into consideration.

[TMGavLan 92]

If you ever decide not to bin this group to Oren than contact me as I might have a place for a group like this.

Noted.

[Sultan 3951]

One thing wrong, that's not a the Oren cross Oren is double cross one down and one up

[TMGavLan 92]

One thing wrong, that's not a the Oren cross Oren is double cross one down and one up

Could you post an example? I don't quite get what you mean. - I already have the land, I just need to talk to you in character.

[Viscen 356]

There is already the Teutonic order.

The Teutonic Order serves an entirely different purpose in terms of LotC, if I'm not mistaken.

[Taiga 764]

Moved to the Guilds Section from 'Ideas and Suggestions'.

Commence lockdown of OOC from this post onwards.

[Volutional 935]

This guild has been deemed inactive, if you wish for it to be moved back PM me or another FM with your reason and a link to this topic.