▌▌▌Gentlemans Club, The Reformers.

[Fredfort (jens6851) 282]

The Reformers.

guild lore by jens6851

“The structure might collapse, but the three pillars will remain.”

 

 

 

The introducing Journals.

“Reborn.”

These are parts of secret scripts that bears a symbolic value in the order,

Sir John have allowed peaks of these to be realized in order to give the public a ‘taste’.

From Third Pillar in the Journal of Rasmia.

“The Reformers is a Brotherhood which early origin has been dated back to the discovery of the mystical “Verge”.

The Order wasn’t what we know of today, back then,

it was much more simple and definitely not as homogeneous as it currently is.

It was the first sign of what we know today, and it was the first concept evolved in the aspect of the Reformers.

With ethics, morals and strengths proven from the past, The Reformers rose throughout the ages.

They’re a Brotherhood that tries to upright hold these certain morals and strengths.

Through themselves as a group. And through every individual member of Brotherhood.

This means that many of those whom gets invited into the Brotherhood are often politicians, people which bear power, in riches or voice, skilled artists, all adroit in various craftsmanships...”

From First Step in the Journal of Lartius

After the fall of Aeriel the secrets of life was sworn to be passed down.

And so they did, through different means, some in good intention, some with bad chores in mind.

Thus, Aeriel proclaimed to speak with them: her voice mighty, her command true.

“And you, ascended of myself: You were created through the collapse of a civilization,

difference and hatred.

Created from the blinding collision between good and evil,

Magma and Water.

I call down myself, through you. Cause you are truly my posterity.

So if you believe me, if you trust me, the charm of the three shall bestow you.

With the Aenguls and The Daemons, as your witness.

With the Creator as your judge.

You have now been consecrated into the mysteries of our symphonies.

The inflection of life, the inflection of nature:

Shall once again fulfil you.”

 

From “The Beginning Of a Life”  The script of Nicolias.

I see you have a kind heart, my brother, you are to be blessed with wisdom.

Open pathways and doors, leading to your true self.

You’ll be bestowed tools, tools which will lead you to success,

they’re the tools that shall lead you to the end.

Hold’em close, to heart, at heart.

Cause climbing the Seven Skies, might be a hard task,

but not beyond the bounds of possibility.

You’re ready.

-The goal of the brotherhood-

The brotherhood is, when looked at with ignorant minds and eyes,

a either mysteries shrouded fraternity or simply, a Gentlemen's Club.

Their original purpose is to shape every individual member as a better person,

show him life from another perspective, share a good laugh over a delicious glass of wine,

or maybe even a piece of roast suckling boar?

It’s philosophy, symbolic, traditions and worthy deeds there’s to be talked about within the circles of the brotherhood.

They use symbols of gods, deities and tools.

Using this symbolism to teach different morals and ethical lessons of various kinds.

They’re all formed on the same codex, following the principles of:

Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

Within the domestic of the Reformers there’s Two Lodges.

The Phoenix order is the Original Lodge,

as we all know, the mysterious and fabled creature, The Phoenix, is a bird that is bright red, just as the flames it origins from.

It is told that this very bird, holds mystical powers and properties.

“Within its grasp the Phoenix got the ability cure wounds and diseases with its own tears and spread kindness and love throughout the world with its song."

Of course the Phoenix holds symbolic value, just like every other thing within the Brotherhood. Nothing is unplanned, everything got a purpose.

The Phoenixs legend tells us that it dies once a thousand year,

as the first morning light touches the birds feathers the Phoenix gets ignited in flames, and howls out its death-song, a single, yet powerful scream.

As the Phoenix dies it engulfs itself in fiery flames, and turns into dark ash.

And once the world is ready once again, the Phoenix will rise from its own ash,

reborn.

 

And once again... Without revealing too much. We can easily say that it’s a metaphor.

 

The Templar Lodge, the upper ranking of the Formers.

“The Legend dates back to the beginning of times. The story tells us about The Might that caused the world to take form, as the obscure and dark matter shifted and touched the planes of time and existence.

It’s said that the first building the Pure Race were to create was a Temple.

To praise the Aenguls, Deamons and their very own Gods.

Cause back then, they knew what it meant to live.

The Temple was build on top of the tallest mountain the Pure could ever wish to seek.

Cause The Pure believed: that the closer you were to heaven, to the seven skies, the closer you were to the Gods, the Good and the Great.

 

The better.

This building was constructed with the peoples bare hands, united as they seeked to finish the task the Aenguls and Daemons had tasked them with.

As Brethren, as one people.

They worked for days, months, years, placing each perfect stone on top of each other.

And one day, they finally established the enormous Temple.

Build by their very own hand. Build by their very own, Brethren.”

-The Gentlemans Codex-

The Gentlemans codex is the tomb of the order, it holds the laws and guidelines every single member has to upright hold.

These rules are never to be changed, nor bended or reformed.

It’s the soul and core of the brotherhood

They’re what makes sure the brotherhood won’t fall apart and is crucial when it comes electing new members, as the members will have to agree upon these rules:

-The Former must keep the secrets of his Master, his brethren and the lodge faithfully.-

-No Former must be false to the Order, but maintain all its rules and regulations.-

-The Former shall never extent lies about the Order.-

-The Former shall restrain his lust, love and will in “working hours.”-

-The Former shall be just and true to his Brethren in every way.-

-The Former shall treat his Brethren with equality and in the spirit of brotherly love.-

-Contention and strife shall not exist among brethren.-

-The Former shall caution his Brother kindly about any error into which he may be acting.-

-The Former must not steal or protect one who does.-

-The Former must be true to the laws of the Reformers and to the laws of his Nation.-

-The Former must submit to the lawful penalty of any offense he may commit.-

from “The Sentence Of Death” The extend of Lartius.

“And with laws and regulations on place, the three Knights walked ahead, they fought against the beasts which lurked in the darkness, enlightened everything they walked by: From the tallest trees to the deepest caverns.

And as they had accomplished their task, they bawled in exhaustion, together, cause Brethren they were.

“A blessing it is to be, fighting with thee, because YE, have sworn to the three.”

And with that worded, they grinned as they continued on, walking past all evil.

-Climbing a Mountain- (ranks)

The Reformers aren’t like many other organisations or guilds in our world.

This is due to the intelligible fact that the Reformers aren’t a guild, nor a organisation.

They’re a Gentlemans Club.

Through the decades humanity have fitted itself into hierarchies and structures,

the Reformers have observed that and created ranks, as means of understanding each other better.

Knowing who’s who and who’s not..?

Upon reaching the next rank, you'll be granted with "keys of wisdom, opening doors to knowledge."

 

Hopeful.

When referring to a person who wishes to become a Reformer.

 

Disciple Neophyte.

A brethren and part of the order, he can’t participate in meetings and whatnot.

 

Neophyte.

One who have been taught the values and rights.

 

Master Neophyte.

One who have finally climbed the three steps and is ready to choose pathway and help with ceremonies.

“Responsibility will follow you through the portal.”

 

Phoenix/Disciple Templar.

A member which is now ready to join the Templar Lodge, if he wishes to.

 

Templar.

Full-born Templar. A member of the Templar Lodge.

 

Master Former.

A sixth ranked Brother, he have dedicated his life to the Formering Order, and got a spot in the Council.

 

Reverent Master Former.

The seventh rank of the Order, they’re the oldest and wisest people of the Order. They have shown incredible skill within social circles and have done positively brilliant deeds.

 

 

In addition to the above mentioned titles.

There’s titles within the order.

Such as scripter, bench man and ale sir.

All of them carry a valid point. And are to be given to trustworthy members of the orders.

As you become a Master Former you’ll have the right to judge others of inferior ranking,

though this must be done in a gentle way.

Due to that every Master got a set of rules to upright hold.

These will be accepted through the ceremony.

-The Master Former must be steadfast, trusty and true and render perfect justice to both “workmen” and his- apprentice.

-The Master Former shall be punctual in his attendance at the general congregation or assembly.-

-The Master must take no apprentices for less than seven years.-

-The Master shall not employ a thief or maimed man for an apprentice, but only those who are physically fit.-

-The Master must not employ an immoral person.-

-The Master must not undertake to do work which he can not complete.-

-The Master shall not cause the Former to work at night except in search of knowledge.-

-The Master must instruct his Disciple in everything they are capable of learning.-

-No Former shall speak evil of his Brethren's work.-

-How to Become a part of the Brotherhood-

In order to become a part of the Brotherhood the hopeful will either have to get invited by a member of the brotherhood, or seek two members of the Brotherhood himself,

these two members must be above the 3th rank within the Order itself and be able to support the hopeful.

The two members which have been contacted,

or have contacted the given hopeful is now considered his,

so called, guides. They’re the ones, as the name states,

the ones that’s going to guide said Hopeful, through the different processes.

The ones that’s going to answer his questions, and make sure he doesn’t take the wrong paths.

But before all that the two guides will have to see if they sense that the Hopeful is ready.

If that is so, the two guides will contact a Master Former and a meeting will occur,

there the hopeful will be judged and after that a ‘vote’ from all of the Lodge Formers will take place.

This will be behind locked doors and anonymously decided through a simple “yes or no” vote.

When the vote is cast, the hopeful will simply have to wait.

If you’re chosen, a so called Golden Scroll will be assigned and send directly to your doorstep.

These scrolls contain various tasks or questions the given applicant will have to fulfill.

Rumours tells us that it contains various philosophic questions and other “gems” that awaits the hopeful.

Certain rules are to be kept in mind, if you want to be a part of the Reformers.

The rules listed here is requirements that needs to be accepted and ‘true’ for every individual member.

 

-Be a man who comes by his own free will.-

-Be the minimum age, for a human, 21. For an Elf: 121 and for a dwarf 61.

Nevertheless a son of a Master can join the order at his (human years) 18 birthday.

(Orcs are allowed into the brotherhood, but never seen done)-

- Be well seen throughout your nearest community, be of good morals and "superb reputation."-

- Be of sound mind and body, neurotic brethren aren’t well seen in social circles.-

- Believe in something greater than yourself, as this will show that you’re humble.-

- Be a free man, not owned or marked as a slave.-

- Be able to adapt different mindsets and understand other ‘beings.’-

-Sister Organizations-

Since the Order simply is a club, built by men, it’s natural that many side business occur.

It isn’t ill seen to create sister organizations, but, in fact, highly recommended, as the Reformers will support said organization if they believe the business will be an advantage for everybody.

Another goal of the Brotherhood, which they value high. Is charity.

Once a year the Brotherhood looks into their valve and finds out how many spare mina they got, or resources of various kinds.

These are often given to charity, such as orphanages, and, or, different medical institutions, Schools and institutes, Churches or theatres.

Another thing to be said is that a Former can SURELY be a participant of another Guild or any other gathering overall.

Since the Formers is "just" a Club you visit in your ‘spare’ time.

If you believe your project would be interesting to the Reformers,

feel free to send them a letter.

If you happen to send the letter to a lesser ranked former.

It IS his duty to tell a Master Former about the project.

-The Proms-

Since it IS a Gentlemans Club, the Reformers all, or well.. Most. Simply adore a piece of art, music or bal.

From time to time the Reformers arrange different kinds of bals, all for the joys sake.

These are for the most part open to public and every Former will have their chance to invite their loved ones and introduce them to their Brethren.

This will also be the wifes chance to get an insight look in what their husbands do in the Club, because normally it’s not allowed to have any ‘non-former’ within the lodges.

When it comes to having fun, it’s one of the things most Reformers really do enjoy.

Because of that fact, the Reformers will always happily look at any invite for any event.

Lot is to be talked about on this matter.

But when a prom is arranged a notice will surely be send to every Former.

[Fredfort (jens6851) 282]

 

 

-If you wish to take part, please, send Sir John a letter-

 

 

 

-The brotherhood is currently looking for a place to stay-

[5678 260]

((I thought that this was going to be a sort of strip club...I mean "Gentlemen's club"))

[Fredfort (jens6851) 282]

((I thought that this was going to be a sort of strip club...I mean "Gentlemen's club"))

(( I will encourage you to read through the lore before coming to any hasty conclusions! :P ))

[Queen of Aegis 174]

As Hysagi strolls around the cloud temple grounds he notices the large posters of some new organisation, curiously he picks one up and starts reading it.

 

"Well, well, well this looks interesting. This might actually be worth my time"

 

He says as he wanders off with the poster in his hand, looking for this so called "Sir John"

[Luke_Meyer 7]

Finnlyn studies the text while stroking his moustache.
"Hm, interesting, quite interesting indeed... Would be a shame if I'd let a chance like t'is pass."
He swiftly begins writing a letter to this man named 'John'.

[meg 1993]

This current Guild has been deemed inactive and has hereby been moved.

If you wish to appeal this decision you must present evidence to myself proving the guild is still active.