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THE HOST OF ST. ARPAD OF VILACZ, THE BANNERMEN OF IVANOVICH Issued and confirmed by, THE DUKE OF STRAN 11th of Sigismund's End, 1932 INTRODUCTION Nearly thirty years ago to the day the Host of St. Arpad was established in a small chapel in the former lands of Cherskavy. From there we set out to establish ourselves and seek a better life than what we had before. We traveled and settled in numerous places, a mere reprieve before the work was to begin. As time progressed, our numbers grew as more and more true-raevir settled, now we reach a point in time of peace and prosperity. Yet, it is not our way to just keel over, we must always remain ready for battle and reject the ways of the heartland-folk. It is with that, the Host of St. Arpad of Vilacz remains the standing militant force of House Ivanovich and defenders of the wayward Raevir in the Duchy of Stran. An artistic rendition of a Kazak leading the Host of St. Arpad, c. 1932. MISSION The Host of St. Arpad of Vilacz is to act as the personal bannermen and guard force for House Ivanovich, the Duchy of Stran, and any other of Ivanovich holdings. Founded on the principles of Ruskan Orthodoxy and the militant scriptures of St. Arpad, the streltsy serving within its ranks have been honed into a professional fighting force compared to a local militia or levy. They are tasked with protecting any and all wayward raev-folk who have lost their way and to act in the Duke’s best interest and at his discretion. Depiction of three bannermen of House Ivanovich in full uniform. RANKS Hetman - Гетман The Hetman or Duke of Stran is the commander of the Host of St. Arpad, it is he who houses them, feeds them, and so forth. In return those amongst the host owe oaths of loyalty to the Hetman. The Hetman can only be the Duke of Stran, unless a different successor is chosen by his will. Ataman - Атаман The Ataman or Captain of the Host is the highest rank one may reach. They sit upon The Rada Vaškova and are responsible for all the Host’s wellbeing in terms of shelter, pay, supplies, and so forth. The Ataman may also oversee and organize and train the Host at Duke’s discretion. Knight of Blessed Istvan - Рыцарь з блогослав Иштван The Knights of Blessed Istvan are those who have first been elevated through squireship or extraordinary service to the Druzhina; the personal retinue of the Hetman. But through even further service they’ve proved themselves more than capable. Because the Hetman and Ataman cannot be everywhere at once, these men are entrusted to act in their names, acting as officers of the Host. Desyatnik - Десятник Exceptional cossacks are raised to desyatnik, roughly sergeant or corporal in the common tongue. They have through the ataman been granted certain authority over their subordinates to lead in combat, host patrols, trainings and other minor events. Cossack - Казак The Cossacks are the grizzled veterans of the Host as far as peasants go, and are the only form of organized or otherwise professional soldiers of the Host. In order for one to become a cossack, you must first be a Straznik. Only after years of service, piety, honor, or recognition by the Duke or Ataman can a Straznik become a Cossack. They act as the vanguard of the Host. A Cossack can be identified due to being branded with the Mark of St. Arpad upon being promoted from Straznik. Straznik - Стразник Straznik are streltsy that have sworn oaths in service to the Duke of Stran. The Straznik make up the backbone of the Host due to the majority of citizens of our former lands enlisting so that they could purchase property and gain further opportunities in society through service in the Host. Nowadays the Straznik retain their position as the core of the Host being the entry rank for those who enlist. THE KNIGHTS OF STRAN The bulwark of the Duke and House Ivanovich, the sacred order of veteran cossacks who took vows of unwavering loyalty and dedication to their lord. They are often also known as the Arpadovic, with time it has become a tradition amongst their ranks who come of common birth upon being knighted and to take on the surname of Arpadovic, to become a Son of St. Arpad. ENLISTMENT To join St. Arpad’s Host, those interested must find or send a bird to the Duke of Stran or the Ataman of the Host, only then can one make their case to join the host and begin on their journey to restoring what was once lost to time. The Host itself can be found dwelling in Krepost Yakov in the city of Andregrad, Stran. OOC: MC Name: Discord Tag: RP: Name: Age: Gender: Race: Reason for joining: Past experience (if any): (Or via adding wavelincoln or breadnugget7567 on discord!) SIGNED, His Grace, Ser Istvan Ivanovich, Duke of Stran, Voidvode of Vaška, Count of Pravets, Baron of Vsensk, and Godansk, Lord of Andregrad, Hetman of the Host of St. Arpad, Keeper of the Hussariya, Protector of Raev and the Vaškan Steppe Her Ladyship, Dame Anya Volkov, Baroness of Vorovda, Ataman of the Host of Saint Arpad, Black Knight of Stran
