RichGreen
Adventurer
Hi,
Here’s the latest in the series of icons for 13th Age: this one is an organization rather than an individual – a chivalric fighting order featured in Parsantium: City the Crossroads. You can read the whole series to date here.
PLATINUM KNIGHTS
The Platinum Knights of Themicia is a fighting order of knights and paladins acting as the “sword and shield” of the Church of Themicia, sworn to protect the god’s clerics and followers from harm, and to mete out justice to evildoers.
QUOTE
“Let the nine principles of the Code of Themicia guide your every thought and deed and the path from squire to knight will run straight and true.” – Orthas
USUAL LOCATIONS
In their cloud fortress headquarters, hovering above the island of Cervenna in the Corsairs’ Sea, in the Celestial Bastion in Parsantium’s Grand Ward, and in chapter houses throughout the former Bathuran Empire.
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
Followers of a strict chivalric code, the Platinum Knights of Themecia defend the inhabitants of the Sunset Lands from orcs, goblins and other warlike humanoids. Many of the order’s human members are the devout younger sons of nobility, but dragonkin (dragonic) also join in large numbers, nearly all of them paladins. Grand Master Baragarr, a male dragonkin paladin, leads the Platinum Knights, directing the order’s activities from its cloud fortress base; a female adult silver dragon named Theodoracia is his companion and mount. Barragarr’s current priorities are to keep the Corsairs’ Sea safe for merchant traffic by putting a stop to piracy, and to protect the remnants of the Bathuran Empire from humanoid and giant attacks.
ADVENTURERS & THE ICON
Good-hearted adventurers are most likely to join the order as Platinum Knights-Errant since they are not required to remain on duty in the chapter house, but instead can wander freely in search of honourable adventures and quests. Knight-Commanders such as Orthas, leader of Parsantium’s Celestial Bastion, will sometimes dispatch knights-errant on missions for the order, such as investigating reports of humanoid raiding on nearby villages.
ALLIES
The Platinum Knights are closely allied to the Basileus of Parsantium who relies on the order’s military backing to help defend the city against the hordes of evil humanoids who menace its borders. The Knights’ goals are often aligned with the Archbishop who also seeks to safeguard civilization. Despite their dubious morals, the Water Lords of Loranto share the Knights’ desire to keep the Corsairs’ Sea free from pirates and have enlisted the order’s support in protecting their merchant shipping from attack.
ENEMIES
The hobgoblins, orcs, trolls and giants of the Sunset Lands and the Gnoll Khan to the east are the main foes of the Platinum Knights. On the Corsairs’ Sea, they wage war on pirates and are likely to come into conflict with rival fighting order the Crusading Brothers of the Sword, who have taken to attacking both Aqhrani and Lorantine ships en route to Parsantium.
HISTORY
The Platinum Knights were founded 500 years ago in Rezana by Drusilla, a paladin of Themecia and Bathuran army veteran, who spoke out against the insane and sadistic Emperor Quintus II for burning hundreds of innocents alive for “treason”, while ignoring the orcish armies ravaging the villages on his borders. Drusilla swore she would defeat the raiders herself and led a dozen or so knights to victory over the humanoids, although she herself was slain in the battle and was martyred, becoming Themecia’s first saint. Nearly two hundred years later, the much larger order of Platinum Knights saved Rezana itself from a savage orcish attack and in gratitude Emperor Iosephus granted them the island of Cervenna. One hundred years ago, the Platinum Knights played a key role in the Great Crusade to recapture Parsantium from its hobgoblin conquerors, establishing the Celestial Bastion as their chapter house in the Grand Ward following their victory. Now, the Platinum Knights form the core of Parsantium’s Kataphraktoi allagion in open battle.
THE TRUE DANGER
While the Platinum Knights stand firm, the lands of the Bathuran Empire will be safe from the foul hordes of humanoids amassing on its borders.
Any comments or feedback appreciated!
Cheers
Rich
Here’s the latest in the series of icons for 13th Age: this one is an organization rather than an individual – a chivalric fighting order featured in Parsantium: City the Crossroads. You can read the whole series to date here.
PLATINUM KNIGHTS
The Platinum Knights of Themicia is a fighting order of knights and paladins acting as the “sword and shield” of the Church of Themicia, sworn to protect the god’s clerics and followers from harm, and to mete out justice to evildoers.
QUOTE
“Let the nine principles of the Code of Themicia guide your every thought and deed and the path from squire to knight will run straight and true.” – Orthas
USUAL LOCATIONS
In their cloud fortress headquarters, hovering above the island of Cervenna in the Corsairs’ Sea, in the Celestial Bastion in Parsantium’s Grand Ward, and in chapter houses throughout the former Bathuran Empire.
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
Followers of a strict chivalric code, the Platinum Knights of Themecia defend the inhabitants of the Sunset Lands from orcs, goblins and other warlike humanoids. Many of the order’s human members are the devout younger sons of nobility, but dragonkin (dragonic) also join in large numbers, nearly all of them paladins. Grand Master Baragarr, a male dragonkin paladin, leads the Platinum Knights, directing the order’s activities from its cloud fortress base; a female adult silver dragon named Theodoracia is his companion and mount. Barragarr’s current priorities are to keep the Corsairs’ Sea safe for merchant traffic by putting a stop to piracy, and to protect the remnants of the Bathuran Empire from humanoid and giant attacks.
ADVENTURERS & THE ICON
Good-hearted adventurers are most likely to join the order as Platinum Knights-Errant since they are not required to remain on duty in the chapter house, but instead can wander freely in search of honourable adventures and quests. Knight-Commanders such as Orthas, leader of Parsantium’s Celestial Bastion, will sometimes dispatch knights-errant on missions for the order, such as investigating reports of humanoid raiding on nearby villages.
ALLIES
The Platinum Knights are closely allied to the Basileus of Parsantium who relies on the order’s military backing to help defend the city against the hordes of evil humanoids who menace its borders. The Knights’ goals are often aligned with the Archbishop who also seeks to safeguard civilization. Despite their dubious morals, the Water Lords of Loranto share the Knights’ desire to keep the Corsairs’ Sea free from pirates and have enlisted the order’s support in protecting their merchant shipping from attack.
ENEMIES
The hobgoblins, orcs, trolls and giants of the Sunset Lands and the Gnoll Khan to the east are the main foes of the Platinum Knights. On the Corsairs’ Sea, they wage war on pirates and are likely to come into conflict with rival fighting order the Crusading Brothers of the Sword, who have taken to attacking both Aqhrani and Lorantine ships en route to Parsantium.
HISTORY
The Platinum Knights were founded 500 years ago in Rezana by Drusilla, a paladin of Themecia and Bathuran army veteran, who spoke out against the insane and sadistic Emperor Quintus II for burning hundreds of innocents alive for “treason”, while ignoring the orcish armies ravaging the villages on his borders. Drusilla swore she would defeat the raiders herself and led a dozen or so knights to victory over the humanoids, although she herself was slain in the battle and was martyred, becoming Themecia’s first saint. Nearly two hundred years later, the much larger order of Platinum Knights saved Rezana itself from a savage orcish attack and in gratitude Emperor Iosephus granted them the island of Cervenna. One hundred years ago, the Platinum Knights played a key role in the Great Crusade to recapture Parsantium from its hobgoblin conquerors, establishing the Celestial Bastion as their chapter house in the Grand Ward following their victory. Now, the Platinum Knights form the core of Parsantium’s Kataphraktoi allagion in open battle.
THE TRUE DANGER
While the Platinum Knights stand firm, the lands of the Bathuran Empire will be safe from the foul hordes of humanoids amassing on its borders.
Any comments or feedback appreciated!
Cheers
Rich
