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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Velmont" data-source="post: 2550237" data-attributes="member: 13739">Geography, History and NobiltyOrder of CrianHistoryThe Order have been created to follow the ideal that have raised among the follower of Crian after his sacrifice to save the peninsula. The order have first been just a band of good willed knight, scattered around the peninsula, with a larger group in Crian's estate. During the firsts decades, the order fought the barbarian, stop bandits and tried to solve feud throught diplomacy, not using weapon against there own kind.When the second invasion happened, the Order start to fight, but there number was too small to stop the Slitheren and there undead minions. Gaile was able to unit the peninsula and push back the invasion. The Order was rewarded by Gaile, giving them the Rock, a small rocky island in the border of Caine's estate. This small island is, from that moment, out of the King juridiction, allowing the order to pay no taxes.After that, the Order mainly stop the barbarian invasion. Then came Roderick, last master of the order before the actual one, Roderick the second, son of Roderick. Roderick trasform the rock into a small factory of weapon to raise the funds of the order. Most of the best blacksmith, weaponsmith and armorsmith or the land came to the rock, working there arts for the order. Roderick also distinguish itself when the Sonraï, the great nation in the south, came to Gaile to take control of the peninsula. The war against the emperor Ghen was won just because of the great strategic mind of Roderick. All this brought some fame to the Order. Today, Roderick the second is mostly living in the shadow of his father.OrganizationThe order hierarchy have five level. From the top, the master, is the regeant of Crian's estate and the Rock. Named there by blood, the title have been taken by the lineage of Crian. The role of the master is to take care of the estate and maintain it.Then come the council. The council is made of four knights and the master. All decision is made by the council. The master is able to vote only in case of a tie between the knight. The council members stay in place for seven years. When a new council member must be named, the remaining people of the concil submit two candidate to the knights. The other knights vote for the one they want to see on the council.Then come the knights. The knights are the hands and do the task given to them by the council. They promote the ideal of Crian and try to find new knight through the peninsula.The squires are knights to become. They must follow a kinghts for at least 3 years, but it is not rare to see some squire for 5 or even more years before they become kinghts.The followers are all the common people: soldier, servants, merchants, craftmen that are working for the Order. The metalsmith are better viewed than other followers.EtiquetteA squire should always talk to a knight, naming him by his family name. (Bellmon, squire of Kriegspire, will always talk to Leopol Stone as Sir Stone), that's simple respect of rank. Some knights prefer to have there own squire use there first name (Brodell, squire of Stone, will call him Leopol), so they can have a stronger bond between each other. When a squire become kinght, no rules have been explicitly made, but old habits stays (Kriegspire and Stone calling each other with there first name, as Kriegspire have been a squire of Stone.). Those rules apply to between knights and Council members.Rock (aka Castle Crian)The Order of Crian have established themsleves on the Crian's rock, a small island a mile away from the coast line in the north west of the country. This land have been given to the order by Gaile. The rock have since been transform into a small forteress. The fort is reknown for the many blacksmith that have establish itself there, allowing them to have the best weapon of all Gaile. Another thing make the rock exceptionnal. The tide is so strong in this region that the coast line move about 2 miles between the low tide and the high tide. That make the fort almost impossible to siege, as during the high tide, land weaponry can't reach the fort, and during low tide, no boat can reach the fort, and neither can stay near the fort for long as the tide raise and go down.Important PeopleRoderick the secondPresent master of th order, he is a good administrator for the estate, but have none of the military skills of his father and is mainly living in his shadow.Leopol StoneLeopol Stone is the most famous knight of the Order. He has recruited many of the present knight, have lead many group against the barbarian with minimal loose. Some people compare his military skill to the ones of Roderick the first itself. He follow the ideal of the Order like no one else. He was one of the candidate to be member of the council during the last vote, but he has lost it, because he had asked to his follower not to vote for him.Jasper KriegspireJasper have been the first squire of Stone. His recommendation by Stone have been badly recieved at first because of his criminal past that everyone knows about, even if he was never arrested. Some people still compare him more as a thug than a kinght, but his service to the order cannot be counted. His loyalty to Stone can only be compare to Stone's faith and nothing could broke the friendship of those two knights.Bellmon IronshieldBellmon is the squire of Jasper Kriegspire. This young man is kind of silent and contemplative. He has shown a high interest to all the religion part of the order and his faith in the code is high.Kyle WaylinHe is a nice figther, and had been at one time a squire too, but after a disease has taken both his wife and son, he had fallen in alcool. He lost his rank of squire after he has started a fight with Kriegspire. The fight end after five minutes, but Kyle was so drunk that Kriegspire had only needed one punch to knock him out, and that after having dodge all Kyle's attempt to punch him. Such behavior would have forced Kyle to leave the Rock, but because of the circumstances, he was allowed to stay in the guards. Now, he tries to not touch alcool anymore, but he has been found a few times death drunk.Greffit VanselHe is a grand master blacksmith, working for the order since a long time. His reputtation has crossed the borders, and his masterpieces are never sold, but use as gift by the order.Jeromy MasserJeromy is responsible of the stables in the Rock. His zeal at work can only be compare by his loves of horses, which make him one of the best. He can also train horses, making them good riding steed.Hanry SteelHe's one of the tailor on the Rocks. He has been in work there since Roderick, and his knowledge of the noble family and of the court in general make him one of the best for beautifull outfits, but he also works on uniforms of the order. He is also reknown for is never ending complaints.</blockquote>

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