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Armageddon Admin
Posts : 107 Join date : 2010-01-22 Age : 25 Location : Tasslehoff's Pouch
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| Subject: Ranks of the Knighthood Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:45 pm | |
| These are the accepted ranks of the Knights of Solamnia
GrandMaster..
High Clerist.. High Warrior.. High Justice..
Knight of the Rose.. Knight of the Sword.. Knight of the Crown..
Squires.. | |
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DM Evenstar Admin
Posts : 166 Join date : 2010-01-23
Character sheet Character Name: Johan Jorumus Race: Human Class: Fighter
| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Sun Feb 21, 2010 7:06 pm | |
| The rank structure of the Knights of Solamnia remains unchanged since the time of Vinas Solamnus. He laid down the ranks of the three Orders and based them loosely on the hierarchy of the Cavaliers of Ergoth, the order from which Solamnus himself came. The hierarchy of the Knights is unofficially divided into three groups: novitiates, those who are new to an Order; officers, those who directly command troops in battle; and lord officers, the generals and strategists of the Knighthood. A squire of the Crown is not officially considered part of the Knighthood and therefore does not hold a military rank among the Knights.
Novitiates are those who are generally new to an Order. A novitiate may be an experienced knight, such as one who has recently become a Rose Knight, but he is still learning his role in his new Order.
The first rank held by a Knight is that of Crown Postulant. No other Order has members of postulant rank, as a postulant is newly knighted and, while he has proven himself worthy of being a Knight of Solamnia, he has yet to serve in any significant manner. Postulant is a rank a Knight rarely holds for long, as most Knights soon prove themselves worthy of advancement. Some Knights never hold this rank, proving themselves capable of holding higher rank while still squires.
Above Crown Postulant is the rank of Knight. This is the first rank held in all three of the Orders. Knights are the backbone of the Knighthood and the largest percentage of Solamnic Knights hold this rank. The rank of Knight Officer is the rank at which a Knight is first placed in a leadership role. He is typically placed in a company as second-in-command. A Knight officer is called a Sergeant of his Order.
When a Knight becomes an officer, he has proven himself capable of leading others. A Knight’s first real command is held at the rank of Subcaptain. Subcaptains are called Stewards of their Order. A steward is given command of a company, usually made up of 2 knights and 10 men-at-arms.
If a Knight wishes to advance from the Order of the Crown to the Order of the Sword, or from the Order of the Sword to the Order of the Rose, it is usually done before advancing beyond steward. Once a Knight reaches the rank of Captain, he has usually decided to stay in the Order in which he currently serves.
A Knight who holds the rank of captain is called a Captain of his Order and is placed in command of a regiment, which is usually five companies, around sixty men.
A compgroup is made up of seven regiments, which is around 420 men, and is led by a Knight with the rank of Commander.
A commander is known as a Warden of his Order. Once a Knight is raised in rank above Warden, he is a lord officer.
It is at these ranks where a Knightis placed in command of thousands of Knights and leads whole armies on the field of battle. The lowest of the lord officer ranks is that of Warrior Lord.
A warrior lord is called a Marshal of his Order. A marshal usually leads a shield, or five compgroups, more than 2,000 men.
A Lord Knight, called a Lord of his Order, commands a quadron, made up of four shields, or more than 8,000 men. There are only a handful of Lord Knights at any one time, depending on the strength of the Knighthood.
Above the Lord Knights are the three High Knights. The High Warrior commands the Knights of the Crown.
The Knights of the Sword are lead by the High Clerist. The Knights of the Rose follow the High Justice.
Each High Knight commands the army of his Order. At full strength, each army consists of 6 quadrons (48,000 men); however, the Knighthood has not been at full strength since before the Cataclysm.
At the head of the Knighthood is the Grand Master, who personally commands the Grand Circle of Knights on Sancrist. He is also the supreme military commander of the Knights, leading all three armies through the High Knights and Lord Knights. | |
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DM Evenstar Admin
Posts : 166 Join date : 2010-01-23
Character sheet Character Name: Johan Jorumus Race: Human Class: Fighter
| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:26 pm | |
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Cirkeline700
Posts : 11 Join date : 2010-06-07 Age : 35 Location : Would'nt you like to know!
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:12 am | |
| there is a rank within the order of the rose i think we should look into,
i dont actually remember the exactly name of the rank but its a sort of rank inside the order of the rose, kinda like a special agent, | |
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Cirkeline700
Posts : 11 Join date : 2010-06-07 Age : 35 Location : Would'nt you like to know!
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:19 am | |
| There, i just found it
its called a Archknight
Rose Knight Ranks Rank Title 0 Novice of Roses 1 Knight of Tears 2 Knight of Mind 3 Knight of Heart 4 Keeper of Roses 5 Archknight 6 Lord of Roses 7 Lord of Justice 8 High Justice
as you can see, they are rather high ranking, but i cant find any information for them at the moment, i just think it would be a interesting rank to get into the mod, its one i'd love to play, if someone could find some information on the rank, it would be great
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Cirkeline700
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:23 am | |
| Nevermind xD i found the information, i'd like to share it of course http://www.dlnexus.com/archives/kos/display.aspx?id=14096"The ArchKnight is a messenger and special agent of the High Justice and of the Grand Master. Often an ambassador of the Council of the Knighthood, he can be sent in special missions, or to any ruler of Solamnia to enforce the will of the Council, to judge especially intricate matters, or simply to notify any act of the Grand Master or of the Council. He is also a champion of the Knighthood, a glorious hero who walks Solamnia in a perpetual quest. The people bows at his passage, and the golden ring with the diamond, symbol of the ArchKnights, grants free passage all over Solamnia." | |
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DM Evenstar Admin
Posts : 166 Join date : 2010-01-23
Character sheet Character Name: Johan Jorumus Race: Human Class: Fighter
| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:48 am | |
| Sounds like a lofty career goal, young postulate. I wonder how many years in the knighthood and how many ranks would be required to reach such a prestigious post.... | |
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DM Di Camarii Admin
Posts : 304 Join date : 2010-02-11 Age : 46 Location : toronto, ontario, canada
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:13 am | |
| never heard of that position before, im no expert on the KOS though thats for sure.
sounds like a great role within the knights. | |
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Cirkeline700
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:27 am | |
| Well
i for one will be making a character for the KoS and would not mind being one of the first squires,
me and Drake22 have been talking about making a pair siblings that are going for the KOS
why im putting in some effort to come up with some idears | |
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Cirkeline700
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 9:34 am | |
| - DM Evenstar wrote:
- Sounds like a lofty career goal, young postulate.
I wonder how many years in the knighthood and how many ranks would be required to reach such a prestigious post....
actually i think a single heroic act can do it if its grand enough, as stated, they are Great heroes of Solamnia | |
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DM Di Camarii Admin
Posts : 304 Join date : 2010-02-11 Age : 46 Location : toronto, ontario, canada
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:04 am | |
| would love to see a couple of sibling knights, that always makes for a great story. even if it means drake won't take up his usual nasty black robe for the tower....hehe | |
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Cirkeline700
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:43 pm | |
| we talked it over on msn, it was his idear infact , we would have gone for the KoT but well!, have to do with the goody two shoes knights ^^ get the server up you! | |
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DM Di Camarii Admin
Posts : 304 Join date : 2010-02-11 Age : 46 Location : toronto, ontario, canada
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:27 pm | |
| it was just up....i can rehost but can't show you around right now, got alot of build work to do, | |
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Cirkeline700
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:42 pm | |
| - DM Di Camarii wrote:
- it was just up....i can rehost but can't show you around right now, got alot of build work to do,
No worries, i gotta take care of my homework anyway tonight | |
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Drake22
Posts : 9 Join date : 2010-05-03
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Sat Jun 12, 2010 2:58 pm | |
| Yeah, No Black robe this time around, time to draw steel and win battles | |
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Dreddwulf88
Posts : 6 Join date : 2010-05-21 Age : 35 Location : One with the Matrix
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Sat Jun 12, 2010 9:17 pm | |
| I agree. I think a rotation from spell to steel is in order . | |
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Cirkeline700
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| Subject: Re: Ranks of the Knighthood Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:03 am | |
| and Drake needs to play a new lovable Character
his black robe was just a Huge Duche ****bag =/ | |
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