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The Lich: /* Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous */

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‎Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous

The Lich: /* Habit of the Order */

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‎Habit of the Order

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The Lich: /* Foundation */

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‎Foundation

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The Lich: /* The Sacred Order of Saint Kalmantane the Redeemer */

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‎The Sacred Order of Saint Kalmantane the Redeemer

The Lich: /* The Council-Perilous of the Order */

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‎The Council-Perilous of the Order

The Lich: /* The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior to the Grand Sentinel */

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‎The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior to the Grand Sentinel

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	===Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous===		===Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous===
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	A specialized order within the Order of the Beleaguered Shield, the Militant Order of the Shield Perilous is composed of specially selected and volunteer brothers who undergo advanced training in combat and faith. Steeped in extremism and fanatical defiance of the undead scourge of Dwarden, these brothers-militant are especially empowered to combat the unliving. Training for this order can be extreme, but it is open to all boys who receive the recommendation of both their abbot and prior. Many are found wanting through the training, and are compelled to return to their original abbeys. All brothers-militant of this order are awarded holy orders upon reaching 1st level.		A specialized order within the Order of the Beleaguered Shield, the Militant Order of the Shield Perilous is composed of specially selected and volunteer brothers who undergo advanced training in combat and faith. Steeped in extremism and fanatical defiance of the undead scourge of Dwarden, these brothers-militant are especially empowered to combat the unliving. Training for this order can be extreme, but it is open to all boys who receive the recommendation of both their abbot and prior. Many are found wanting through the training, and are compelled to return to their original abbeys. All brothers-militant of this order are awarded holy orders upon reaching 1st level.

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	===Habit of the Order===		===Habit of the Order===
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	[[File:Trefoil of Dwarden.JPG\|thumb\|right\|300\|Trefoil of Dwarden.]]		[[File:Trefoil of Dwarden.JPG\|thumb\|right\|300\|Trefoil of Dwarden.]]

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 '''Symbol''':  A weathered steel shield with reinforced bolts, crossed with a hammer over a sworn coming before the Yathamian trefoil.  The Yathamian trefoil bears the golden halo of the Spirit and the silver halo of the Voice, but with both under the iron halo of the Power.
-'''Foundation''':  6th century A.M.
+'''Foundation''':  The Order was founded upon Saint Stone at Manifold as the Order of the Brotherhood of Paladins of Dwarden in the 585th Year in the Mandadorian epoch.
 '''Basic Concept and Structure'''

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 ==Foundation==
-'''Founding Paladin-Knights of the Order''':
+'''Founding Paladin-Knights of the Order''':  Ven. Kargal, St. Galdren the Martyred, Bl. Everane the Martyred, Ven. Kellebard, Ven. Tretherane the Martyred, Kardren, Badrian
 ==Faith and the Church in the Order==

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 In effect, the Order governs the lands of Dwarden not currently fallen to the undead. The Order functions under the theory and the auspices of a permanent national military emergency.
 ==Faith and the Church in the Order==
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 ===The Grand Master of the Order===
-The Grand Master is the elected head of state of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knight-Defenders and Monks-Militant of Dwarden.  He is the most senior knight-paladin of the Order, and is its supreme lawgiver and military commander.  All officers of the Order serve at the Grand Master's pleasure.  He chairs the Council-Perilous, the ruling council of the Order, sitting from the Throne-Militant, and may convoke or prorogue the Council as he sees fit.  Once elected, the Grand Master serves for life, unless he resigns.  In theory, there is no way for a Grand Master who does not wish to be removed from the supreme office to be so removed.
+The Grand Master (Magnus Magister) is the elected head of state of the Sovereign Military Order of the Knight-Defenders and Monks-Militant of Dwarden.  He is the most senior knight-paladin of the Order, and is its supreme lawgiver and military commander.  All officers of the Order serve at the Grand Master's pleasure.  He chairs the Council-Perilous, the ruling council of the Order, sitting from the Throne-Militant, and may convoke or prorogue the Council as he sees fit.  Once elected, the Grand Master serves for life, unless he resigns.  In theory, there is no way for a Grand Master who does not wish to be removed from the supreme office to be so removed.
 The office of the Grand Master historically derives from the tradition of elected War Kings in Dwarden's past, when in times of great upheaval or general danger, the kings of Dwarden would elect amongst them a war leader who could exercise enough authority to unify them against a common threat.  The Grand Master's position fulfills this requirement from Dwarden's distant past.  Additionally, the Grand Master fills the role of the king of a unified Dwarden, not realized since before the coming of Mandador.  Although never utilizing the actual title of king, he acts with the power of one, and in dealings with foreign nations is typically treated as would a sovereign.  In the image of the Grand Master, all coinage is minted, and years are counted.

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 ===The Sacred Order of Saint Kalmantane the Redeemer===
-'''Background''':  Saint Kalmantane was the powerful Abbot Superior of High Gate, Grand Prior of the Marlamarkan, before taking up the hammer and receiving the sacred state of paladinhood later in life to cleanse the hill lands of the so-called Dun Knights, who had become increasingly unsympathetic to the Order, favoring independence and even the totemic gods long dormant in those lands.  Kalmantane suspected that the Black Crown was behind this weakening of the Marlamarkan, which after considerable protest was revealed to be the truth.  Kalmantane's war against the Dun Knights was nearly complete with the sudden rise of the Black Prior, and made himself known for leading his small army against the waning resistance in the Erlokt.
+[[The Sacred Order of Saint Kalmantane the Redeemer]]
 ===Knights of the Order of the Beleaguered Shield===

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 The Council-Perilous is the ruling council of the Order of the Beleaguered Shield, composed entirely of the Grand Officers of the Order.  These high ministers advise the Grand Master, carry out his commands, and enforce his rulings.  Together, with equal vote, they elect their own replacements by a 2/3 +1 super-majority vote, with all nominations coming from the Grand Master himself.  The Council-Perilous is led by the Grand Master of the Order, a paladin who sits upon the Throne-Militant, possessing ultimate authority over the entire Order, with only a very few exceptions and limitations.  All the Grand Officers of the Order hold their offices for life, unless they resign or are expelled by the Grand Master.  In order for the Council-Perilous to meet and vote on high matters such as their internal elections or other grave issues, a quorum of 2/3+1 of their numbers must assemble in person.
-Every Grand Officer of the Order is entitled to a personal chaplain, although this may in practice be a titular position only.
+Every Grand Officer of the Order is entitled to a personal chaplain, although this may in practice be a titular position only.  They also generally have assigned to them deacon-seneschals as secretaries to their office.
 ===The Grand Master of the Order===
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 ===The Grand Preceptor===
 ===The Prior-General===
-The most senior monk in the Order
+The most senior monk and cleric in the Order.  The Prior-General governs all monastics in the Order, save for the Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous.
 ===The Abbot-General of the Shield Perilous===
-The commander of the Order's fanatical branch dedicated to the total destruction of the undead, he is often among the most powerful priests of the land.  He nor his order answer to the Prior-General, and he answers only to the Grand Master himself.  He rarely ventures anywhere without his personal chaplain.
+The commander of the Brothers-Militant of the Shield Perilous, the Order's fanatical branch dedicated to the total destruction of the undead, he is often among the most powerful clerics of the land.  He nor his order answer to the Prior-General, and he answers only to the Grand Master himself.  He rarely ventures anywhere without his personal chaplain.
 ===The Confanonier, Standard-Bearer of the Order===
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 ===The Grand Serjeant of the Seal===
 ===The Lord-Draconarius===

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 ====The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior to the Grand Sentinel====
-The Chaplain-Superior to the Grand Sentinel is nominated by the Chaplain-General of the Order, but confirmed by the Grand Sentinel himself.  He is often chosen from the choir-monks of the Order, usually an abbot or ex-abbot of the Brothers-Militant of the Shield-Perilous.   The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior serves as the spiritual advisor to the Grand Sentinel.  Among his duties, the Chaplain-Sentinel Superior serves as the internal inquisitor for the inquisitors of Dwarden, or the Order of St. Kalmantane the Redeemer, and as such is necessarily chosen from outside that religious order.  Upon confirmation, he is laid-on-hands by the Chaplain-General and instilled with all the specialty powers of their order (after receiving a quest spell lay-on-hands from the Chaplain-General he effectively becomes a specialty-priest of the Order of St. Kalmantane the Redeemer at his current, in addition to any other specialty priest powers he has, but without requiring the XPs necessary, and maintains such powers as long as he retains the special religious office).
+The Chaplain-Superior to the Grand Sentinel is nominated by the Chaplain-General of the Order, but confirmed by the Grand Sentinel himself.  He is often chosen from the choir-monks of the Order, usually an abbot or ex-abbot of the Brothers-Militant of the Shield-Perilous.   The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior serves as the spiritual advisor to the Grand Sentinel.  Among his duties, the Chaplain-Sentinel Superior serves as the internal inquisitor for the inquisitors of Dwarden, or the Order of St. Kalmantane the Redeemer, and as such is necessarily chosen from outside that religious order.  Upon confirmation, he is laid-on-hands by the Chaplain-General and instilled with all the specialty powers of their order (after receiving a quest spell lay-on-hands from the Chaplain-General he effectively becomes a specialty-priest of the Order of St. Kalmantane the Redeemer at his current level, in addition to any other specialty priest powers he has, but without requiring the XPs necessary, and maintains such powers as long as he retains the special religious office).
 The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior may appoint deputies and subordinate Chaplains-Sentinel if he is powerful enough to do so (quest spell capability).

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 ==The Council-Perilous of the Order==
-The Council-Perilous is the ruling council of the Order of the Beleaguered Shield, composed entirely of the Grand Officers of State.  These high ministers of the Order advise the Grand Master, carry out his commands, and enforce his rulings.  Together, with equal vote, they elect their own replacements by a 2/3 +1 super-majority vote.  The Council-Perilous is led by the Grand Master of the Order, a paladin who sits upon the Throne-Militant, possessing ultimate authority over the entire Order, with only a very few exceptions.  Second in rank is the Grand Seneschal of Dwarden, the Grand Master's deputy and second-in-command.  The Grand Seneschal of Dwarden is a paladin of excellent reputation, and who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the entire Order, and thus all Dwarden.  Third in rank is always the High Marshal of Dwarden, a man of the order of serjeantry, who has risen to the highest rank he might aspire to attain.  The High Marshal is the overall military leader of the Order, responsible for the management, logistics, and military readiness of all the Order's forces.  As a man outside equestrian rank, the High Marshal is therefore outside the chain of command of the Order, and cannot becoming acting Grand Master of the Order.  The fourth Grand Officer of State is the Lord High Chancellor, a paladin-knight who oversees the
+The Council-Perilous is the ruling council of the Order of the Beleaguered Shield, composed entirely of the Grand Officers of State.  These high ministers of the Order advise the Grand Master, carry out his commands, and enforce his rulings.  Together, with equal vote, they elect their own replacements by a 2/3 +1 super-majority vote.  The Council-Perilous is led by the Grand Master of the Order, a paladin who sits upon the Throne-Militant, possessing ultimate authority over the entire Order, with only a very few exceptions.  Second in rank is the Grand Seneschal of Dwarden, the Grand Master's deputy and second-in-command.  The Grand Seneschal of Dwarden is a paladin of excellent reputation, and who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the entire Order, and thus all Dwarden.  Third in rank is always the Grand Marshal of Dwarden, a man of the order of serjeantry, who has risen to the highest rank he might aspire to attain.  The Grand Marshal is the overall military leader of the Order, responsible for the management, logistics, and military readiness of all the Order's forces.  As a man outside equestrian rank, the Grand Marshal is therefore outside the chain of command of the Order, and cannot becoming acting Grand Master of the Order.  The fourth Grand Officer of State is the Lord High Chancellor, a paladin-knight who oversees the
 ===The Grand Master of the Order===
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 The Grand Justiciar is also a teacher of Dwarden law.  He is also often the final executor of the Order's justice, and will behead rebellious petty kings and hereditary knights personally.
 ===The Prior-General===
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 ===The Grand Serjeant of the Seal===
-===The Knight-Draconarius===
+===The Lord-Draconarius===
-Selected solely by the Grand Master of the Order, the Knight-Draconarius is chosen from among the chief cavalier-companions of the Order.  He is the highest ranking honorary member of the Order, and is afforded the privilege of a binding vote on the Council-Perilous.  As such, he is the link between the landed hereditary knights and to the Order proper.  He is entrusted with the Red Dragon Standard, the symbol of a united Dwarden, and the standard of the Grand Master himself.
+Selected solely by the Grand Master of the Order, the Lord-Draconarius is chosen from among the chief cavalier-companions of the Order.  He is the highest ranking honorary member of the Order, and is afforded the privilege of a binding vote on the Council-Perilous.  As such, he is the link between the landed hereditary knights and to the Order proper.  He is entrusted with the Red Dragon Standard, the symbol of a united Dwarden as it was under the great kings of old, and the standard of the Grand Master himself.
 ==The High Chancellery==
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 ==Other High Offices of State==
 ===The Grand Sentinel===
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 The Chaplain-Sentinel Superior may appoint deputies and subordinate Chaplains-Sentinel if he is powerful enough to do so (quest spell capability).
-...
+===The Captain-General of the Order===
 ==Men-at-Arms of the Order==