Syliran Knights

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"We will rebuild." - Syliran Oath

The Sylrian Knights are an order of honor-bound men and women that joined together after the Valterrian to rebuild what they considered to be civilization within the wilderness. Founders of the city of Syliras, the Syliran Knights strive to keep the slain God Sylir ideals alive. Although the Order itself only has 5,000 members, Syliran Knight activism is seen throughout the whole of Sylira and remote outposts in other regions.

History

In times of emergency and great strife, there are parts of mankind that excel and parts that fall. It is easy, some feel, for the whole of humanity to turn to grievous acts of brutality and violence to survive when the environment becomes unbearable. Some think such things are completely justifiable. It is far harder for humanity as a whole to remain steadfast in their beliefs, even when the source of that belief perishes - lost beyond all hope. One devote man can make a difference, though sometimes such struggles turn into a lifetime battle rather than a quick decisive move. History has shown that time and time again while most fall, some indeed do rise and manage to shine forth in the annals of time. Lawrence Dyres and his brother Leon Dyres were two such men. They rose to the challenge of rebuilding and founded an order of dedicated men and women determined to rise from the ashes of the Valterrian and build something stronger and more stable than before.

The Valterrian was a terrible time in the history of the world. When Galifer Odalah, Emperor of Suva, marched his new bride Alahea’s Queen Kova to the very gates of Suva with those damming words ‘whore’ painted in blood across her chest, it changed the course of history and set up the perfect test for mankinds survival. She was publicly executed for not being pure on her wedding night. No one stopped to ask who or why, and when her head fell to the flagstone gates, the name of her lover still on her lips, fire erupted throughout the world. Kova’s lover was the God of Fire, Ivak himself. And the world knew his fury, for his love for the young Queen knew no boundaries.

There was no way mortals could stop what escalated immediately into a divine war, one that would leave the world utterly reshaped. For Ivak’s realm was that of Volcanism and Emotional Upheaval as well, and with Kova’s sudden sacrifice, it was said he lost his mind. Civilization and peace, though he be a gentle soul, died in the immediate days that followed being one of the first to stand up and try to prevent Ivak’s wrath. Sylir was destroyed by Ivak as completely as if he had never existed at all. Sylir’s death was surprising, and consequently dragged the rest of the Divine into the battle… for it was no longer a matter of calming Ivak’s grief and rage, but rather preserving the world. The Valterrian, as those events came later to be called, lasted a short time. Some say it was simply a day, others say it lasted only a week. Still other chronicles said it took a full year. Regardless, it left the world reshaped and in some ways empty of that which had been familiar before. There was no civilization, no peace, no room for scholarly pursuits. Life became a simple matter of life and death. Find food. Find shelter. Stay away from others that were stronger, faster, more aggressive that simply wanted what you wanted: food and shelter.

It was against that backdrop that the Syliran Knighthood was born. It didn’t come about spontaneously. Rather, the entire Syliran Knighthood exists today because of a fateful meeting between two brothers and a lone Konti woman named Nila. She told the two Dyres brothers, Lawrence and Leon, that she dreamed of a city by the Suvan Sea that grew to power because of their dedication and the guidance of a fragment monster born of Sylir's death that also guided them. She foresaw that the two of them had founded a knightly order, and with that order went on to establish a city. The three of them teamed up, began recruiting, and before long the Sylrian Knighthood was born. Leon eventually married Nila, effectively ending his bloodline, while Lawrence and his offspring went on to become the ruling knight-nobility of Syliras, the city they eventually founded at the direction of Nila's visions. Syliras has continued to be a gathering point for people tired of the lack of order in a world gone chaotic, where justice dominates and the laws are fair.

The brothers gathered to themselves strong-hearted men and women, willful yet willing to swear an oath to uphold order. And though the God of Civilization and Peace was forever gone from the world, Lawrence and Leon named their newly formed organization after the slain deity Sylir. Thus, the Syliran Knights were born. They began small, carving out a piece of coastline on the western shores of the Suvan Sea and building a fortress on the very coastline itself called to and put out the world that the fertile valley they settled in would open its proverbial doors to any peaceful settlers who wanted to come to the new Syliras. Their choice of location was simple. Nila lead them straight and true to the Windoak there, where their fortress

Hierarchy of the Syliran Knighthood

The Syliran Knights are lead by Loren Dyres, Grandmaster and Lord of Syliras. Second in charge is Petri Alvikal, Lord Knight in charge of the whole of the Syliran forces. Lord Loren and Lord Petri reside in Syliras within Stormhold Castle dividing their duties and working in close knit circumstances with each other. The Grandmaster is in charge of the Knighthood as a whole, while the Lord Knight acts as a coordinator for the Syliran forces. While the Grandmaster spends most of his time running the city of Syliras, The Lord Knight coordinates the Warden Knights to disperse the army throughout Syliras and surrounding regions where they are needed.

Admission Into The Knighthood

Most Syliran Knights are hereditary knights, meaning they serve because their parents served or their family was somehow involved in the knighthood. These individuals are born into long lines of Knights and start out as pages as young as ten years of age depending upon their race. While primarily human, Syliran knights can be from any race. Boys and girls who make the decision (along with their family) to join the knighthood early on are 'fostered' out to a high ranking knight's household (called a Sponsor) to serve as a page. Pages run errands, do chores, take lessons, and are treated somewhat like the Sponser knights own children. Frequently the sons and daughters of high ranking knights do not grow into adulthood in their own family estates. Rather, they are fostered out at a young age to gain new experiences, sometimes trading households on a seasonal bases to learn all they can by rotating tutors and regions.

Once a page reaches the age of thirteen, they are eligible to become a squire. Squires are formally admitted into the knighthood with ceremony and assigned to a Patron Knight to serve and train under. Squires are considered 'candidates' for knights, and are treated very seriously, forming long lasting bonds with their Patron Knights. Any formally ranked Syliran Knight can have one or more squires, but the more lucrative squire positions come from the higher ranking knights (Stewarts, Wardens, Lords, and The Grandmaster Himself). It is as a squire that the potential Knight truly begins understand what it is to live Sylir's Tenants. Each patron might train a knight slightly differently

Knightly Quests

Knights of Importance And Their Posts

(Posts Forthcoming)

The Grandmaster – Loren Dyres

• The Lord Knight – Petri Alvikal
  • The Warden Knight – Josai Trevant (Gold Quadron)
  • The Warden Knight – Albrek Degan (Silver Quadron)
    • The Captain Knight – Lance Stalinsa (1st Regiment)
    • The Captain Knight – Alexa Nigriso (2nd Regiment)
    • The Captain Knight – Nancy Sulvet (3rd Regiment)
    • The Captain Knight – Trevan Otred (4th Regiment)
    • The Captain Knight – Nathan Brock (5th Regiment)
      • Stewart Knight – Alvis Dysin (Black Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Frivo Ketivu (White Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Kent Vaktru (Green Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Oleva Nygras (Red Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Kali Braklin (Blue Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Sondera Yvalith (Yellow Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Jasvo Trema (Orange Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Zak Navuito (Purple Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Kamvia Druva (Brown Company)
      • Stewart Knight – Gari Normar (Gray Company)

There are a multitude of Sergeant Knights, Knights, and Squires throughout the Region of Sylira, Cyphrus, Taldera and Kalea. Thus far, the Knighthood only ventures into Eyktol and Falyndar for quests. A knight would denote his assigned duty thusly: "I'm Syliran Knight Kalden Bewstang, 1st Wing, Brown Company, 5th Regiment, Silver Quadron.