Difference between revisions of "House of the Templars"

'''The Guardians of Light''', formerly the [[Paladin]] guild, makes their home in the [[Chrysalis Basilica]]. The strong arm of the Holy [[Church]] of Achaea, their ways are mostly martial and they require at least some basic skills in combat from their members before they allow them to advance.

The Guardians have a long and rich history. Originally the '''Templars''', they wielded [[bladefire]] with such strength and power that it was eventually taken away by the will of the [[Logos]], citing that such a power had proven much too powerful for Mortal hands. The Templars recieved [[forging]] as a replacement, and were now able to make their own [[weapons]] and [[armour]].  

Later, the Templars were renamed the '''Paladins''', although this change did not affect their resolve to fight Evil, Darkness, and Chaos.  

||[[Gawain]] is the first of the Templars.

||Agamemnon decides to step down as GM. He names [[Isildur]] as his replacement, but Oberon challenges. Agamemnon believes no one besides Isildur is strong enough to stand against Khaseem. Oberon then withdraws his challenge.

||11 Miraman 213

||17 Miraman 218

||Nimos, representing [[Ashtan]], demands that all shrines outside of the Church, [[Delos]], [[Pash Valley]], and [[Shallam]] must be destroyed, save one shrine in [[Azdun]]. The alternative is that Nimos and his followers will kill all the Templars and destroy all the shrines. It is suggested that the Templars should give in to these demands because the stronger Templars aren't in the realm enough to protect the rest of the guild properly. Isildur uses this as an opportunity to challenge for GM, claiming that the current leadership is weak and that the guild must not surrender.

||Pierce is voted GM and is appointed Church Prelate by [[Aurora]].

||In 247AF, Caerid contests WarMaster as GM, claiming that he is never around. Isildur claims that if the guild is truly falling apart due to a short absence of the GM then the secretaries,  including Caerid, are not doing their job. WarMaster apologizes for not being around and appoints Caerid AJ, and there is no actual election. Perseus later challenges WarMaster, saying that he is not fulfilling his duties as GM. Aldair, although very young at the time, also runs in this election. WarMaster does not contend, and Perseus beats out Aldair.

||Seosamh steps down as GM, saying that he can no longer stay in the realm. Tylin declares candidacy, asking that people bring their concerns to him directly. Tarlin also runs, stating that, as of late, the Paladins have been splitting into splinter factions and that the Guild was going downhill, a sentiment shared by Seosamh. Maalor joins the race, stating that the problem in the guild is a lack of unity and a lack of devoted knights. Despite having been particularly vocal during his previous runs for GM, Caerid manages to win without making a single post. Angelina later contests Caerid as GM in 275AF, claiming that he makes too many mistakes. Caerid says that she is just being spiteful following an incident for which she was reprimanded, and he retains his position.

||After being thrown out of [[Pentharian]]'s order, Caerid attempts to change patrons to the recently awakened Aurora, who declines to accept without a guild consensus. Caerid calls for a referendum, which, after being cut short, passes 3 to 1, but Aurora still does not accept patronage. Caerid then betrays the guild by putting most knights on probation and naming Sartan as the guild's patron. Grifter contests Caerid as GM but is outguilded. Desesden, the Sultan of Shallam, kicks out Caerid and his wife Malia, and Brigit, the AP, has them excommunicated. The Church then holds an unofficial vote between Brinn and Cyrile. Brinn is named acting GM, and he immediately challenges and beats Caerid as GM. Brinn points out that Caerid's actions actually help the guild by uniting them against Sartan. He vows to punish those who supported Caerid, and he brings back Pentharian as guild patron.

||Qwilleran challenges Viran as GM, claiming that the guild is currently on the wrong path. Trenia also contests, stating that Viran has called to fight against evil but has not taken any action. Viran felt he was merely overambitious, stating that his Mustering system, while possibly effective for volunteers, was difficult to apply to the guild as a whole. Baldazar enters the election as well, but his platform is that he agrees with the path Viran has set and hopes that people will vote for him if they don't vote for Viran.

||After Roncli is appointed AP without Her approval in 360AF, [[Lorielan]] steps down as Church patron (see Church 2198). Seven years later, Baldazar changes the guild patron to [[Tarah]], stating that Lorielan has been inactive for several years and the guild can not continue with a patron who disapproves of Church leadership. Lorielan strikes him down, claiming that She was never inactive, an act which leads to much internal guild debate. Claiming that the guild has stagnated, Dru comes out of retirement to challenge Baldazar. Latus later challenges, and Dru drops out to support him. Amist a great deal of debate, Baldazar wins the election by one vote, and Dru receives one vote. In protest of this, Verrucht gives Latus 10,000 gold and Forces him to run for GM again. Latus later withdraws from the election and goes into seclusion, but Trenia contests Baldazar before he does. Baldazar says that he's had enough and steps down as GM, giving his support to Gaidel.

||In an action against their enemies, the [[Vertani]] destroy [[Thera]] with a flaming meteor, killing all those who were in the village at the time. They also construct a fortress, and kill those who enter. The Prelacy responds by activating several units of the Church army and considering going to war. Viran decides that the guild's participation in the city charter would conflict with the Church's interests, as Solar, the sultana, has decreed her intent to ally with the Vertani rather than go to war with them. He thus threatens to withdraw from the city charter in one year if the Council does not address his concerns. Lereas challenges Viran for GM, believing that Viran did not give the guild proper notice of this plan, and that a solution can be reached with the city amicably. Brinn also challenges, proposing sweeping, fundamental changes to the path and the way the guild is run. Viran believes he did what was in the Church's best interests, and stands by his decision. Lereas emerges the victor with a significant margin of votes.