The Hospitallers of Our Lady Dianekt

The Hospitallers of Our Lady Dianekt are a prominent order of Healers. They are most influential in Ebrion, but send missionaries across Ara, to heal and train other healers. They are devoted to care and healing, and beyond that driving peace and armistice in wartime situations. As such, clerics and paladins in the order are trained in both martial as well as medical arts. All are welcome to join. Depending on their personal interests and abilities, they may follow a medical or mundane path of healing. Members of the Hospitallers are recognisable from their green and white attire and headscarves. Senior initiates carry a carved oaken staff. Cleanliness and hygiene is a key tenet of their order and they will always carrier a posy of sweet smelling herbs. Some carry masks for treating infectious disease. Their martial uniforms reflect this attire over armour, with any personal arms replace by those of the order.

Structure

There are 4 major branches within the Hospitallers: The Nursing Branch (the main care and administrative order the Practickers (doctoring Apotheckers (potioning and medicine) and Chirugeons (surgery). Members may commonly move between branches, and a full initiate from any one branch will likely have basic knowledge of all of them. Ranks are as the below, starting as a Postulant of no particular branch, and moving upward and along as ability takes. Up to the rank of Superior, Arcane or Mundane may be added to a title for clarification (e.g. Sister Arcane Lewis or Junior Chirugeon Mundane Johnson). If of a martial discipline, Knight will be added to all orders above novice (e.g. Knight Warden, Knight Practiker, Knight Sister Arcane)

Title	Role
Matron/Patroner General	Chief of the Hospitallers
Matron/Patroner Superior	Head of a Hospital and its constituency, or a region where a hospital is absent
Matron/Patroner	Head of a number of Wardens
Ward Sister/Ward Brother/Warden	In charge of a section of a hospital or Nurses
Staff Nurse	In charge of a number of Sisters/Brothers. Granted Staff of office.
Sister/Brother	Standard rank in order
Junior	First year following induction
Novice	Passed postulant training, now in general training
Postulant	Lowest order, before training, usually young

Title	Role
Practicker General/Apothecker General/Chirugeon General	Head of their speciality in the Order, reports to Matron/Patroner General
Practicker Superior/Apotheker Superior/Chirugeon Superior	Head of their speciality in a hospital or region, reports to Matron/Patroner Superior
Practicker/Apothecker/Chirugeon	Standard rank in their specialty
Junior Practicker/Apothecker/Chirugeon	First year following induction
Novice Practicker/Apothecker/Chirugeon	Passed postulant training, now in general training
Postulant Practicker/Apothecker/Chirugeon	Lowest order, before training, usually young