Baulana
Baulana is a military rankamong the Melena (knight) of the Order of the Lady of Paladins.
Upon graduation, the Baulana are the equivalent of Knight journeymen. The young men (and women) spend the next four to five years paired with a Turlana on a Manor Chapter.
This period, known as the Seasoning, allows the young Baulana the opportunity to do some limited fighting (against brigands and barbarian raiders) and perfect their fighting skills. Baulana will often travel great distances to participate in tournaments but their Turlana rarely let them stray out of sight.
After the Seasoning, Baulanas face the Affirmation. Before the Feast of Saint Ambrathas, while new Ainlana pray over their weapons, each Baulana fights a duel with sword and shield against a Master of the Order. The duel is only to first touch, but it is deadly serious. It is designed to prove the candidate has skills necessary to take on their responsibilities as a Paladin of Larani. Every ten year or so, a Baulana is killed, but only once in the history of the Order has a Master died.
The young Baulana was Sir Aerea of Nynte, who went on to command the Order and die a glorious death at the Battle of Chelna Gap. After the duel is finished, the Baulana are taken to the Chapel for the second and final ceremony. In the presence of the reliquary of Saint Asodan, their surcoat is removed and replaced with one bearing the half-red diamond of a Remlana. He is now a full brother of the Order of the Lady of Paladins.
Upon graduation, the Baulana are the equivalent of Knight journeymen. The young men (and women) spend the next four to five years paired with a Turlana on a Manor Chapter.
This period, known as the Seasoning, allows the young Baulana the opportunity to do some limited fighting (against brigands and barbarian raiders) and perfect their fighting skills. Baulana will often travel great distances to participate in tournaments but their Turlana rarely let them stray out of sight.
After the Seasoning, Baulanas face the Affirmation. Before the Feast of Saint Ambrathas, while new Ainlana pray over their weapons, each Baulana fights a duel with sword and shield against a Master of the Order. The duel is only to first touch, but it is deadly serious. It is designed to prove the candidate has skills necessary to take on their responsibilities as a Paladin of Larani. Every ten year or so, a Baulana is killed, but only once in the history of the Order has a Master died.
The young Baulana was Sir Aerea of Nynte, who went on to command the Order and die a glorious death at the Battle of Chelna Gap. After the duel is finished, the Baulana are taken to the Chapel for the second and final ceremony. In the presence of the reliquary of Saint Asodan, their surcoat is removed and replaced with one bearing the half-red diamond of a Remlana. He is now a full brother of the Order of the Lady of Paladins.
Type
Religious, Military
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