Guardian of the Ordering

Mattias (Lemur)

"You shall choose among the mortals your fulcrums. They must be strong of heart, strong of skill and strong of devotion. For like the pillars of a temple they must bear the weight that shelters our people." Allfather, verse 3, chapter 12.

The guardians are the cast that ensures the order of the gods are maintained as dictated by their divine will. It is from this cast the society draws it's beurocrats, soldiers, artist and engineers.

Career

Qualifications

The Aestimium

Every young man and woman in Renata can qualify as a guardian in the Ordering, but due to social pressures within the guardian caste only true native Ordering have a regular chance be accepted.
To be concidered a guardian, a person must have passed the Aestimium. It is a grand assessment of the physical and mental acuity of the candidates that is held every five years in Solace.
Once a person has passed the test they are considered guardians of the lowest rank (initiates), and the master of assessment divides the new initiatives between the Temples.

Guardian Temples

Every guardian in the ordering belongs to a Temple dedicated to one of the gods. Their rank form an unbroken chain of command from the lowest initiatives to the god they serve under.

List of Temples

• Church of the Void

Career Progression

Every guardian spends between three to seven years as initiates. All initiates receive a comprehensive education where they are expected to master writing, history, and the holy scripture. They are also being extensively drilled on the role of the guardians in society and are instilled with a great sense of devotion.
After this, the initiatives are assigned to one of the three pillars of their house, based on their merits and the current needs of the temple. The pillars are the soldiers that protect, the clerks that build and maintain and the priest that see to the need of the gods and the spiritual needs of the population.
After this, the individual may rise through the ranks of their pillar. It is thought that the distribution of the initiatives is ultimately by divine will, and so an individual rarely changes pillar during their career, and then only by direct order from a god.
At any time during the career of a guardian, they may be selected to be a @[prefulceum]. Prefulcrums rank outside the pillars as they are squires of @fulcrums in the ordering.

The twelve highest ranks in the Ordering

1. Fulcrum (Can hold any office)
2. Arch Pontifex (Priests of the first order)
3. Lictor (Temple guard and Soldiers of the first order)
4. Tribunus Legatus (Clerks of the first order)
5. Prefulcrum (Fulcrum in training)
6. Augur (Priest of the second order)
7. Prefeacta Regio (Cleric of the second order)
8. Legatus Legionis (Soldier of the second order)
9. Prefeacta Pulchra Ars (Artisans of the first order (clerks)
10. Liturgus (Priest of the third order)

Other Benefits

Guardians are an elite cast of highly educated people. As such, they all command a position of some authority over the general population and enjoy the benefits of such. Guardians are considered guardians for life unless stripped of the rank through great dishonor.

Perception

Purpose

To guard the way of civilization from outside threats and inside threats.

Social Status

High status profession

Demographics

5% of the over all propulation.

History

In the ordering this profession have remained unchanged for nearly 3000 years.

Alternative Names

Noble, Older Sibling

Type

Government

Legality

Heavenly mandated

Other Associated professions

• Fulcrum

Used By

• The Ordering