Sacred Order of Watcher's Knights
Structure
The Organization is split into 4 branches, each governed by a "Blessed Knight", an individual directly chosen by Videt for strength and resolve in suffering. In descending order of size;
The Knights Valorous, governed by Cosipher, Blessed Knight of Courage. This section containing about 10 Million Knights is organized into 3 armadas each controlled by a Warrant Consul, and beneath such approximately 114 Division Officers in command of Warrant Praetors appointed to specialized tasks and units. These hold no specified office no issue of authority, as the Knights Valorous is specifically the covert operations, long-term espionage, infiltration, and assassination section of the Knights - thusly any formal office or publication or form of access would offer opportunity for suspicion.
The Knights Inquisitor, governed by Odysseus, Blessed Knight of Wisdom. This section of approximately 36 Million Knights is organized into 9 Armadas each controlled by a Warrant Consul. This forms the committee of Inquisition, able to issue supreme permits of investigation (able to search, quarantine, seize the property of, and form protectorates over entire sovereign realms). The Inquisitors are charged with criminal and civil investigation in areas where the issue either may be of significant importance to the general integrity of the peace and stability of the Isles, or, is suspected to be resolved unjustly or improperly by any other local authorities.
The Knights Charitable, governed by Frigg, Blessed Knight of Loyalty. This section of approximately 48 Million Knights is organized into 12 Armadas each controlled by a Warrant Consul. These Consuls form the committee of General Charity. A budget in the Hundreds of Billions of Thelts is issued to such an organization for missions of aid across the Isles, to be used in ways that such officers deem worthy and necessary.
The Knights Regular, Governed by Alweyn, Blessed Knight of Mercy. This section of approximately 213 Million Knights (All Remaining Members) forms the overwhelming bulk of the knights. The ranks of stationed subject knights purpose is to promote justice, police the principles of the codex vitam, punish those whom would harm and commit acts of evil, and protect all life across the Isles. It is organized into approximately 50 Consuls Regular, each appointed to a specific region and sector of the Isles as their jurisdiction and patrol.
The system of rank within each Branch is as follows:
4 Knights Orderman into a Squadron, headed by a Knight Politan (Total 4)
6 Squadrons to a Union, Headed by a Knight Captain (Total 24)
15 Unions to a Company, Headed by a High Knight (Total 360)
5 Companies to a Regiment, Headed by a Castram (Total 1,800)
5 Regiments to a Praetory, Headed by a Praetor (Total 9,000)
12 Praetories to a Division, Headed by a Division officer (Total 108,000)
38 Divisions to a Consulry, Headed by a Consul (Total ~4,100,000)
The Last Consulry of the 75 is that of the SUPerIOR Project - considered to be separate to all of the Branches and marked as Not Fit for Military Service. Said Consul furtherly holds the title of Grand Librarian of the Knights and governs SUPerIOR (Supreme Unified Preservation of Inter-Isles Organized Records). The Order of Librarians are not purely librarians but serve as an exploratory agency of preservatory historians, scientists, engineers, physicians, and general attendants of the Citadel, various palaces of Consuls, museums, medical institutions, etc. The Grand Librarian is considered an "elevated consul", granted special rights and privileges of independence and veto on certain actions of other Consuls if they believe such actions will trespass on items of significant intellectual or cultural importance. They are granted a seat at the Great Table of the Citadel for the Summits of Consuls to the left of Frigg, at the left hand of Alweyn, Captain Commander. The Librarians are Ranked as follows;
6 Knights Scholar are entrusted to a Knight Academic
4 Knights Academic are entrusted to a Provost
4 Provosts are entrusted to a Librarian
4 Librarians are entrusted to an Honored Librarian
8 Honored Librarians are entrusted to a Librarian Superior
12 Librarians Superior are entrusted to a High Librarian
5 High Librarians are entrusted to an Arch Librarian.
There are 30 Arch Librarians who are the direct subjects of the Grand Librarian, Iohannes Faustus.
Culture
The Knights endure at least 2 Years of intense training
Public Agenda
The Knights are, officially, the supreme enforcers of the Codex Vitam, the code of law and constitution forged during the "Eminence of Videt". This period from 1 AV to 22 AV was defined by the absolute rule and peace instituted by Videt's all-observant watch. The period since, known as the "New Peace", was instituted at Videt's departure, when supreme authority over the terms of said vessel of authority was passed to Alweyn Darv Uthear, Captain Commander of the Knights, and the Blessed knights.
Said code is a vast and complex document, the policies of which require extreme caution in deciphering and properly applying. The key principles, among many others, are;
1: Prevention of the Expansion, Devolution, Destruction, and/or direct conflict between the empires of the Malice or the Light
2: Protection of the Vitami Realms (A confederation of neutral kingdoms created in AV 7, established to form a new competent defense to both the Empires, mystic dangers, economic collapse, crime, insurrection, rebellion, and inter-kingdom conflict)
3: Maintenance of the normal and productive continuance of Hell's Engines, and a peaceful relation of the Nine Hells between all peoples and species
4: Preservation and creation of Inter-Isles Justice by the enforcement of universal law, protection of Sapient rights, and punishment of wrongdoers
5: The saving of lives, innocent or otherwise, from natural disaster, crisis, economic strife or suffering of all kinds
6: The promotion of Freedom, Justice, Social Improvement, Peace, Economic Growth, Education, Medical improvement, and all forms of goodness across the Isles
Assets
The Knights have been estimated to be the wealthiest and most powerful organization in the Isles. Though its numbers are substantially less than the great empires and kingdoms, its numbers are purely a disciplined militaristic order blessed with enormous fortunes by their patron deity, Videt, the Watcher. The Knights extracted enormous wealth in the form of the seizure of property from the empires as war reparations in the eminence of Videt, as well as by the seizing of property from criminal organizations, corrupt kingdoms, murderous cults, and other dangerous and illegal organizations. The majority of all such seizures were remunerated back to victims of either the Second Tirades, or the subject anti-stability behavior; but the miniscule amounts the Knights possess have expanded dramatically over the millennia, along with a great deal of magical and deifically presented gifts from various sources, and the tax and tribute wealth from empires under their observation and protection, the total resources of the knights is unknown.
The total manpower is estimated at over 300 Million soldiers. Each consul
Mythology & Lore
There are varying beliefs surrounding the origins and realities of the Faith of Vitam. It is known that Videt exists, and that said figure exists somewhere beyond the Great Veil, The Boundary of Eons. What is uncertain is where It exists, why it does, and of what nature Videt is. The primary and endorsed belief of the majority of the Librarian Class that structures the system of the faith is the Videt is an Entity beyond the understandings of the Isles, and above the system of the K'Reai entirely. He is believed to be an incarnation of pure justice, quite literally summoned out of the stress and suffering of billions during the Second Tirades. Though a select few regions of the Isles; Notably Asphodel, the Hells, Arcadia proper, much of Olympia, Much of Occhid, and Northern Anibock - avoided the violence, not a single region avoided the economic and psychological suffering. The utter carnage and strufe of the Second Tirades had never been seen before. It's been estimated that in the 217 year war, almost 4 Billion lives were lost or injured, around 20 percent of the Isles population at the time, and 13 Percent of the Isles population today.
That All Might Know Peace
1st of Tarvy, 2 AV - N/A
Type
Military Order
Alternative Names
The Knights, The Watchers, Eyes, Colors, Videt's puppets, Slaves of Videt, Vidors (Vee-door-s)
Leader Title
Founders
Head of State
Head of Government
Legislative Body
The Blessed Knights - Policy directions for individual consulries underneath the constituent branches are made by the 4 person committee of Blessed Knights; Alweyn, Blessed Knight of Mercy; Cosipher, Blessed Knight of Courage; Frigg, Blessed Knight of Loyalty; Odysseus, Blessed Knight of Courage. Considered to be a partial member of said circle is Grand Librarian Iohannnes Faustus
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