Knight Orders of Orandos¶
The twelve knightly orders sworn to Orandos, god of light. "9 ascendants, each with an order; 3 other orders with neutral ideals, no ascendant" (S537). Six are militant and six defensive, and from the militant six come the leaders of the Dominion Knights, a movement to found a country dedicated to Orandos.
The orders¶
Each order bears a light-symbol and a pair of colours. Read in sequence the colours walk the spectrum from red-violet to white; the militant orders pair their colour with gold, the defensive orders with silver, the one exception being the militant Midnight Aurora in silver.
| Order | Character | Led by | Symbol | Colours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order of the Shining Rose | militant | no Ascendant ("neutral") | a rose with a glow around it | red-violet and gold |
| Order of the Sanguine Dawn | militant | Grand Master Izrail the Dawnfury | not described | red and gold |
| Order of the Iron Torch | militant | Malakh | a hand holding a torch | red-orange and gold |
| Order of the Radiant Fire | militant | Valkanon | orange flames | orange and gold |
| Order of the Citrine Candle | militant | Israfel | an orange-burning candle | yellow-orange and gold |
| Order of the Golden Lantern | defensive | no Ascendant ("neutral") | a golden lantern | pure gold |
| Order of the Resplendent Spring | defensive | Jesuriah | light shining on a flower | yellow-green and silver |
| Order of the Emerald Morning | defensive | Zophiel | light over a forest | green and silver |
| Order of the Viridian Horizon | defensive | Verchiel | light on the water | blue-green and silver |
| Order of the Sapphire Star | defensive | Aphaeleon | a blue star | blue and silver |
| Order of the Midnight Aurora | militant | no Ascendant ("neutral") | an aurora | blue-violet and silver |
| Order of the Silver Flare | defensive | Xaphan | a silver spark | white and silver |
(S537.) The named leaders are Ascendants of Orandos. The Sanguine Dawn's device survives only as an image in the source and is not described in words.
The Dominion Knights¶
The Dominion Knights are "a country of Orandos affiliated persons, led by various members of the 6 militant orders of Orandos" (S537). Their aim is "building a country dedicated to Orandos, from which to combat the demons currently ravaging the land", and the Order of the Sanguine Dawn has recently allied itself with them (S537).
Gap
The source is a single undated list. It does not say in which Age or land the orders stood, which land the demons were ravaging, whether the Dominion Knights ever won their country, or what the orders did after Orandos died in the War of the Dark Sun (see Orandos). Only the Sanguine Dawn is described beyond its symbol and colours; the defensive orders' duties and the meaning of "neutral ideals" for the three orders without an Ascendant are not explained.