Orders of Anariel¶
The orders of Anariel, Lady of the Morning, heir to the throne of Light after the War of the Dark Sun. Each is led by one of her Ascendants, several of them former servants of the dead gods Kalar and Orandos (S422). Besides knights, priests and scholars, three of the orders exist to regulate a colour of magic, and one to hunt corrupted mages.
The orders¶
| Order | Led by | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| The Illuminated Circle | Benthus, a former priest of Orandos | "Research/knowledge" |
| Order of the Exalted Sun (knights) | Tuorm, perhaps dead | Knights who "protect civilization from ravagers" |
| Order of the Exalted Sun (priesthood) | Calassa, a former priestess of Kalar | The sun's gifts: "Agriculture, Hearth, Warmth, Health" |
| Deacons of Azure Light | Nexagar, "First Apprentice, Lesser God of Blue Fire" | Mage-hunters; "wizard-priests that use Divine magic to cleanse Mithis corruption" |
| Drautdil Duskriders | Bogrash, an orc paladin | "Orcish protectors" |
| Emerald Heralds | Mharlezan | "Regulate the use of Fel Magic (green magic)" |
| Sunstone Sentinels | Telephior, an Ak'zarai | Phi-casters (red magic) who "regulate the use of Phi Magic, counter Fel corruption" |
| Vindicators of the Dawn | Azrael, an An'zarai | "Crusaders to destroy nascent evil" |
(S422.) The Order of the Exalted Sun has two halves, a knighthood and a priesthood, each under its own Ascendant.
Deacons of Azure Light¶
The Deacons judge Mithis casters. "They take away mithis casting abilities where the corruption is reversible, destroy fully corrupted mages" (S422).
The magic-regulating orders¶
The Emerald Heralds watch over Fel magic and the Sunstone Sentinels over Phi magic, the green and red magics; the Sentinels, phi-casters themselves, also "counter Fel corruption" (S422). Both are led by Uk'Zarai Ascendants or would-be Ascendants, as are the Vindicators of the Dawn.
Gap
The source is a working note. Tuorm is marked "?? (dead?)", and Mharlezan's leadership of the Emerald Heralds is conditional: "if he comes back and colonizes with Uk'zarai". It gives no seats, ranks, numbers or histories for any order, and does not say whether these orders are the "Anarial clergy" that rules the Fifth Age theocracy of Icrophan (see Anariel). The note's Azrael shares a name with a Rakkari figure; whether they are one is not settled.