Knighthood
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Once we shown in the dark, we were the grey light. The Swords of Kings, Conquerors and Gods alike. For coin, blood and land we trod with Steel boot and glimmering sword upon the throats of our enemies. The enemies of those who held our contracts and those who stood foolishly in the way. In the end we were made better for it; stronger, more enduring and more adaptable than ever before.
The ones who came before us scorched empires and raised armies the likes of which this world have long since forgotten. Now we stand as a testament to their legacy of blood and fire. It is our job to rise above what we once needed to do, we are better and our ways must reflect that change. Though we still answer the call of Coin we must know when to use the bite of our steel and when it is best to simply rely on words alone.
Our hour grows late now, the wolves bay at our door and old enemies seek revenge for the sins of our past. So I issue this call.
To those who still wield sword and gun, magic and guile. Answer the call. The Tower of Stars has need of you once more.
Setting
Knighthood takes place in the city of Angel’s Landing. Millennium of war and peace have ground the city of Angel’s Landing to dust repeatedly only to have the city be rebuilt upon the old cities bones. Now it is home to towers that rise from slum streets, to the pinnacle of opulence in the homes of the rich and powerful. Below them the poor scrape by in the muck beneath the towering heights of the city.
The setting is Fantasy turned sci-fi. Galendar started out as a fantasy setting that has seen progress towards a higher tech future. This can be seen in the way that the line between technology and magic is not always clear. It can also be seen in the appearance of races that are traditionally seen in fantasy settings making use of 60th century top of the line tech in conjunction with their 5000 year old magic.
Characters
As a result of the setting, characters should be a mesh of fantasy character concepts with a sci-fi spin, or a Sci-fi concept with a fantasy slant. (Ex: Knight who uses nanobot strengthened armor, a shield of kinetic force and a sword capable of changing form to a variety of other weapons. Or you could have a ship mechanic with a penchant for magical items used for repair on her high tech vehicles.) Please feel free to come at this from either angle but you should try to balance your character between having a sense of fantasy and an edge of the cyber. Treasure planet, Shadowrun, and The Asgard from Marvel's new Thor movies are good places to draw inspiration.
Characters will be new recruits or veteran members of the Tower of Stars. Characters should possess some sort of tech, magic or combat expertise. The Tower of Stars takes a variety of individuals everything from ex soldiers, to hackers, to mages. The guild is not a military organization but one of its primary functions is combat as a result of this the character should at the very least have a means of defending themselves.
The Tower of Stars provides a variety of services for its contractors, some of the jobs are less than savory and it is rumored occasionally have included assassination. All of the jobs taken are approved by The New Mistress of Stars Calrisa Silversun. Calrisa like her missing husband allows many of the members of the Tower of Stars to take their own jobs usually with cursory approval.
Characters should have a strong backstory and ideas for their own jobs as well as a means for fitting into the overall plot line of The Tower of Stars battle for stability and survival in Galendar. As well as the hunt for Christian Highfell, should he still live.
The Knighthood Codex
You can find all of the pertinent Setting information in the Codex.
Character Sheet
Tower of Stars Ranks
Master/Mistress of Stars- The leader of the Tower of Stars the position is currently held by Christian Highfell, The Lord of Storms.
Master/Mistress of ()- There are several positions directly underneath the position of Master of Stars, they are referred to by their particular area of expertise. Examples include Master/Mistress of: Blade, Fist, Sight, Word, Shadow, Steel, etc… The number of available Master/Mistress positions available vary based on the needs of the Tower and the whims of Christian. (Generally NPC only, excepts can be made for characters via roleplay)
Knight Commander- The Masters and Mistresses are capable of creating up to two Knight Commander positions. These positions are used for varying purposes and carry the title of whatever master or mistress created the position. An example might be a Knight Commander of Blade. (Potentially a player rank through role play)
Knight Captain- This is the rank where most upward motion stops. Knight Captains are Senior Knights with extensive of field experience and skill leading squads of knights into combat. These are also the Knights who are often used by the Tower to lead extended missions away from Angel's Landing when a Knight Commander is not needed. (Player rank)
Paladin- This rank is the same as a Knight Captain however it is used to denote Tower of Stars special forces. Knights with the rank of Paladin are usually specialists in some field or another, this includes the Towers assassins, spies, saboteurs, Hackers and solo operatives.(Player rank)
Artisan- This rank is the same as the Exemplar rank only it is used to denote a veteran Knight who is a skilled hacker or artisan (as the name implies).(Player rank)
Exemplar- This is rank denotes the Veteran Knights of the Tower, no longer a simple Knight but a person with experience and standing with the Tower
Knight- The new recruits and those who lack any ambition to do any sort of climbing within the ranks of the Tower. You can find a massive range of skill and experience within the rank of Knight as some of those who remain at Knight rank are there simply out of apathy about movement within the Tower.
