The Sacred August Order of the Black Lion

Blahblah is a house based in the Blahblah kingdom who's primary mission is to blah blah. We are seeking other blah blah type of players to help us do blah blah. We are normally active during blah blah and offer the following blah blah to new members.

House Leader

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How to contact us

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Events

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Current Status

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Lore

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According to the archived texts of the Order of the Black Lion, they were founded by King Brutus as a brotherhood of knight-errants to assist in his holy quest to eliminate all the evils of the world, and during his lifetime they almost succeeded in their task, until Brutus was slain, betrayed by an unnamed knight from inside the Order. In those times evil was resurgent and the Order has since been biding its time, in theory preparing to launch a new inquisition to finish the work that Brutus started, but in practice the Order finds itself bogged down by the day-to-day burdens of administering a kingdom as well as the complexity of such unyielding goals in a reality that is far more grey than the black and white world of legend.

In all this time the Order of the Black Lion has maintained a dual identity. Outwardly the Order is every bit the stereotype of the questing knight in shining armor: seeking holy relics, saving maidens in distress, and fighting the beasties of the world. In matters of rule they have showed themselves to be strict but fair, even-handed if not overly polite. In combat they are an organized, unyielding force, but rarely cruel or treacherous. In every way they've attempted to emulate the great King Brutus, in deed and in thought.

However, a side to the Order exists that is less well-advertised. The crusade of the Order made them many powerful enemies with impossibly long memories: immortal undead, witches, and evil beasts, all of which have no interest in Brutus gaining the influence of an arcanum crystal. As a result ambushes by evil forces, ancient curses, and dangerous magical phenomenon plague the Order wherever they go. For this reason the Black Lion has been fighting a centuries-long secret war against dark magic, the undead, and evil sorcerers. In this one facet of the Order they have neglected their beliefs of mercy and fairplay, resorting to espionage, assassination, and sabotage in their goal, a necessary evil in the minds of leadership.

What's more, in the secret archives of the Black Lion there are among the histories documents that conflict with the legends of the Order, some that even question the holiness of Brutus. While the outward face of the Order of the Black Lion is resolute, the inner circle knows that there is a carefully held secret that everything they're fighting for could well be wrong. The Order has continued on, generations of Knight Commanders deciding that their belief in goodness and right is more meaningful than the doubts that these texts represent.

However, a recent event has reinvigorated the zeal of the Order and driven them to new feats of questing and heroism. It began when a year ago the sarcophagus carrying the sacred bones of Brutus, a holy relic they've maintained since ancient times, disappeared from the chapel where it was maintained. While at first the Order reacted in panic, it was soon decided that this couldn't possibly be a theft since the massive stone catacomb weighed more than any man could carry and blessings were placed upon the tomb to ward off all evil beings. It was decided that this was a sign from Brutus himself that the Order had lost its way, and only when the knights return to Brutus' light would he return to them. While the Knight Commander and his immediate circle have doubts about this explanation, it's best not to cross well-armed zealots who believe they've seen a sign.