There are
rumors from the great halls of Deliverance and Chastity of a new Paladin Lord
arriving soon in Norwold. The exact identity of the Lord is shrouded secrecy.
The main point of speculation is the Paladin's Holy Order membership. Will Lord
Mythas Bulga be joined by another member of The Castrametation? If this is to
be the case, which Paladin will be subordinate? Surely, they could not be
equals. It would be an even more interesting development if the new Paladin
were to be of The Excoriation. Would this lead to an inter-order conflict
within the new Norwold colonies?
The Order
of the Holy Blade, The Excoriation, Purifiers:
The
Excoriation is led by The Order of Holy Blade with the stated purpose of the
destruction of Evil. The Holy Blade is the oldest Alphatian religious military
order and predates the Righteous Tower by over 1,000 years. In the past few
centuries, the Holy Blade has been surpassed by the Righteous Tower in
membership and is now almost half the size of the younger order. However, the
Knights of the Excoriation are still considered by most to be superior
one-on-one to the Knights of The Castrametation.
The Most
Holy Order of the Righteous Tower, The Castrametation, Guardians:
The ongoing
rivalry and conflict between The Castrametation and The Excoriation has almost
reached the point of open warfare. It seems unthinkable that two orders
dedicated respectively to the destruction of evil and protection against evil
could be in such opposition. This conflict reaches back to the schism within
the Holy Blade which gave birth to the Righteous Tower. The Excoriation
considers Guardians to be misguided and untrustworthy at best. At worst, the
Excoriation considers Purifiers to be traitors requiring redemption through
abscission. Meanwhile, Guardians consider Purifiers to be crazed with blood
lust and fallen from grace. While the Excoriation is dedicated to the
destruction of Evil, The Castemetation is dedicated to the protection of the
righteous.
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