Knights of the Empire

Across the Empire there are brave fubarnii who serve in the various Knightly Orders. Some of those Orders are smaller, such as the renowned Knights of Relan who ride the Emperor’s own herds of enuk nobilis, or the Order of Tomaan who ride the great winged beasts of the southern Casanii coasts and serve as scouts across the Empire. The most widespread order is that of Dimor and it is those Knights that young fubarnii see patrolling their streets and the hills and fields around their villages.

Many consider that the Knightly Orders are the single thing that binds the Empire together and stops it descending back into chaos at the hands of the Devanu.

The Emperor sits as the Grand Lord Commander of all the Knightly Orders, although for the current Emperor this role is largely delegated to the Lord Meligan. The most senior member of each of the Knightly Orders sits upon The Council of Dimor, which only ever gathers on the rarest of occasions.

There are many orders of Knights, each with their own internal structures. Some of the clans will recruit their own jenta and subject them to gruelling training from an early age. Others will draw upon the most promising recruits from the Order of Dimor. The Knights of Relan fall into the former category, carrying out very competitive trials for prospective young knights drawn from the most noble of creches and only training up the very best to be able to ride the Emperor’s own herds of Enuk Nobilis. Danomar is an unusual case in that he was born to a provincial family but requested to be transferred into their ranks and was granted the position by the Emperor himself – an almost unprecedented move. That move has limited his progression up the ranks as many of the seniority do not consider him to be too low-born and not truly part of the Order.

Most knights have a strong sense of duty and honour. The reason for the oath is to try and keep them out of politics, driven by issues early in the empire. The emperor canʹt use the knights to bring a clan into line, except by withdrawing their support.