Noble Houses and Knightly Orders in Dank Forest

Noble Houses and Knightly Orders that accept cavalier player characters. They are listed by country/origin, but note that they have a probationary period before full membership and acceptance is granted to a cavalier. It is not necessary to belong to a Noble House or Order in the country the cavalier lives in.

A. Dank Forest, Brillar

    1. Noble House of Khrin is headquartered in Brillar.
      accept: any cavalier
      probation: 18 months
      tithe: 5%
      device: a beheaded giant
      alignment: LG only
      Must be willing to attack any giant types.

   2.Noble House of Lontar
   accept: cavalier of 25 Horsemen/Horsewomen and 20 Armigers per year.
   probation: 2 years
   tithe: 3%
   device: a lion rampant ( faces to the right)
   alignment: LG, NG, and CG

 3. Noble House of Castron, The KIng’s Own, is headquartered at Brillar.
   accept: cavalier of 30 Horsemen/Horsewomen and 25 Armigers per year.
   probation: 1 year.
   tithe: 7%
   device: The Royal Coat of Arms
   alignment: NG, CG
   Code of Chivalry addition: Obedience and respect to the King.
   Must defend the King and do battle against all that would usurp His Benevolent Rulership. This includes any invasion force. 

 4. Noble House of Khel is headquartered at Deafford.
    accept: any cavalier
    probation: 1 year.
    tithe: 2%
    device: a blue unicorn.
    alignment: LG, NG

 5. Noble House of Zarnol is headquartered at Deafford.
    accept: only 27 cavaliers per year of half-elf ( gray) and half-elf ( high) ancestry.
    probation: 6 months.
    tithe: 2%
    device: griffin rampant ( faces to the left)
    alignment: LG, NG, CG

 6. Noble House of Wrendal
   accept: cavaliers
   probation: 3 years plus quality service.
   tithe: 3%
   device: The Red Sword
   alignment: LG

 7. Royal Order of Knights is headquartered at Brillar.
    accept: LG cavalier
    probation: 2 years
    tithe: 5%
    device: a stag rampant (faces to the right)
    alignment: LG
   Code of Chivalry addition: Obedience and respect to the King.

8. Order of Searguard Knights is headquartered at Castle Vasthound.
   accept: any cavaliers
   probation: until reach 5th level.
   tithe: 4%
   device: a blue tower on a red shield
   alignment: LG, NG, CG
   Will bear the brunt of all giant-type invasions. One criteria of membership is valiant attack and defense against any invasion.

 9. The Sequestered Order of Grantar Knights is headquartered at Castle Cedarlair.
    accept: LG cavalier only
    probation: until reach third level
    tithe: 3%
    device: a blue mace on a dark gray shield
    alignment: LG
    A monastic Order of Knights that live in seclusion between adventures.

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