Knights of Bladefen

The Knights of Bladefen
 The knights of bladefen are a moderately recently created order of knightly warriors hailing from the southwestern coast of Rahadoum, in the 'Bladefen'. They are a nominally good aligned group owing fealty to the lords of Rahadoum and Taldor to an extent but realistically operating as a separate power.



The vows of the Bladefen Knights
 The knights of bladefen swear their vows to the Master of the Eye- the head of the order, before attending representatives of their two sponsor nations.

The vows are as follows:

Service: The knight swears to serve the order's mission, and any rightful liege-lord recognized by the order's allies unquestioningly.

Honor: Do not strike to kill unless sufficiently deserved- those practicing slavery, and piracy are not protected by this version of honor. The knight honors his word and fulfills his promises to the best of his ability. The knight does not strike an unarmed individual-- actively wielding magic is considered an armament.

Excellence: The knight trains to be excellent in all his duties from combat to diplomacy. He must be a face the order should be proud of.

Hospitality: The knight provides what is needed- so long as it does not compromise his own survival- to those he is sworn to protect or whom are in service to the Taldan or Rahadoumi governments.

Destruction: All undead are filth and to be eradicated in the name of the laws of nature. It is a mercy. 

Maelstrom Fighting Style
The knights work on a form of combat they call Maelstrom- in honor of the nearby Eye of Abendego. This combat technique works best when used in combination with others trained similarly. The fighting force utilizes a powerful core to any battle, a heavily armored and armed cadre of knights meant to draw the enemy upon them. This includes threatening other opposing combatants away from opponents, to distract them and cause them to fight on multiple fronts. If an opponent turns to fight the center, it's flanks press hard. If it refuses to respond, the center kills it.

Those in the core generally have a mix of longspears and broadswords to reach the foe, and to defend themselves, and wear plate armor-- the few in the order who do so. Those not in the center rarely don such heavy attire and instead fight lighter. Full knights wear a scale shirt, and emblazoned boots and gauntlets of leather and utilize bastard swords. This force is vulnerable to enemies with a multitude of ranged weapons in their midst, however.

Mission Statement
The knights of Bladefen are tasked with opposing the activities of pirates, hailing from The shackles nearby and conduct a number of naval operations against them with their own fleet. They are also tasked with limiting the influence of enroaching necromancers from the Garundi Jungles.