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====== Order of the Obsidian Tower ====== | ====== Order of the Obsidian Tower ====== | ||
+ | **Sigil:** Five rings surrounding a white palm, which has a hole in the center on a purple field. | ||
- | A convent for the Wellborn, the Obsidian Tower is actually | + | Originally a convent for scholars studying |
- | Their Sigil is a palm with five rings in a circle in its center | + | |
===== Obsidian Reliquary ===== | ===== Obsidian Reliquary ===== | ||
+ | **Sigil:** Five rings surrounding a white palm, which has a hole in the center on a red field. | ||
- | Collect | + | Members of the Obsidian Reliquary are tasked with seeking out artifacts, magical or otherwise, for the order and returning them for study. If an artifact is too large to be moved it is a Reliquaries job to study it in place, gaining all knowledge they can from it. |
===== Knights of the Obsidian Tower ===== | ===== Knights of the Obsidian Tower ===== | ||
+ | **Sigil:** Five rings surrounding a downward facing white spear on a purple field. | ||
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+ | Renowned as some of the most deadly and tenacious fighters in the land, the Knights of the Obsidian Tower are tasked with protecting the mage with whom they have been bonded, as well as the Orders secrets. The the oldest of their order, who are either too old or too maimed to fight, mentor young initiate knights and train them in the art of killing; spending years refining their skills with all manner of weapons. When a the Archmage of the Order and the Knight Captain deem an initiate’s skill adequate, the initiate is granted full knighthood. This is when the bonding takes place. An acolyte is chosen and a bond is formed, lasting until death. The bond itself grants certain benefits for both the knight, and the acolyte, that the order prefers to keep to themselves. | ||
- | Renowned as some of the most deadly and tenacious fighters in the land, the Knights of the Obsidian Tower are tasked with protecting a mage with whom they have bonded. The oldest of their order mentor young initiate knights and train them in the arts of killing, spending years refining their skills with all manner of weapons. When an elder mage deems an initiate’s skill adequate, the initiate becomes a knight and is paired with a young mage. The two are bonded each gaining something in the process. | ||
- | Their Sigil is a downward facing spear carved into the Obsidian Tower. | ||