BROTHERS: A Tale of Treachery & Doom
WATCH CHARYBDIS LORE FILE:
HERALDY & LIVERY OF THE WATCH'S BROTHERHOODS
Each of the 4 Brotherhoods of the Watch Charybdis maintain their own unique systems of Heraldry & Livery, steeped in meaning and tradition.
PART 1: THE KNIGHTS NUMENARIE
The Knights Numenarie, in their proud Robin's Egg blue armor, maintain Tilting Shields across all their Circles as a cultural touchstone to their strong tradition of dueling, and upon each tilting shield is a Coat of Arms, personalized to each Knight. Each Coat of Arms has 2 major elements: an OATH and a PERSONAL EFFECT.
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The Knights have 4 Oaths for different battlefields roles, and before battle they are renewed or changed as needed:
-The OATH OF THE SWORD focuses on close quarters combat, shock tactics, special operations and high mobility warfare. Every Circle’s Leadership is sworn to the Sword Oath, and at any time may requisition other Swordsworn to assist their Circle.
Wᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Bʟᴀᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ Mᴀɴᴋɪɴᴅ.
ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛʀɪᴋᴇ,ᴛᴏ ᴄʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ.
ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜱᴄᴇɴᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ,
ᴀꜱ ꜱᴡɪꜰᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴅᴀᴡɴ, ᴀꜱ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴀꜱ Dᴇᴀᴛʜ.
ᴡᴇ ꜰᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Hᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀʏ ʀɪꜱᴇ.
-The OATH OF THE SHIELD is for those with a tactical focus on general warfighting and strategic flexibility. The bulk of a Circle is sworn to the Shield Oath, as Shieldsworn protect Imperial citizens and covering their kin in battle.
Wᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Sʜɪᴇʟᴅ ᴏꜰ Mᴀɴᴋɪɴᴅ.
ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇꜰᴇɴᴅ,ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ.
ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘᴇᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴊᴜꜱᴛ,
ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴ, ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴀᴅᴀᴍᴀɴᴛɪɴᴇ.
ᴡᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Hᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀʏ ᴇɴᴅᴜʀᴇ.
The OATH OF THE ARROW for those with an organizational focus on capital ship combat, intelligence gathering and stealth operations. Combining a Circle’s recon and fleet command, the Bowsworn deliver orbital fire support and useful intel where it’s needed most.
Wᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Aʀʀᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ Mᴀɴᴋɪɴᴅ.
ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʟᴋ, ᴛᴏ ꜱʟᴀʏ.
ᴛᴏ ʜᴜɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ,
ᴀꜱ ᴡᴇ ꜱᴛʀɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ɪɴ ꜱɪʟᴇɴᴄᴇ.
ᴡᴇ ꜰʟʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀʏ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ.
The OATH OF THE HAMMER is for those with an organizational focus on battlefield engineering, vehicular combat, and battlefield repair. Every Circle’s Forgekeeper and Ritters are sworn to this oath, dedicated to the creation, care and use of the Brotherhood’s vehicles.
Wᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴀᴍᴍᴇʀ ᴏꜰ Mᴀɴᴋɪɴᴅ.
ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ, ᴛᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ.
ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟʟꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ,
ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴏᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴅᴀᴍᴀɴᴛɪɴᴇ.
ᴡᴇ ꜰᴏʀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴍᴀʏ ɢʀᴏᴡ.
PERSONAL EFFECTS, are unique elements added to the Shield, usually recalling a defining deed or moment in a Knight's service, and are very personal.
AS AN EXAMPLE:
Brother-Apothecary Daxan Tahlk, sworn to the Sword, bears the trinary helix of his office as medicae on his shield, his sword entangled with it, denoting how he views the task of saving lives as defining to his own.
Brother-Castellan Joachim Erlichmann bears two lightning bolts across his shield, a trophy earned by slaying the a champion of the fell powers, “Urjak, the Lightning Bearer”, in single combat at the battle of Craven’s Gorge on the world of Talibtu.
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