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{Cult}The Shields of Valiance

Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
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Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
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We are the people's shield.
Their first line of defense.
Our lives before the innocent.
Our souls before those of others.
We guard against the corruption that stains the world.

The Mantle of Conflict, held by Valiant.
Cultists find that they can maintain peak physical fitness and grow their musculature much easier. They are also mostly unaffected by the smells of carnage and blood.

Vows and Oaths by the Order
"We Defend the Deadlands securing it from the corruption that is left there. Protecting the people from its effects and creatures that emerge from it."
"We pledge to protect the places and lands sacred to Valiant from all infringes against their sanctity."
"We protect all our brother and sisters that follow his light, and will not fight each other no matter the grievance seeking to settle it with words and penance."
"We protect the lands of black rush and your sister and brother there, and as well as our home of Onora and the squires there."



Laws and Guidance of the Order
  1. Always speak the Truth in all things even if it is detrimental to you or even it will lead to your death. One must bend to its will or live a life of dishonor and lies.​
  2. Never strike an unarmed or a defeated opponent treat them with the utmost respect even if they have committed the most heinous acts. For we are not executioners let the people and laws judge them for what they have done.​
  3. Always stride into battle without fear or hatred for the way of a warrior is to accept the resolute acceptance of one's death can be brought upon it.​
  4. Always place the poor, the unprotected, and the weak before yourself above all things we are the peoples first and last line. We exist to serve them and to provide for their safety and well being in both body and spirit.​
  5. Always be of balanced mind and spirit let no hatred take hold within you and act with honor​
  6. Always seek to treat with others with one's word and honor, never disrespect their honor for we all hold different meanings of the words. And threw acts of learning and peace may we forge alliances instead of war.​
  7. Always hold true to the oath bands you give others, and the oaths you give others to break one's oath is to become an oathbreaker and to start anew on the river of honor.​
  8. Always strive to keep your body in peak physical condition and health, do not shy away from healers when help is offered nor food when one has none.​
  9. Always remain faithful to your fellows of valiant and other orders, though you may disagree with them do not hold it against them. For we all have our own traditions and ways of honor and they must be respected for there are more than one path down the road of his teachings.​
  10. Always remain humble no matter the position you find yourself in, we are merely priests and priestess of his will. We cannot know the mind of our god fully minute to minute and can only help others find his wisdom in prayer together.​




Current Postings
  1. Onora Main Realm: The Village and base of Onora was founded as the orders main area of operations, to help guard against the blighted lands from all other realms. As well to bring the warriors that were encountered in the war of the deadlands for a place of healing and mending, so that the many ways of valiant can be learned.​
  2. Linlea: A small office, shrine to valiant and Homeless shelter has been agreed upon here so that the Order may help those who are in their greatest need find protection and warmth from the darkness and cold of life.​
  3. The Landing: A small home has been purchased to be used as the orders base there to help and aide the poor, located near the slums so they can better serve the community there.​





The focus of the Order

The Order focus is on helping the peasantry and the destitute of the land, protecting them from any harm that may come. Caring for the travelers, the sick, the hungry, and those who come to them to seek repentance for their ways in life and to become washed anew again and whole in his grace.






Current Members of the Order:
Priest: Eimar Ursae



Member Armor Coloring and meanings:
The coloring of ones armor in the order comes from the Clan of the deadlands who also find their home in Onora. Eimar has brought a few of the colorations from the clans and integrated them into the knights themselves.


Blue Armor:



Blue armor signifies those that devote their lives to the art of war and defense. Learning the mastery of the subtle techniques of war strategy and tactics, to lure one's foe into pincer attacks and surprise ambushes. These Warriors often lend their wisdom to village leaders or aid countries themselves.

White Armor:



White armor with a red cross on their pauldrons is for those that decide to devote themselves to the mysteries and inner workings of anatomy of creatures and their fellow warriors. Rare and well protected on the field of battle, they put the lives of their fellow warriors above their own to mend their wounds and ensure their survival.
 
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Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
Crafter
Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
LegendMystic
Updated heavily.
Added:
Following and guidelines for the order
Used inspiration from the knight's hospital and their focus on the poor and sick, due to the war aspect of valiant being covered and took a focus on his tenant to defend the defenseless.
Added aspects of Eimars Clan bases in the deadlands into it with the armor coloring two armor colorings exist into the order currently, he may use more if the roles come up.
Current Bases of the order
 

BoredBrit

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BoredBritishGuy
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If this is a cult, would you like someone to move it to the appropriate sub forum? Also, have you made sure to contact Elz and Blarg for the creation of an official cult to Valiant? If so, I’ll get this moved to the right place as soon as possible.
 

Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
Crafter
Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
LegendMystic
Updated with current effects all of the cult will have, as well as updated with a newer edition and copy of the treaties upon Valiant provided by the order updates are in red.
 

Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
Crafter
Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
LegendMystic
Prayers and Rituals of the Cult

Took inspiration from Catholic influences, along with the belief style of how some Warhammer things are done for purity and battle.












The Rights of Blessing and Sanctification for Shrines

To be recited after a priest or holy warrior ordained by order of the Shields of Valiance has spent a full two nights in a prayer of supplication and purification while fasting, donning their warrior's robes. Holy water must be prepared and readied as it is a crucial component in the service itself, as well as incense and purity ribbons.


The priest moves foward, swaying a small incense brazier as he makes the sign of the sword. A soft singing voice sings as the group moves towards the shrine in a chant,

"Oh, Holy father of conflict, bless this gathering here before you."

"May, your divine light, shield all that are here from harm and evil."

"Take the innocent and defenseless into your bosom, granting the protection against all corruption in our world."


After this is spoken, the priest waves the incense around the main altar. As he does so, he prayers, "Oh my lord, may you cleanse the air of this sacred place and grant purity and protection from any malady that may take to the air or corruption in it." The priest says while he waves this before setting it down upon the altar's right side as they take out the holy water and push an aspergillum inside to flick the sacred water upon the altar in the sign of the sword.

"Oh blessed Lord protector of all warriors and innocent, please shine your grace upon this altar and see that those of this land is protected from all evil and corruption. May those who wage war in defense of these lands do so with honor and justice upon their side. May those who run from the law be brought into its light, while you protect those from evil and its gaze amen."


The holy person then blesses proceeds to bless the weapon upon the altar and the shield that is placed there with the second vial of holy water. Running it along the blade and the shield

“May, you bless these weapons and the weapons of those that defend this place so they may strike true against all those that seek harm and evil upon the land. May you bless their shields and armor to stand against corruption, parting blows that would be mortal to their lives amen.” makes the sign of the sword.


Right performed upon a battlefield before it begins

The Warrior uses a flint and steel to ignite a small bundle of straw that was tightly bound. As the flames caught, he holds it up for a moment, letting it slowly burn as he gingerly moved it over and lit up the cinnamon incense on the left side of the altar. Moving over to the right, he alit the evergreen incense in its holder before he took out the small dove and laid it upon the altar gingerly.

"May the incense in on the left drift down on the field of battle and invoke protection and power to those who fight for their respective believes today while the one on the right grants cleansing and wisdom in their actions on the field of battle, may they never falter in their steps or to stumble in the effort. May this dove sacrifice grant them peace and healing after the fight to come together and mend old wounds and old fractures in mindset," he says as he poured a bit of olive oil over onto the dove setting the small jug aside. Folding his hands on his lap as he looked back out at the valley itself.

Rights and prayers are spoken for those fallen during a Battle.

The priest digs a pit or pits for the warriors who all fell gently washing away any wounds and dirt upon their skin with holy anointed water, gently wrapping them in a linen wrap he then walks around the site, sprinkling olive oil around it as he did so. "O Valiant protect from corruption, please bless this ground protect the warriors laid to rest here from any necromancers or forces that would seek to corrupt their spirits. Please grant them the ability to come back into your light in the afterlife and redeem themselves that you in your mercy are doing for myself."

they then make the sign of the cross and moved the bodies putting a small marking of the sword on them each upon their brow. "Go forth, warrior back into his embrace. You fought with determination and bravery against all the odds. You did not retreat or abandon your brothers upon the field of battle, Venture into the realm you cried out to feast and fight for the rest of your days in his service." spoke before lighting each body upon their pyre made of ash wood to cremate them standing by and watching singing softly a song of remembrance and battle for the fallen warriors he then buried what remained and marked the spot with a small pile of rocks and a sword stuck down amongst them.



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Soon to come as I have them someplace I just got to locate them
Warriors preparation for battle.
To cleans grounds of taint
To speak to try and exercise corrupting spirits.
To speak and say wording over tending to the wounded.
 

Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
Crafter
Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
LegendMystic



OOC: Took aspects of Norse Valkyrie and Saint Mary and combined the two, in order to keep Eimars promise to work the warriors with dragon-headed ships into the religion and aspects to build better futures. This is a small portion of it fleshed out the basic ideas and such may add more as time goes on with events and such and it shapes out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R7B6kj6Fd8
The Svaronul


Over view​
The Svaronul, are the daughters of Valiant himself gifted a part of himself they are fierce warriors in their own rights often seen riding high the skies upon steeds seemingly made from blue steel. As they leave trails of red in their wake while they are fierce warriors oft they leaving the fighting to their father. Oft they are told in stories of coming to aid the sick, and hungry guardian houses and lands against the evils of the night and corruption. While warriors say they feel they’re gentle embrace easing their suffering and wounds as they take their souls guiding them upwards to the halls of valiant. They are embodiments of purity of valiant protecting his faith against all corruption and aiding them.


Aspects: Purity, humility, devotion


Stories of their aspects:



Purity: It is said the Svaronul are so pure of heart and devotion to the light and good of the world, that all things corrupted recoil from them treating them as an Anathema to their evil.


Humility: The Svaronul are mere servants never taking credit for their work dedicating all things to Valiant holding true that all that serve him are equal and help each other without hesitation.

Devotion: They are supremely loyal to their father and cannot be persuaded from his cause nor his path and teachings.
 

Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
Crafter
Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
LegendMystic
updated the broken link to the justice section of the book left at both the landing cathedral,linlea altar, and the sword at onora. will be adding a new section to find the book click the link that describes the book being left.
 

Rawkiller

Lord of Altera
Crafter
Mystic
Rawkiller12
Rawkiller12
LegendMystic





A Servi
(Razi meaning To Serve)

Foreward

The Second Volume laying forth the codex of the rules of the order into spiritual form and bindings. This book will form the orders book and guidance to which they live their lives for the people. For while we are the warriors of Justice we must remain neutral in our works to serve it without prejudice pride or hatred in our hearts. Even the vilest cruel and deceitful person deserves to stand before those hurt and answer for his crimes, and we must ensure that they are brought forth properly in both defense and prosecution. While remaining paragons of our faith to rebuild the trust that has been lost. Always remember we live to serve even the poorest of soul, not to rule them in anyform.


Eimar Ursae


OOC
I am Wake tagging you as eimar will reach out to hire lana's skilled knowledge to have her publish this into book form when it is done for his order and others.


Taken from the inspiration of eastern styles of service and the samurai and combining it with the western styles of knight hood to make a custom western blend of the two for everything.
 
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