Falcon Darkflight
04-18-06, 11:14 AM
Purpose:
Even though the bulk of the Grander's Order is still the old GHO forces, its mission is much different to its predecessor. While former Red Dragon members are more than welcome, the Grander's Order now seems to utilize more brutal methods to achieve its goals. Although not completely obvious at the moment, the one clear objective seems to be establishing itself as the prominent power group in Althanas. Whether that is to be by assimilating new members or destroying potential rival groups is uncertain at the moment.
It has been rumoured that the Grander’s Order has been following its predecessors’ original financial objective of using the mining trade as its primary source of income. Whereas the Ghost Hand Order’s fairly small and unorganised frame only allowed for a small operation in Alerar, the much larger and more organised structure of The Grander’s Order would allow for a much larger scale mining trade than originally possible. Stories of a plot to assassinate the Baron of Radasanth, head of the mining industry in his particular nobility in Corone, have recently been circulating with the Grand Commodore of the Grander’s Order allegedly overseeing the operation personally. None of this has been confirmed.
Although not by any means considered ‘evil’ in objective, those who fight and observe the actions of the Order note their brutal fighting methods. This was considered to be an essential step forward from the old ‘pacifist’ ways of the disbanded Ghost Hand Order to create a far more efficient clan.
Military strength:
The Grander's Order's most elite unit is called The Ghost Hand Partisans, an organised group of fierce fighters and operatives that work undercover and also out in the open for the clan. Members are hand picked in total privacy for this unit, and when selected have to take a vow of secrecy and an induction field exam to become fully fledged members.
Basic military strength has been devised by drafting the old remnants of the Ghost Hand Order into more organised divisions. The exact number of men available to the Grander’s Order at any one time is still unknown, but it is known that there have been recent officer recruitments to justify the new regiments.
Background/History (Revised):
With the sub sequential death of The Red Dragon clan, the vanguard for the now obliterated realm of Karak, Canen quickly found that his allies were thin and far between. Many of his best legions, including the 25th Footknights, had been destroyed fighting Lord Kheala Blackheart at the Bloodied Gulch at Mt Erebus and the losses that had been suffered there had caused a severe backlash in the militaristic capabilities of the clan. Therefore the New Monarchy, with this information freely in their grasp, staged an assault that would effectively remove all influences of the clans from the realm, allowing them to rise to power without interference from "other parties". The Red Dragons stood no chance as the Monarchy descended on them without vengeance or mercy with a full scale assault on all known RD locations and outposts, and soon all physical traces of the clan had been razed to the ground, along with their allies The White Lions and many other sub-groups within the realm.
But the spirit of the clansmen continues. Canen's frustrations at the treatment of the clans by the old realm has been consumed by a desire for revenge, and in the out of the smouldering embers of The Red Dragon clan a new, more powerful order awaits its time to grow and thrive. His plan for a covert and powerful order called The Ghost Hand Order (named after the small band of partisans Gideon Xerxes led during Kheala's assault) is ready to finally be put into action, and once again establish its name as a feared and respected organisation.
Years passed and the Ghost Hand Order achieved little more, slowly dwindling in fame and fortune, reducing itself to committing petty assassination jobs as its former glory was slowly relinquished. That was until one chance encounter led to the recruitment of Raelyse Salidan.
The prince of Myrusia quickly rose up the ranks through a combination of flair, leadership and confidence. Among his many tasks, the more prominent ones included identifying the renewed Castigar threat, finding their one time mountain headquarters of Erebus in Alerar, securing financial support through those mines while also slaying any that dared step in his way. When Canen Darkflight stepped down, Raelyse was promoted from leader of the Partisans to leader of the entire order.
The new leader wasted no time in securing the mountain area around Erebus, or at least attempting to do so. Part greed and part ambition temporarily blinded Raelyse and he was humbled by the native dwarves who valiantly defended their homes. A second assault to regain his pride did nothing, though Raelyse did gain something. During his time with his men, he slowly began to notice the cracks forming in his organization. His people were growing weak.
After milking the last of the mines dry, Raelyse proceeded to slowly transform the order. All ranks barring the Partisans were wiped clean, resulting in a complete restructure of the organization. It was now that their leader realized that if he wanted to truly push the Order forward, he had to abolish any idea of this being a little fun play club. It had to be an army.
The lives of its members slowly began to become more regimental, with less and less benefits and training beginning to grow tougher and tougher. Casting aside its history, the Ghost Hand Order began its transformation. Only one man in it had the vision and ambition to lead it forward and he after adopting the title of Grander, Raelyse Salidan renamed his army "The Grander's Order."
Canen, returned from a long exile away from civilisation after his near-fatal encounter with the shadow parasite that took his body and sanity from him, realised that his fate and future lay in a place that could offer him protection and an opportunity to regain his strength and power. He sought out the Ghost Hand Order and Raelyse Salidan one more time in the hope that he would be offered at least a basic combat role, but was surprised when the boastful Prince made him the Grand Commodore of the new Order. Explaining to Canen that the Ghost Hand had begun it’s descent into ruin due to the weakness that inefficiency had brought into its structure, he revealed his grand design for the new clan that would eventually sweep away the old fragments of the GHO. Canen, impressed by Raelyse’s attitude and motivation, also found it within himself to take on his new role within the clan with a positive mindset.
The partnership of Grander Raelyse and Grand Commodore Canen had begun, as had the start of a unique era for The Grander’s Order.
Regimental Information
Other than this The Order have single and multiple operatives based in Corone and Radasanth, and own a number of divisions which can be allocated to tasks around the mainlands at short notice.
The rest of the Grander's Order is divided into two simple groups, Financial and "Defence."
Financial is mainly made up of dwarves exploiting the mines to support the Order though the organization seems to be shifting towards a larger human presence in the mining industry due to the uneasy alliance between the dwarves and the Grander's Order.
Defence is divided into 5 main divisions. Cavalry, Infantry, Ranged, Air and Sea*, and Magic. Each has an overall leader who had the rank of Brigadier General. The Brigadier General has 3 Colonels, 5 Majors, 7 Captains and 10 Lieutenants. Beneath that there are sergeants, corporals and privates. A PC may be any rank, which will be determined at their joining. Promotions will be awarded for good work.
The overall leader of the Grander's Order is Raelyse with the rank of Grander.
Leadership Structure:
Raelyse Salidan is leader of the Grander's Order. All long term and medium term decisions are made by him alone, including enlistment requirements, purchasing of food and water supplies, furthering of diplomatic negotiations and overall military command. General military command and administration tasks are passed down the chain of command.
The second in command of the Grander's Order is former GHO leader Canen Darkflight. Canen also leads the Ghost Hand Partisans and is entitled to lead them on any mission he chooses without prior approval from Raelyse.
Ranking Structure
Leader - Grander Raelyse
Second in Command - Grand Commodore Canen Darkflight
Defence - All are NPC at the moment
(Officers)
Brigadier General - Commanding Officer
Colonel - One will be appointed as 2IC
Major - Battalion Commander
Captain - Company Commander
Lieutenant - Platoon Commander
Admiral - Fleet Commander. An exclusive rank to The Black Sails that grants leadership of a fleet and its crew, but no internal officer privileges.
(Sergeants)
Master Sgt
Staff Sgt
1st Sgt
2nd Sgt
3rd Sgt
(Personnel)
Corporal
Private
Keep in mind that to advance from one section (E.g. Non-Commander to Sergeant requires a GLOWING report from someone up top)
Ghost Hand Partisan (Special Ranks)
1. Reaver
2. Ghost
3. Phalanx
4. Spectre
5. Phantom
Financial
The primary source of income for the Grander’s Order is inherited from the old ways of the Ghost Hand Order, only emulated on a much larger scale. This particular trade is mining. Due to the considerable rise in manpower since the restructuring of the clan it has been made possible to exploit far more regions and markets than originally able, and for this reason the Grander’s Order first objective in finance is to establish and secure a concrete flow of income from the mines in Kachuck, as well as obtaining (via the Barony of Radasanth’s assassination) the mining rights to many of Corone’s mines.
There will, of course, be other sundry methods to obtaining income but as such these are considered petty and are more suited to smaller forms of budgeting as opposed to looking at the longer term picture.
Divisions and leaders:
25th Commodore’s Guard
Commander: Grand Commodore Canen Darkflight
Purpose and history:
The 25th regiment was a division built specifically by Canen Darkflight in the years of Kheala Blackheart’s assault on the realm of the living. Once a faction of the Red Dragons, the 25th held off over one thousand demons with a force of not more than four hundred men, with lives to spare in the aftermath. Their tenacious attitude towards soldiering and their unbreakable resolve soon made them a name on the field: a name to be feared.
Although the years of the Red Dragon clan have long since faded into obscurity, Canen felt the need to have a reliable and tough fighting force in the structure of the Order, and rebuilt the 25th from hand picked soldiers drafted from the old Ghost Hand Partisans. Essentially, this is purely a Partisan division, with a far stronger framework. Although exact numbers are unknown due to the secrecy that surrounds this particular division it is thought the 25th takes no more than one hundred men to battle. It is supposed that one hundred of these men are the best the Grander’s Order have to offer in all aspects of combat, espionage and stealth.
13th Naval Division: The Black Sails
Commander: Admiral Torin Reahkari
Purpose and History
The Black Sails is a division commanded by the infamous former leader of the Black Sails Armada, Torin Reahkari. This new type of regiment boasts a fleet of two fully seaworthy ships that are ready to serve on a command from the top (as well as the opportunity to construct further ships using Etheria’s dockyard), and are more than capable of holding their own in a hostile situation. Torin’s current terms of service allow him freedom in his activities, allowing him to sail and leave at anytime he wishes to do so, and also allowing him to operate from Etheria Port in Alerar. This region has been assigned to him by the Grand Commodore and the Grander as his region of responsibility.
The Black Sails, known for their past connection with the Black Sails Armada, are even more feared now that they are under the control of The Grander’s Order, and command much respect within Etheria and within the ranks of the Order. It is unknown how many crew are available to sail with Torin but any request for additional seamen is likely to be passed without second thought, as this particular regiment is of great importance to the faction.
Further notes
There will be additional brigades and divisions as the need for them arises. Once these are concrete, the Grander's Order will inform a moderator and will ask for approval. The only named authorities to do this are Grander Raelyse and Grand Commodore Canen Darkflight.
Even though the bulk of the Grander's Order is still the old GHO forces, its mission is much different to its predecessor. While former Red Dragon members are more than welcome, the Grander's Order now seems to utilize more brutal methods to achieve its goals. Although not completely obvious at the moment, the one clear objective seems to be establishing itself as the prominent power group in Althanas. Whether that is to be by assimilating new members or destroying potential rival groups is uncertain at the moment.
It has been rumoured that the Grander’s Order has been following its predecessors’ original financial objective of using the mining trade as its primary source of income. Whereas the Ghost Hand Order’s fairly small and unorganised frame only allowed for a small operation in Alerar, the much larger and more organised structure of The Grander’s Order would allow for a much larger scale mining trade than originally possible. Stories of a plot to assassinate the Baron of Radasanth, head of the mining industry in his particular nobility in Corone, have recently been circulating with the Grand Commodore of the Grander’s Order allegedly overseeing the operation personally. None of this has been confirmed.
Although not by any means considered ‘evil’ in objective, those who fight and observe the actions of the Order note their brutal fighting methods. This was considered to be an essential step forward from the old ‘pacifist’ ways of the disbanded Ghost Hand Order to create a far more efficient clan.
Military strength:
The Grander's Order's most elite unit is called The Ghost Hand Partisans, an organised group of fierce fighters and operatives that work undercover and also out in the open for the clan. Members are hand picked in total privacy for this unit, and when selected have to take a vow of secrecy and an induction field exam to become fully fledged members.
Basic military strength has been devised by drafting the old remnants of the Ghost Hand Order into more organised divisions. The exact number of men available to the Grander’s Order at any one time is still unknown, but it is known that there have been recent officer recruitments to justify the new regiments.
Background/History (Revised):
With the sub sequential death of The Red Dragon clan, the vanguard for the now obliterated realm of Karak, Canen quickly found that his allies were thin and far between. Many of his best legions, including the 25th Footknights, had been destroyed fighting Lord Kheala Blackheart at the Bloodied Gulch at Mt Erebus and the losses that had been suffered there had caused a severe backlash in the militaristic capabilities of the clan. Therefore the New Monarchy, with this information freely in their grasp, staged an assault that would effectively remove all influences of the clans from the realm, allowing them to rise to power without interference from "other parties". The Red Dragons stood no chance as the Monarchy descended on them without vengeance or mercy with a full scale assault on all known RD locations and outposts, and soon all physical traces of the clan had been razed to the ground, along with their allies The White Lions and many other sub-groups within the realm.
But the spirit of the clansmen continues. Canen's frustrations at the treatment of the clans by the old realm has been consumed by a desire for revenge, and in the out of the smouldering embers of The Red Dragon clan a new, more powerful order awaits its time to grow and thrive. His plan for a covert and powerful order called The Ghost Hand Order (named after the small band of partisans Gideon Xerxes led during Kheala's assault) is ready to finally be put into action, and once again establish its name as a feared and respected organisation.
Years passed and the Ghost Hand Order achieved little more, slowly dwindling in fame and fortune, reducing itself to committing petty assassination jobs as its former glory was slowly relinquished. That was until one chance encounter led to the recruitment of Raelyse Salidan.
The prince of Myrusia quickly rose up the ranks through a combination of flair, leadership and confidence. Among his many tasks, the more prominent ones included identifying the renewed Castigar threat, finding their one time mountain headquarters of Erebus in Alerar, securing financial support through those mines while also slaying any that dared step in his way. When Canen Darkflight stepped down, Raelyse was promoted from leader of the Partisans to leader of the entire order.
The new leader wasted no time in securing the mountain area around Erebus, or at least attempting to do so. Part greed and part ambition temporarily blinded Raelyse and he was humbled by the native dwarves who valiantly defended their homes. A second assault to regain his pride did nothing, though Raelyse did gain something. During his time with his men, he slowly began to notice the cracks forming in his organization. His people were growing weak.
After milking the last of the mines dry, Raelyse proceeded to slowly transform the order. All ranks barring the Partisans were wiped clean, resulting in a complete restructure of the organization. It was now that their leader realized that if he wanted to truly push the Order forward, he had to abolish any idea of this being a little fun play club. It had to be an army.
The lives of its members slowly began to become more regimental, with less and less benefits and training beginning to grow tougher and tougher. Casting aside its history, the Ghost Hand Order began its transformation. Only one man in it had the vision and ambition to lead it forward and he after adopting the title of Grander, Raelyse Salidan renamed his army "The Grander's Order."
Canen, returned from a long exile away from civilisation after his near-fatal encounter with the shadow parasite that took his body and sanity from him, realised that his fate and future lay in a place that could offer him protection and an opportunity to regain his strength and power. He sought out the Ghost Hand Order and Raelyse Salidan one more time in the hope that he would be offered at least a basic combat role, but was surprised when the boastful Prince made him the Grand Commodore of the new Order. Explaining to Canen that the Ghost Hand had begun it’s descent into ruin due to the weakness that inefficiency had brought into its structure, he revealed his grand design for the new clan that would eventually sweep away the old fragments of the GHO. Canen, impressed by Raelyse’s attitude and motivation, also found it within himself to take on his new role within the clan with a positive mindset.
The partnership of Grander Raelyse and Grand Commodore Canen had begun, as had the start of a unique era for The Grander’s Order.
Regimental Information
Other than this The Order have single and multiple operatives based in Corone and Radasanth, and own a number of divisions which can be allocated to tasks around the mainlands at short notice.
The rest of the Grander's Order is divided into two simple groups, Financial and "Defence."
Financial is mainly made up of dwarves exploiting the mines to support the Order though the organization seems to be shifting towards a larger human presence in the mining industry due to the uneasy alliance between the dwarves and the Grander's Order.
Defence is divided into 5 main divisions. Cavalry, Infantry, Ranged, Air and Sea*, and Magic. Each has an overall leader who had the rank of Brigadier General. The Brigadier General has 3 Colonels, 5 Majors, 7 Captains and 10 Lieutenants. Beneath that there are sergeants, corporals and privates. A PC may be any rank, which will be determined at their joining. Promotions will be awarded for good work.
The overall leader of the Grander's Order is Raelyse with the rank of Grander.
Leadership Structure:
Raelyse Salidan is leader of the Grander's Order. All long term and medium term decisions are made by him alone, including enlistment requirements, purchasing of food and water supplies, furthering of diplomatic negotiations and overall military command. General military command and administration tasks are passed down the chain of command.
The second in command of the Grander's Order is former GHO leader Canen Darkflight. Canen also leads the Ghost Hand Partisans and is entitled to lead them on any mission he chooses without prior approval from Raelyse.
Ranking Structure
Leader - Grander Raelyse
Second in Command - Grand Commodore Canen Darkflight
Defence - All are NPC at the moment
(Officers)
Brigadier General - Commanding Officer
Colonel - One will be appointed as 2IC
Major - Battalion Commander
Captain - Company Commander
Lieutenant - Platoon Commander
Admiral - Fleet Commander. An exclusive rank to The Black Sails that grants leadership of a fleet and its crew, but no internal officer privileges.
(Sergeants)
Master Sgt
Staff Sgt
1st Sgt
2nd Sgt
3rd Sgt
(Personnel)
Corporal
Private
Keep in mind that to advance from one section (E.g. Non-Commander to Sergeant requires a GLOWING report from someone up top)
Ghost Hand Partisan (Special Ranks)
1. Reaver
2. Ghost
3. Phalanx
4. Spectre
5. Phantom
Financial
The primary source of income for the Grander’s Order is inherited from the old ways of the Ghost Hand Order, only emulated on a much larger scale. This particular trade is mining. Due to the considerable rise in manpower since the restructuring of the clan it has been made possible to exploit far more regions and markets than originally able, and for this reason the Grander’s Order first objective in finance is to establish and secure a concrete flow of income from the mines in Kachuck, as well as obtaining (via the Barony of Radasanth’s assassination) the mining rights to many of Corone’s mines.
There will, of course, be other sundry methods to obtaining income but as such these are considered petty and are more suited to smaller forms of budgeting as opposed to looking at the longer term picture.
Divisions and leaders:
25th Commodore’s Guard
Commander: Grand Commodore Canen Darkflight
Purpose and history:
The 25th regiment was a division built specifically by Canen Darkflight in the years of Kheala Blackheart’s assault on the realm of the living. Once a faction of the Red Dragons, the 25th held off over one thousand demons with a force of not more than four hundred men, with lives to spare in the aftermath. Their tenacious attitude towards soldiering and their unbreakable resolve soon made them a name on the field: a name to be feared.
Although the years of the Red Dragon clan have long since faded into obscurity, Canen felt the need to have a reliable and tough fighting force in the structure of the Order, and rebuilt the 25th from hand picked soldiers drafted from the old Ghost Hand Partisans. Essentially, this is purely a Partisan division, with a far stronger framework. Although exact numbers are unknown due to the secrecy that surrounds this particular division it is thought the 25th takes no more than one hundred men to battle. It is supposed that one hundred of these men are the best the Grander’s Order have to offer in all aspects of combat, espionage and stealth.
13th Naval Division: The Black Sails
Commander: Admiral Torin Reahkari
Purpose and History
The Black Sails is a division commanded by the infamous former leader of the Black Sails Armada, Torin Reahkari. This new type of regiment boasts a fleet of two fully seaworthy ships that are ready to serve on a command from the top (as well as the opportunity to construct further ships using Etheria’s dockyard), and are more than capable of holding their own in a hostile situation. Torin’s current terms of service allow him freedom in his activities, allowing him to sail and leave at anytime he wishes to do so, and also allowing him to operate from Etheria Port in Alerar. This region has been assigned to him by the Grand Commodore and the Grander as his region of responsibility.
The Black Sails, known for their past connection with the Black Sails Armada, are even more feared now that they are under the control of The Grander’s Order, and command much respect within Etheria and within the ranks of the Order. It is unknown how many crew are available to sail with Torin but any request for additional seamen is likely to be passed without second thought, as this particular regiment is of great importance to the faction.
Further notes
There will be additional brigades and divisions as the need for them arises. Once these are concrete, the Grander's Order will inform a moderator and will ask for approval. The only named authorities to do this are Grander Raelyse and Grand Commodore Canen Darkflight.