Brotherhood
The brotherhood is an order of holy knights who's primary job is to serve as enforcers of the kingdom's laws. They serve as investigators, judges, jury, and when necessary, executioners. They are one of the few people in the kingdom who can accuse high ranking nobles, and even royalty, of crimes and bring them to court. Their authority is hard to overrule and serves as a check and balance agaisnt those who would abuse their power. The antithesis of the old Inquisition. Although the institution still exists as an arm of the church, they are largely independent from it to avoid the mistakes of the past.
This does not stop people from calling members inquisitors and the brotherhood, the inquisition. The public has not forgotten the crimes commited by the old institution and members of the brotherhood fight very hard agaisnt negative stigmas imposed on them by their past.
The secondary job of the knights of the brotherhood is to act as elite forces against the Shadowspawn, if a rift gets out of control and local adventurers can no longer handle it, they are called in to shut down the rift. It is said that one knight is equal in strength to 50 adventurers so they are not called in unless the situation is an escalating emergency.
History
The Brotherhood started off as the Inquisition before it was reformed to purge corrupt elements. It was reorganized by newly crowned Aarda Brightsong as an order of holy knights under the church's perview. All former members either disappeared with the previous queen or in the weeks later during the reorganization.
Type
Religious, Inquisitorial
Alternative Names
The Inquisition
Predecessor Organization
Training Level
Elite
Veterancy Level
Decorated/Honored
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