This era begins with the official coming-to-power of Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard. Initially after the usurping, not all members were comfortable with the new Guild Master, or rather, were not certain of his ability to lead. Some desired immediate changes, immediate actions while others desired time for the dramatic departure of Sir Unther to calm and the dust of it to fall. Some feared the decline of the Order and feared that the usurping would be the harbinger of the Order's demise. Destiny would not have it so.
In fact this era rose to be a peaceful age and age of growth, where the members appreciated much freedom through the newly democratic character of the Order.
The Guild Legislature appeared, giving a chance to members of the Order to voice their opinions through the democratic motion of secret ballot when a certain proposal was issued. Most of the Order's changes (if not all) came about from this very structure, thus making the members truly in possession of legislative power, and the administrative Guild Master and Knight-Generals in charge of carrying out this legislative motion through executive action.
Through the Guild Legislature came about the new Guild Tabard design (the elected design originally proposed by Sir Lethan Teradial) and a redefinition of the ranks of the Order.
Also through nominations proposed in the Guild Legislature came about a number of new Knight-Generals:
- Sir Lethan Teradial
- Dame Ratele Vailor
- Dame Laern
Thus at the height of the Bartholomean era, Bartholomeo ("Grand Knight" - Guild Master), Xaify (Honour Guard Captain), Jaibles (Knight-General), Lethan (Knight-General), Ratele (Knight-eneral) and Laern (Knight-General) formed the administration of the Order.
This era was equally the commencement of various ceremonies, such as the ceremony of knighting, which was attributed to an effectively squired member through the tutorage of a full-member (rank of Knight and higher), for which purpose (the education of pages and squires into the ways of chivalry) the Guild Academy was created.
The ritual gesture known as the "Laying Down of Hands" was characteristic of the Order's ceremonial tradition and were the usual way through which a member would receive his promotion in a higher rank.
An era fulfilled with a variety of inprovements and enhancements to the character of the Order, it was probably the time where the guild matured the most and earned most of its credibility and renown (mostly due to its intensive diplomatic campaigns with other guilds of simular import or ideal). However, as all things in the world of Azeroth, change is the only constant and Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard would not be able to carry out his duties as Guild Master for much longer.
He departed one day to the spirit realm on the calling of the Holy Light where he traversed to the other world through the cold and eldritch portal of death. His departure came about after having secured for the Order a future under the leadership of the brilliant Kaldorei, Sir Lethan Teradial, making him the first non-Human, non-paladin Guild Master.
Thus concludes a fulfilled era, an era marked with the Grand Knight's motto: "The guild does not serve the Guild Master. The Guild Master serves the guild."
The Lethanian Era
With Sir Bartholomeo gone*, some members were saddened by the news and this influenced the lives of many, but this emotional tide would soon turn as the era came to a healthy expansion in a number of ways. Indeed, a guild cannot permit itself to remain stagnant, it must constantly entertain its members with ever new content. This would be assured with the pioneering spirit of Sir Lethan Teradial who would introduce to the Order such features as a banking system for the Order, allowing the members of the Order to share their wealth.
*Note: He would later return in the last days of the Lethanian era, oddly a day after Lethan had planned to entrust the care of the Order to Lady Anira Theranarr.
Also new to the Order would be a redefinition in the rank-structure as well as new members of its administrative body, thus making the following members the Order's executive general council:
Lethan (General - Guild Master), Ratele (Knight-General), Laern (Knight-General), Zsuzsa (Knight-General), Calixis (Knight-General) and Anira (Knight-General).
Overall, the Lethanian era was another chapter of good times for the Order and eventually came to an end with the appointment of Dame Anira Theranarr as the future Guild Mistress of the Order, making her the first female to ever hold this position. With this succession of power to Lady Anira Theranarr begins a new era and the current one: The Aniran Era
À suivre...
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
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