Brethren,
On the occasion of the New Year's celebration in part of the Feast of Winter Veil, I humbly offer to you all a perspective of the past with this current brief history of the Order. I commend the following to any and all who are desirous to learn of our great honourable chivalric order.
The Founding
The Order of the Knights of Stormwind was founded by a lone paladin by the name of Sir Unther Winterwolf on August 26, 2007. The founding members were a few of Sir Unther's own brothers-at-arms. Among these, one would become Sir Unther's right-hand; Sir "Richardd" (sic) as he called himself.
The Untherian Era
Sir Unther Winterwolf, having succesfully created the guild proceeded to strengthening its structure. Taking upon himself the title of "Lord-Protector" and granting his right-hand the title of "Lord-General", they both continued the Order's recruitment process, recruiting only paladins and noble knights. Shortly after the founding, the guild counted for itself 12 members and continued to expand.
Among this dozen of paladins joined a Second and Third War veteran, Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard of Stormwind City, former reclusive monk of the Brotherhood of Northshire. He would become the young guild's source of structure and strength along with its Guild Master.
It is with the coming of this new member that came the suggestion to expand the outreach of the guild to bolster its numbers and diversity that we know of today. At the founding, the guild would accept only Human paladins. With the coming of Bartholomeo's suggestion, this expanded into accepting all races of the class of paladin and priest (to act as chaplains of our cause - the first non-paladin member and first chaplain priest(ess) to join us was the silent Sister Frizzie that we all know of today). Eventually the expand took the toll of accepting all races and all classes (including those classes usually shunned by the Light-worshipping people, i.e.; warlocks and rogues), rendering the diversity that we know of today.
Participating in the recruitment effort of the guild, Bartholomeo was elevated to the rank of Honour Guard and then Honour Guard Captain, earning the trust of Sir Unther and Sir Richardd with his fervent desire to establish the guild and protect it and its membership.
As the guild was growing, it needed to grow not only in size and strength, but in credibility. It is due to his lack of valour* and lack of honour that Sir Richardd the Lord-General was banished by Sir Unther the Lord-Protector (Guild Master) after a trial of judgement which was carried out with respect and with dignity.
*Note: Sir Richardd used to beg on the public streets to buy an official tabard design for the guild.
With this small schism in the administration, Sir Unther needed to reconsidere and rethink the general structure of the guild. It is in the catacombs of the Cathedral of Light (where Unther often used to go to meditate) that he declared his desired new structure for the young guild, introducing the concept of "Chapters" to the guild's structure.
"Chapters" were a structural concept simular to "sub-guilds" within one general guild. The leader of each chapter was to be known as a "Chapter-Master" and had the power and perrogative to choose for his chapter a headquarter, call meetings and events, and etc. They were designed to organize and accomodate a guild with massive numbers. The very night this structure was dictated by Sir Unther, Sir Bartholomeo was installed as first Chapter-Master. He would call his chapter the "Guardians of Freedom".
From this restructuring of the guild began the golden age of the Untherian era, with the Order's greatest moment of growth in membership.
Among these members arose the Kaldorei, Dame Xaify whose loyalty to the Lord-Protector elevated her to the rank of Honour Guard Captain and the Draenei, Dame Jaibles who was found worthy by the Lord-Protector to become a Chapter-Mistress. She would name her chapter, the "Chapter of Hope". Later on, a young aboriginal Human by the name of "Onepaw" (renamed "Ragnar" by Sir Unther) would become the Lord-Protector's own pupil and future Chapter-Master of an untitled and empty chapter.
These five, Unther, Bartholomeo, Xaify, Jaibles and Ragnar would become the administrative body during the Untherian era.
With much already established, it was felt that the Order needed a change in its divisive structure and a constitution, and thus with Unther's dictation of policies, rules and laws, Sir Bartholomeo quickly proceeded to the formulation of a charter which would later earn the recognition of the King and His Majesty's royal seal. This charter would become the objective basis of the Order, thus giving it an independant character of its own, instead of being of a subjective nature, the creation and dictation of one individual.
New members, new alliances with other guilds, this was the original and young days of the Order.
The Usurping
As the Order continued to grow in numbers and character, it needed for its leader a certain charisma, a certain sociability and certain work-ethic as being Guild Master is not at all an easy responsability.
One evening as Sir Bartholomeo was doing his usual work, he was disheartened and desired to leave the Order as he felt his work of bulding the guild was going unappreciated. Upon sharing his concern with the members, they were alarmed and began telling him that he was their true leader and that they knew nothing of this "Lord-Protector" who sat on the thrown wearing the crown of mock-nobility. Also, the membership had recently began to voice subtle but steady their dissatisfied opinion with Sir Unther Winterwolf. Some members left altogether or considered leaving soon.
Bartholomeo, energized and enthused by this unsuspected number of supporters, called for an urgent meeting at the Westbrook Garrison (the Order's headquarters) where nearly all of the currently available members came and joined in the movement to voice their desire. Some desired to break away and create a new guild. Some desired to stay and simply remove the leader. Some were absolutely confused. Some were frustrated. The contraversy and confusion aise, only one left the guild that evening: The Lord-Protector himself, Sir Unther Winterwolf.
Leaving in an absolutely shocking act, Sir Unther resigned, assigning his right-hand, Sir Bartholomeo as Guild Master, and simply left, not desiring to speak to the members, hear their desires or face changing his ways. He left that evening with a concealed anger, which would later bring about in him a desire for vengeance for an act he would later perceive as a betrayal.
Thus, with the departure of its founder and the elevation of a new leader, begins the next era of the Order of the Knights of Stormwind.
To be continued...
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlgaurd
Secretary.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
On Celley the Fel III - An Important Message to All Members of the Order
Brethren,
On command of our gracious Guild Mistress, Lady Anira Theranarr, the following message addresses an important matter which must, once and for all, be dealt with.
The Order has reason to believe that the influence of Celley the Fel has seeped among the confraternity for far too long. The time has come to take the righteous measures to thwart this threat and banish it for the good of all. Celley the Fel has recently gained grounds over the minds of our members, having convinced a few to join her. We believe this continues today as some within our ranks appear uncaring of the law of the Kingdom and the law of the Order, contrary to their solemn pledge to the virtues of honour and loyalty.
Let it be reiterated: Any member who has been found cooperating with the sinister schemes of Celley the Fel or are in any way cooperate with her agents will be found guilty of the crime of high treason and treason to the Order, which will entail immediate banishment from the Order of the Knights of Stormwind.
Brethren, we pray you, heed this warning and do what is right under the guidance of the Light.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
On command of our gracious Guild Mistress, Lady Anira Theranarr, the following message addresses an important matter which must, once and for all, be dealt with.
The Order has reason to believe that the influence of Celley the Fel has seeped among the confraternity for far too long. The time has come to take the righteous measures to thwart this threat and banish it for the good of all. Celley the Fel has recently gained grounds over the minds of our members, having convinced a few to join her. We believe this continues today as some within our ranks appear uncaring of the law of the Kingdom and the law of the Order, contrary to their solemn pledge to the virtues of honour and loyalty.
Let it be reiterated: Any member who has been found cooperating with the sinister schemes of Celley the Fel or are in any way cooperate with her agents will be found guilty of the crime of high treason and treason to the Order, which will entail immediate banishment from the Order of the Knights of Stormwind.
Brethren, we pray you, heed this warning and do what is right under the guidance of the Light.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
On the Guild Seal
Brethren,
Recently, many have surfaced a desire to know more of the origins of this small device every member of the Order carries with him to hear or give out communications.
The Guild Seal is of my own personal commission. I had heard of such a device existing on the forefronts of the Stormwind Army and I believed it would be important for a guild such as ours to be able to communicate with eachother at all times. This of course would keep the Order together and aware of it's membership. Originally, the idea was to have a Guild Seal for the Guild Master and his officers only, but it soon became obvious to us that entire membership of the Order should be in possession of this device.
A brilliant Gnome and engineer, Springspindle Fizzlegear of the Gnomeregan Exiles took charge of producing these Guild Seals by the hundreds with his fellow engineers. He went beyond my expectations when he gave me a Guild Seal and told me of its features in his usual Gnomish jargon: an intertelepathical spriggletranslocator, a jizzlematic alarm-o-meter, a drillsprocket energizer, an autodestructocommandulation detonator, and most importantly, a bicklebockle megatranscending transemitter.
It has been ever since the beginning of the Untherian Era of the Order that we have been utilizing this Guild Seal. Any of the members of the Order who are not in possession of a Guild Seal may procure for themselves one such device at any dispensing Guild Vault.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
Recently, many have surfaced a desire to know more of the origins of this small device every member of the Order carries with him to hear or give out communications.
The Guild Seal is of my own personal commission. I had heard of such a device existing on the forefronts of the Stormwind Army and I believed it would be important for a guild such as ours to be able to communicate with eachother at all times. This of course would keep the Order together and aware of it's membership. Originally, the idea was to have a Guild Seal for the Guild Master and his officers only, but it soon became obvious to us that entire membership of the Order should be in possession of this device.
A brilliant Gnome and engineer, Springspindle Fizzlegear of the Gnomeregan Exiles took charge of producing these Guild Seals by the hundreds with his fellow engineers. He went beyond my expectations when he gave me a Guild Seal and told me of its features in his usual Gnomish jargon: an intertelepathical spriggletranslocator, a jizzlematic alarm-o-meter, a drillsprocket energizer, an autodestructocommandulation detonator, and most importantly, a bicklebockle megatranscending transemitter.
It has been ever since the beginning of the Untherian Era of the Order that we have been utilizing this Guild Seal. Any of the members of the Order who are not in possession of a Guild Seal may procure for themselves one such device at any dispensing Guild Vault.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
On Being New to the Order
Brethren,
Recently, with a new influx of new members, I believe time is ripe to re-affirm the requirements and things to do once you are new to this honourable chivalric Order.
To join the Order, all you must do is meet with a full-member of the Order (thus, a member in the rank of Knight or higher) this member will and should lead you through the requirements and get you through the ordinary recruitment manner, or transfer you to an officer. Please note that Dame Laern is the main officer in charge of recruitment and human ressources.
First and foremost, the question should be asked why is he or she interested in joining our Order. It question of how he or she has learned of our Order is equally of importance, as it indicates through which via we gain the more members (thus enriching our recruitment tactics).
Second, it must be made certain and clear that the prospective member is a proud member of the Alliance, a staunch defender of the Kingdom of Stormwind and/or any of its allied Kingdoms, and that he or she has to his person chivalric virtues such as honour and loyalty to an ideal.
Third, the prospective member must give his solemn word of promise that he or she will be respectful of the Order's membership, its administration and its the Order's constitutional laws.
Once the member has joined the Order, he or she should be furnished with a leaflet or an otherwise permission to withdraw a Guild Seal from our Guild Vault, with which he or she will be able to communicate and hear our communications.
A new member will immediately become a Page, and it is of course natural that a member is desirous to obtain a higher rank and we encourage this. It is therefore suggested that the new member seeks for him or herself a tutor which will show the Page's desire to obtain a higher rank. The Page's tutor can only be someone who is of the rank of Knight or higher. Once the Page has requested pupilship from one of the Knights, and the Knight agrees, he or she will be known as a Squire of that Knight and he or she should bare in mind that the lessons that will be taught to him relate, for the most part, on what being a Knight of Stormwind is all about. It is equally a chance to measure one's aptitudes. The tutor may of course teach various lessons, teaching what he or she sees fit to learn and of use to the pupil.
Tutorage of a pupil should eventually end, at a sensical length (on average, two weeks), and the tutor should report to the administration his desire to impart graduation on his pupil. The administration of the Order will then set a date for the Squire to granted admission into the full-membership of the Order through a ceremony of knighting which is ordinarily performed by, either the tutor of the pupil in question, or a celebrant officer, or the Guild Master. The bulk of the membership should be present at such an event.
After the ceremony, the Squire will be promoted to the rank of Knight where he will be able to wear proudly his Guild Tabard and gain access to several of the Order's benefits, such as increased credibility and identity.
A new Knight is a new defender of our nation(s).
For the method of attainment of the ranks beyond the rank of Knight, please consult the Official Royal Charter of the Order of the Knights of Stormwind, included in these very archives.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
Recently, with a new influx of new members, I believe time is ripe to re-affirm the requirements and things to do once you are new to this honourable chivalric Order.
To join the Order, all you must do is meet with a full-member of the Order (thus, a member in the rank of Knight or higher) this member will and should lead you through the requirements and get you through the ordinary recruitment manner, or transfer you to an officer. Please note that Dame Laern is the main officer in charge of recruitment and human ressources.
First and foremost, the question should be asked why is he or she interested in joining our Order. It question of how he or she has learned of our Order is equally of importance, as it indicates through which via we gain the more members (thus enriching our recruitment tactics).
Second, it must be made certain and clear that the prospective member is a proud member of the Alliance, a staunch defender of the Kingdom of Stormwind and/or any of its allied Kingdoms, and that he or she has to his person chivalric virtues such as honour and loyalty to an ideal.
Third, the prospective member must give his solemn word of promise that he or she will be respectful of the Order's membership, its administration and its the Order's constitutional laws.
Once the member has joined the Order, he or she should be furnished with a leaflet or an otherwise permission to withdraw a Guild Seal from our Guild Vault, with which he or she will be able to communicate and hear our communications.
A new member will immediately become a Page, and it is of course natural that a member is desirous to obtain a higher rank and we encourage this. It is therefore suggested that the new member seeks for him or herself a tutor which will show the Page's desire to obtain a higher rank. The Page's tutor can only be someone who is of the rank of Knight or higher. Once the Page has requested pupilship from one of the Knights, and the Knight agrees, he or she will be known as a Squire of that Knight and he or she should bare in mind that the lessons that will be taught to him relate, for the most part, on what being a Knight of Stormwind is all about. It is equally a chance to measure one's aptitudes. The tutor may of course teach various lessons, teaching what he or she sees fit to learn and of use to the pupil.
Tutorage of a pupil should eventually end, at a sensical length (on average, two weeks), and the tutor should report to the administration his desire to impart graduation on his pupil. The administration of the Order will then set a date for the Squire to granted admission into the full-membership of the Order through a ceremony of knighting which is ordinarily performed by, either the tutor of the pupil in question, or a celebrant officer, or the Guild Master. The bulk of the membership should be present at such an event.
After the ceremony, the Squire will be promoted to the rank of Knight where he will be able to wear proudly his Guild Tabard and gain access to several of the Order's benefits, such as increased credibility and identity.
A new Knight is a new defender of our nation(s).
For the method of attainment of the ranks beyond the rank of Knight, please consult the Official Royal Charter of the Order of the Knights of Stormwind, included in these very archives.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
Monday, December 24, 2007
On the Wedding of Lady Anira and Brother Jorrik
Brethren,
It is an honour and a previlege for me to pronounce the first official announcement of our Guild Mistress, Lady Anira Theranarr's coming union in holy matrimony with one of our own Order, Brother Jorrik. It is equally a great honour for me that I have been chosen by the future bride and groom to preside over the wedding ceremony.
You will be updated as to the precise time and place of this grand event in the coming days.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
It is an honour and a previlege for me to pronounce the first official announcement of our Guild Mistress, Lady Anira Theranarr's coming union in holy matrimony with one of our own Order, Brother Jorrik. It is equally a great honour for me that I have been chosen by the future bride and groom to preside over the wedding ceremony.
You will be updated as to the precise time and place of this grand event in the coming days.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard
Secretary.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
On the Departure of Sir Lethan Teradial and Sister Morena Shadowsong
Brethren,
It is with a heavy heart that I wish to announce the indefinite departure of our Past Guild Master and Knight-General, Sir Lethan Teradial and his Night-Elven companion, Sister Morena Shadowsong. These two have been with us since the post-Untherian era and have been veritable pillars of support for the Order.
Also departing from the Order is Sister Mograi, Sister Kaisia and Brother Ronove. We wish these, as with Brother Lethan and Sister Morena, the Light's choicest blessings.
We are in your dept.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard.
Secretary.
Post-script note:
Please note that Sir Lethan Teradial has been responsible for such guild developments such as the definition of the guild rank-structure, the guild vault, the new design of the guild tabard and much, much more.
It is with a heavy heart that I wish to announce the indefinite departure of our Past Guild Master and Knight-General, Sir Lethan Teradial and his Night-Elven companion, Sister Morena Shadowsong. These two have been with us since the post-Untherian era and have been veritable pillars of support for the Order.
Also departing from the Order is Sister Mograi, Sister Kaisia and Brother Ronove. We wish these, as with Brother Lethan and Sister Morena, the Light's choicest blessings.
We are in your dept.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard.
Secretary.
Post-script note:
Please note that Sir Lethan Teradial has been responsible for such guild developments such as the definition of the guild rank-structure, the guild vault, the new design of the guild tabard and much, much more.
On the Feast of Winter Veil
Brethren,
Yesterday evening, beginning at 6:00 PM (Server Time) at the Westbrook Garrison was held the Order's celebration of the Feast of Winter Veil. After a short greeting wishes by our Lady Anira, the members went downstairs where a good meal was served. Along with good food and good wine, the members present for the evening delightfully exchanged gifts and stories.
Indeed, after all the grim happenings surrounding the Order, we have been able to sit and enjoy a time of light-hearted fraternity.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard.
Secretary.
Yesterday evening, beginning at 6:00 PM (Server Time) at the Westbrook Garrison was held the Order's celebration of the Feast of Winter Veil. After a short greeting wishes by our Lady Anira, the members went downstairs where a good meal was served. Along with good food and good wine, the members present for the evening delightfully exchanged gifts and stories.
Indeed, after all the grim happenings surrounding the Order, we have been able to sit and enjoy a time of light-hearted fraternity.
Yours in the Light,
-Sir Bartholomeo Burlguard.
Secretary.
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