Order of the Aurora

== Overview ==
The Order of The Aurora (Aréte: Serma De Ét Aurora), commonly known as The Order is the military of the Kingdom of Aurora, and a Pavlovist military Order. It was founded in the Empire of Escharia and operated there until 16 T.E (Dec. 2020), thereafter being based in Fornost within Aurora, following the Auroran Exodus, a historical event in which the Order of the Aurora left their homeland of Escharia and established a new kingdom on the continent of Haven.
The Order of The Aurora arose in the ancient Escharia during a time period in which Escharia and Rathnir as a whole faced increasing threats from “unholy” beings. After a disastrous Escharian military defeat during the Southern incursion, a group of survivors formed the Order to hold off the invading blighted hordes. 
The organization became a sanctioned military order under the Escharian Government, charged with the defense of Escharia from those deemed unholy under Soleanenism. The Order was short-lived and collapsed after a short period of operation.
After a long period following the Order’s collapse, the organization was reformed under the Empire of Escharia when Emperor Severie of Escharia appointed first Grandmaster Ortwin Aurelius to restore it. This iteration of the Order continues to operate to this day under the Kingdom of Aurora.
Throughout its history, the Order of the Aurora has played a crucial role in shaping the identity and unity of Aurora through involvement in numerous conflicts across Rathnir.
At its peak, the Order of the Aurora was one of the most successful and powerful military forces in Rathnir, exerting influence over many foreign conflicts. It still plays a key role in maintaining security and stability within the Kingdom of Aurora. However, in recent years, the Order has declined in size due to a prolonged period of peace within Aurora. Despite this, it remains a formidable military force capable of defending itself.
== Notable Conflicts ==
The Order Of The Aurora has been involved in countless conflicts throughout Aurora's many years. A few notable ones include:
Main Article: All Conflicts Involving Aurora
===Allium-Coalition War===
Main Article: Allium-Coalition War
The Order, then within the army of the Second Empire of Uldarash directly participated in the Battle of New Dorasterrock, providing an estimated 40-50 trained soldiers. The Auroran contingent of the Coalition's army was a primary forward force critical in the capturing of the Bardonian capitol building. The Aurorans took few causalities, besides in minor engagements with the, at the time, feared mercenary group, The Hands. Auroran foot soldiers led the capture of the roof of the capitol building, becoming the subjects of the famous painting depicting the battle.
===Uldarashi Civil War/Eldhamite Intervention in the Uldarash Civil War===
Main Article: Uldarash Civil War/Eldhamite Intervention in the Uldarash Civil War
During the Uldarashi Civil War, the Order of Aurora were the largest contingent of the Imperial Army of Uldarash. Auroran Commanders were heavily involved in decision making, Auroran supply production was the highest in all of Rathnir and in some battles as many as four in five of the Uldarashi Soldiers were Auroran. This period was the strongest the Order of Aurora would ever be, having an even larger army during the Civil War than in the Third Coalition War. Aurora took part in every battle of the war and won decisive victories at Terroja and Hapatmitas, as well as smaller victories in other battles. 
During the Civil War, the Eldham Entente, an alliance of nearly every major power on the world of Eldham, intervened, aiding the loyalists in order to lead a war against Aurora. This eventually led to the Battle of Fornost, the largest battle on the server at the time. Uldarash suffered more casualties than the Entente during the battle, but Fornost was successfully held.
===Northport War===
Main Article: Northport War
Aurora, now an independent kingdom following the collapse of the Second Empire of Uldarash, took part in the largest war in its history when ex-sentinel of the Order Ganeffs invaded Aurora with the help of the New Dorasterrock Accords. The war led to Rathir's largest battle to date, the First Siege of Northport, which saw Aurora's Northern city suffer extensive damage at the hands of NDA soliders and ended in an official stalemate. This was followed by the Second Siege of Northport and offensive Battle of Savras both of which resulted in Auroran victories. After the victory at Savras, the NDA began a period of collapse until eventually peace was officially declared between Aurora and Ganeffs, ending the war in an Auroran victory. 
==History==
===The Southern Incursion===
The Order Of The Aurora was originally founded by survivors of the Southern Incursion, an event in which hordes of blighted overran the Escharian military, and forced survivors to flee to the stronghold castle of Gentumar. Led by the Niedene folk hero and Soleannen Saint, Miria. 
Within Gentumar, the survivors of the disastrous defeat rallied and held off the blighted horde until reinforcing Escharian regiments arrived and were able to destroy the remaining blighted, and their leader, the Demon Vrizshak.Following the victory at Gentumar, the Order was established by the Escharian government, to operate out of Castle Gentumar. The Order primarily focused on defeating threats related to the unholy, but were also deployed to defend Escharia in military conflicts. 
After many years of operation, the Order, which had lost significant amounts of their members, disbanded, and Castle Gentumar fell into disrepair. 
===Escharian Revival===
After a long period of Castle Gentumar being uninhabited, Emperor Severie of Escharia, along with his close friend and advisor, Ortwin Aurelius, came across the abandoned castle. The story of the Order was still well known by Escharians well educated in history, and as such, Emperor Severie made the decision for Gentumar to be restored, and the Order reestablished, with Ortwin Aurelius appointed as the Grandmaster. Under Grandmaster Aurelius, the Order quickly began increasing in size and number. Operating out of Gentumar, the Order stayed true to it's original purpose of combating the unholy, mostly blighted and lycanthropes. 
Shortly after the Order's re-establishment, Escharia came into possession of Western Tessel. The Order was tasked with protecting this island, as prior to Escharia acquiring the island, the locals had utilized Tessel to open an entrance to the Void, which was used for ritual sacrifices. These actions were seen as unholy under the law of Escharian Soleannenism. 
===Naverechniyan Influences===
Near the same time that the Order had been deployed to Tessel, a large number of Naverechniyan refugees fled to Escharia following the Naverechniyan Civil War, in which they established the town Mluadopol. This resulted in a significant number of former Naverechniyans becoming members of The Order of The Aurora. As a result, a large amount of Naverechniyan culture and religion was introduced to members of the Order, most notably, Pavlovism. Pavlovism would quickly catch on within The Order as a result of the Order's isolation from the rest of Escharia and Soleannenism. 
The Order adopting Pavlovism as it's religion became the first cause of tensions between the Escharian Government and The Order, as Escharia's national religion was strictly Soleannenism. 
===Leadership Under Grandmaster Aurelian===
During the Order's deployment to Tessel, former Grandmaster Ortwin Aurelius stepped down. This left a major gap in the command structure of the Order. As such, the Escharian Emperor designated a well regarded Knight of the Order to become the military governor of Western Tessel, and shortly after promoted Aurelian to Grandmaster of the Order, in hopes that Aurelian would bring the organization back to the level of success it achieved during the first iteration of the Order.
Aurelian and the Order as a whole would struggle to find Escharian citizens willing to join the Order, and as such would remain as a relatively small group, most of which being close friends. 
During this time, the Escharian Emperor had become disinterested in the Order of The Aurora, rarely interacting with or supporting the organization in their efforts. This further isolated the organization from the Escharian Government, and largely began the fracture between the two groups. 
===The Auroran Exodus ===
Main Article: First Coalition War
Shortly following Aurelian's promotion, he would establish contact with Athaz The Traveler, who spoke and educated Aurelian on foreign affairs, global politics, and the many sights and awes Athaz had come across on his travels across Rathnir. This would result in Aurelian learning of the conflict brewing between Escharia and the neighboring Yimmu-Audal.
Aurelian, having learned the full extent of the Escharian offensive against Yimmu-Audal, became strictly opposed to the Escharian decision to wage war. Aurelian and the rest of the Order wrote a joint declaration of secession from the Escharian empire in retaliation to the poor choices of Emperor Severie of Escharia. In this movement, they declared neutrality in the main conflict as the Order wished no part in it. Aurelian discussed this at the capital of Yimmu-Audal when he presented Emperor Severie the declaration, who sat on the Audalad throne. 
The Emperor Severie told Aurelian that they would talk soon to discuss the matter, offering a peaceful resolution. Aurelian accepted, however swiftly returned to Tessel to prepare against any potential Escharian retaliation. In the coming days after his return home, an Escharian commander by the name of ViewedMarquis would raid the island in an attack against the Order. Although the raid was short lived, it resulted in the deaths of multiple Order members, demoralizing the organization. 
In the days following the attack, Escharian Empress Debi came to speak to the Order, Aurelian was fully outraged by the actions of what seemed like an Escharian attack against the Order's home, despite being offered a peaceful discussion the night before. The Empress claimed Viewed had no part in Escharian policy and acted on their own accord. Aurelian was skeptical, fearing the attack was part of a larger ploy against the Order. 
The discussion with the Empress was followed by the delivery of an ultimatum to the Order. The Escharian government demanded the Order leave Tessel and Escharia as a whole, or face total destruction. Aurelian attempted a plea for peace as he did not wish to fight with the Empress, having befriended Debi during his time in the Order. The Empress pitied Aurelian, but maintained the Escharian ultimatum. 
Aurelian gathered the Order soon after the ultimatum was delivered, and it was decided that the Order would flee the island in order to avoid conflict. After a long journey in search of a place to take permanent refuge, the Order found and settled in Haven. 
The Order maintained it's goal of reclaiming Tessel, further fueling tensions, but were unable to make any effort to retake the island due to their small numbers and lack of battle-worthy equipment. 
===Arrival in Haven===
In in the winter of 16 T.E (Dec. 2020), the Aurorans would arrive in Western Haven, quickly settling within a small valley, in which they would create their place of refuge, now known as Fornost. Tensions with the Escharians were still high, as the Escharian Emperor sought to destroy the Order despite the large distance between Nieden and Haven. The Escharian government had publicly denounced the Aurorans, claiming they had desecrated the Castle Gentumar, using this as a justification to hunt the Order. These claims lacked evidence, and as such were disputed by the Aurorans. 
The Order, having previously established friendly relations with those in Uldarash would establish close political ties with the Empire, working closely on the development of the Order's new kingdom, and aiding Uldarash in conflict. Tensions with Escharia would slowly die down, as the Escharians never attempted to destroy the Order, while the Order never made any attempts to reclaim Tessel. 
===Under The Kingdom of Aurora===
Main Article: Aurora
TBA
==Structure and ranking==
The Order of the Aurora is a military organization with a hierarchical rank system. The ranking system is as follows. 
Rank 	Responsibilites 	Requirements	Uniform
Grandmaster	Head of the Order.	
*Experienced in battlefield commanding.
*Experienced in war planning.
*Approval from Auroran Monarch.	
Sentinel 	Second in Command
*Advises Grandmaster.
*Manages promotions/demotions.
*Does the bulk of war planning.
*Commands an Auroran Corps if able.	
*Experienced in battlefield commanding.
*Experienced in war planning.
*Approval from Grandmaster.
*(Must meet all requirements of Paladin)	
Paladin 	Regular Officer
*Advises Sentinels.
*Recommends promotions/demotions.
*Manage trainings of Order Members.
*Commands an Auroran Corps if able.	
*Experienced in warfare.
*Capable of combat.
*Able to lead on the battlefield.
*Approval from Sentinels
*(Must meet all requirements of Knight)	
Chaplain 	Specialized Equivalent to Knight
*Tasked with providing battlefield resupply to members of the Order & Allies.
*Helps the Corps to stick and work together.	
*Must meet all requirements of Knight
*Must be able to survive for prolonged periods under intense pressure during battle.
*Must be able to efficiently provide resupply during a battle.	
Sapper 	Specialized Equivalent to Knight
*Tasked with utilizing/handling explosives during battle
* Carries other miscellaneous battlefield supplies (Haybales, Redstone, Capture Blocks, etc.)	
*Must meet all requirements of Knight.
*Must be able to survive for prolonged periods under intense pressure during battle.
*Must be able to effectively use explosives, and other miscellaneous wartime supplies.	
Knight 	Experienced Fighter
* Engages in combat with skilled enemy combatants.
*Leads Auroran Corps if the Corps leader is killed or missing.
* Deploys with an Auroran Corps	
*Deployed to at least one war.
*Shown dedication to the Order during wartime.
*Performed well on the battlefield.
*(Must meet all requirements of rank below)	
Warden 	Regular Soldier
*Deploys with an Auroran Corps.
*Fights on the battlefield.	
*Combat qualified.
*Attends Order trainings.
*Must not hold citizenship in other nations.	
Auxiliary 	Warden Equivalent Rank for Dual Citizens
*Deploys with an Auroran Corps.
*Fights on the Battlefield.	
*Combat Qualified
*Attends Order Trainings	
Trainee 	New Recruit 
*Attends trainings until combat qualified requirements are reached.	
*No Requirements	
===Retired Ranks===
Templars were a rank within the Order which was created in order to provide a intermediary between Knight and Paladin. The goal of this rank was to allow Knights a period in which they would receive training and experience before becoming a Paladin and full officer. The program largely did not succeed, as the Order failed to keep it active enough to warrant maintaining the rank.
High Sentinel was for a time the equivalent to Grandmaster, which executed the same duties as Grandmaster. The rank was renamed to Grandmaster as the Order wished to maintain the traditional/historical name of the rank. 
Category:Nations
Category:Aurora
Category:Escharien
Category:Organizations
Category:Traveler's Era