Order of Sir Martin

The Order of Sir Martin exists as both a bloodline and a faction within the Invictus, a quasi-mercenary order of knights ordained by blood. Whether a member of the Order accepts that blood from their Embrace or from an annointing into the group is irrelevant; Knights of the Order are Knights of the Order. The Cross of the order of Sir Martin is crimson, upon black - an inversion of the Holy Order of Lazarus of Jerusalem, and a combination of the traditional scarlet crusader's cross and the white-on-black of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John.
The First Estate’s acceptance of the Order of Sir Martin comes as something of a surprise to most Kindred. Often described with epithets ranging from “unpleasant” to “scurrilous” or worse, the Knights of Sir Martin seem at first glance antithetical to the First Estate. They claim to uphold the law, never openly defying it and always adopting a stance of submission towards the authority of the Invictus, yet they seem constantly plagued by accusations of secretly flaunting the edicts of the domain and spreading disease among the masses.
In truth, the Order of Sir Martin acts as a sort of secret police for the Invictus, willing to act in ways and investigate in places that the more proper members of the covenant could never sanction. The eclectic membership of the order opens it to Kindred who would never otherwise find a niche within the First Estate, while the covert operations it engages in on behalf of the Invictus allows its members to channel their most destructive impulses into productive avenues. The Invictus appreciates the Leper Knight’s unique talents and have kept them close to their breast for almost a thousand years.
The Order is well-known for its members having excellent fighting ability. It also suffers from a rather disgusting quirk; members of the Order can become grossly disgusted by the act of feeding, vomiting the blood they've taken in violently. As a result, Knights of Sir Martin rarely feed in the presence of others.
Structurally, the Order exists in chapterhouses, though some of its members prefer to work as nomadic cells. Most such chapters are located in Europe, but there are a handful in and around the Holy Land, and one in New England.
Category:Faction
Category:Invictus
Category:Bloodline
Category:Kindred
Category:Ancient
Category:Mercenary
Category:Rich