Gryhskor Guild

Category:Forces
== Overview ==
In the form it took by 301 AG, the Gryhskor Guild were an elite force comprised of around 2,000 highly skilled warriors in the kingdom of Helmont, each one uniquely specialised and supremely disciplined. From 52 AG until 197 AG, they answered to the king or queen of the Grenthyx Dynasty, and an associated commander placed in charge of commanding the guild by the ruler of The Continent. However, beyond 197 AG, they answered only to the Patriarch/Matriarch and a commander. Apart from in the Crusade of the Borrows, the Uprootings and the Great War, the guild seldom protected Helmont. This was due to the fact that beyond 197 AG, the guild were a a service that could be used in return for payment to go to Helmont. In the ample time the guild enjoyed between their services being required, they spent their time training and honing their already unmatched skills in their respective speciality. 
== Structure and Process ==
=== Roles ===
From beyond 197 AG, the Guild was typically led by a commander, who was tasked with assuming the role of strategist and coordinator for the guild. As such, individuals who held the position were highly esteemed and carefully selected. The commander, with a few exceptions, did not fight along side the rest of the guild, though this was highly dependent on the commander's wishes. There also existed a general of the guild who was entrusted with organising training and admissions, always acompenying the guild into battle. However, they did not have the control of decision making power of the commander so were considered to be lower ranking. The rest of the guild was comprised of Gallantors of the Gryhskor Guild - men and women predominantly from Helmont, with a few from other kingdoms. With a unique fighting style, and in many cases form of combat, these people were a highly elite strand of fighters, who used unconventional tactics, creative thinking and their physical prowess to execute their orders. The lower age limit was 18. All Gallantors of the Guild were required to retire at the age of 40 - though they could, and most would, continue to serve the guild as a mentor to new members. Prior to 197 AG, the Guild's standards were far lower, essentially meeting the standards that any subsidiary force of the Grenthyx Dynasty would be expected to meet. Above all, their training was far more standardised. Under this new scheme, members of the guild from before 197 AG had to go through the same training as any other candidates. 
=== The Trials ===
The process to enter the Gryhskor Guild was notorious in its difficulty and required levels of commitment - partially explaining why it only boasted some 2,000 members. The first stage a candidate must pass through were known as the trials. These tested generic qualities of strength, ability and fluidity with weapons as well as complex problem solving alongside ethical and moral questions. These trials could take up to five years to complete.
=== Second stage ===
Of the few who passed these trials, they would then proceed to being trained to the standards of the Guild. Their training was delivered on a 1-1 basis, never collectively. In addition, those who trained candidates were overwhelmingly past Gryhskor Guild members, and so could pass on their expertise. The training emphasised idiosyncrasies far more than the trials did, being a journey to discover their own unique mode of combat. Available to them were many different weapons, from bows and arrows, to maces and staffs. During this time, they would spend almost all of their waking hours training and honing their skills with their mentor, learning to adapt their techniques as well as improve upon them. The process was far more psychological than physical, with the latter having already been tested in the trials. Critically, this second stage made the Gryhskor Guild the formidable strength it was known to be; an atomised strength rather than randomness and unreliability. 
== History ==
=== Establishment ===
The Guild was established by King Harter Grenthyx. Very much a successor, or continuation, of Jorjaeryn I Grenthyx, the new King decided that in order for each kingdom to feel a closer affinity to the collective dynasty-wide Continent, each kingdom needed at least a small force which would answer to the King. Reaffirming the Dynasty's policy of a cohesive and inclusive Continent, the Gryhskor Guild was officially established as an arm of the wider Grenthyx Force in 52 AG, with its training and leadership being standardised with the rest of The Chaestlands, and by extension, the Continent. Patriarch Stanryth I Fyth and Matriarch Jarmina Fyth, herself daugther-in-law of Jorjaeryn I Grenthyx, were thrilled at the news, and gladly accepted the appointment of a Chaestish commander of the forces, as did all subsequent rulers of Helmont during the time of the Dynasty. 
=== Degrading Standing ===
==== Effect of Sue Jorgan ====
In 184 AG, Sue Jorgan, a noted Chaestish aristocrat, assumed command of the Gryhskor Guild as per the request of King Rickon II Grenthyx. She cared little for her position and never set foot in the kingdom of Helmont, displaying a distinct disconnect with the guild she was entrusted with. This concerned authorities little, least of all new Patriarch, Norgoux Fyth, who would stop at nothing to prevent any upset coming to the dynasty in reward for their support. 
==== The Crusade of the Borrows ====
When the Crusade of the Borrows began in late 186 AG, and as the Borrosians advanced in the following years, Norgoux was ardent that he would not involve the Gryhskor guild to help, for fear of taking them out of reserves in a time when Sue might command their use due to the few remaining Grenthyx Colonies being lost. Seen by many as an act of insanity, the Gryhskor Guild was merely on standby when many Helmontans were being slaughtered. Eventually, Forkoux Fyth became Patriarch and immediately involved their services and pushed the Borrosians back by 190 AG, much the chagrin of Sue. 
=== Restructuring Process ===
As a payment for Sue's inaction or willingness to challenge Norgoux, the dynasty offered to instate a new commander, which Forkoux viewed to be something of a half-response considering that they failed to help Helmont fortify their southern border with The Borrows. Redginold Latimyer thus succeeded Sue in 190 AG, a reserved yet collected man who represented a vast improvement in terms of communication with the guild. Even still, as Forkoux pursued various reforms in the 190s, he had his eyes set on reforming the Guild from top to botom. Indeed, beginning in 196 AG, Forkoux began negotiations for the guild to be entirely separated from Dynasty links, with a commander appointed by the Patriarch or Matriarch, and for both the commander and Guild to answer to the Patriarch or Matriarch. Negotiations lasted a year until, in 197 AG, they concluded with a successful outcome for Forkoux, securing complete power over the Guild. Reginold respected this decision, admitting he had intense reservations about how the dynasty was conducting itself too, yet retained loyalty. Reginold subsequently ceased to be commander, with Forkoux assuming the role of commander to oversee the Guild's full transition and new training scheme. He assigned old member, Glossop Eckashel, to manage the day-to-day affairs of the Guild, including much of the 1-1 training by assuming the role of general. 
=== The Uprootings ===
=== Role by 301 AG ===
== Notable Individuals ==
=== Commanders: ===
*Sue Jorgan (184-190 AG; her dismissal)
*Redginold Latimyer (190-197 AG; his resignation due to restructure)
*Forkoux Fyth (197-202 AG; his resignation in order to attend to other duties)
*Narf Skinner (202-213 AG; his death)
=== Generals: ===
* Glossop Eckashel (197-202 AG; his death)
* Rythoux Odrin (290 AG-)
=== Gallantors: ===
*Teron Fyth
*Detroia Fyth
*Glossop Eckashel (formerly) 
*Yifoux I Fyth