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Skull & Bones = This esoteric group represents the silent strength of the Royal Order. For more info see Skull & Bones. 
Specters of Duty = Members of the Orders of Kings have suffered from a supernatural malady that causes them to see the specters of those who died while serving under their command. Most Kings who experience this only suffer from it for awhile, but a few seem to be permanently stricken with the ghostly sight of deceased comrades.
The specters never speak or move about, they simply stand a ways off, starring at the King not with anger or fear but with simple attention, like a soldier standing before a commanding officer. Kings who have witnessed the phenomena report a feeling of strange calm fall over them along with a sense of duty. 
Mystics within the Order of Kings say the malady is in fact a spiritual crucible given to the Kings by The Almighty, to prevent them from becoming too far removed from their subjects. Kings must always remember that they exist to serve their people even as the people serve them. 
Kings do not speak of the malady with outsiders, preferring (like with many of the Order's secrets) to keep it in house. Curiously, however, there seems to be a few cases where the malady was able to 'infect' non-King Adepts who held positions of leadership and importance. In these instances, someone else outside the Order was often taking instructions from a King Adept and soon enough found themselves witnessing the sight of fallen friends and comrades. 
Such cases usually don't last that long.     
Spirits of Kings Past = Many King Adepts have reported receiving visions and epiphanies from the spirits of dead King Adepts. Many Kings who become Regent often experience dreams their first few nights where the previous Regent who died may return to them to give them the name of their 'greatest enemy.'