The Solar Templars

*Where there is darkness, There is Light! Praise the Sun for its infinite glory!" -Motto of the Solar Templars*

## Known Crews

### Crews

Solaires Ten

**The Solar Templars** is the sixteenth (XVIth) legion of the Crusaders are are considered to be the most Zealous and courageous amongst the legions. In their presence, they radiate a powerful and inspiring light to those in need of aid, not healing their true wounds but instead giving out morale to fight for the empire and for the crusader's. in the grim darkness of the old world, this legion brings in a optimistic that clashes with other factions, using faith in Arceus as well as Solgaleo. The are equally powerful in terms of offensive and defense battle, but their zealous fury brings a type of optimistic insanity battle.

The Legion is used to wage "Holy Wars" against the Cults of giratina, with their Chaplains being the most powerful and dedicated to the prayer and the worship of the Original one. In their presence, beings from the world of distortion literally begin to decay from the real world. traditions such as The Holy Lanterns lit with blessed fire and the Yearly Festival of Solagleo keep their faith relatively pure and uncorrupted. A chant that is heavily associated with the Solar Templars is the phrase "*Praise the Sun".* Most would believe this to be used to some sort of gratitude or Thankfulness to the gods but Many Pokémon believe this as a call to Solgaleos spirit to aid them in the heat of battle. Most of the time, Solagleo Answers the Templars call...

The Legion is one of the very few to have had an actual interaction with their Pantheon inspiration. An acolyte of the previous leader, Solvan Krenn had claimed to have seen a legendary pokemon in the middle of the desert, The Primeval of the sun had apparently been seen. Many wouldn't believe him some calling him a liar or even a Heretic. Although a small of loyal group of friends from the legion would journey over where he had with Solgaleo, a rock formation by the name of Ego's Crossing. Once the group had entered the rock formation, the Primeval showed himself in the center of the rock, basking the Pokémon in an intense white light.

Slovan would be named as a Chosen one by the Primeval of the sun by many who heard the story, many would believe him to be the true leader of the Solar Templars . for a few months this would cause a rift between the loyal ones who would follow the original founder Pen Fenris, while the Chosen would try to instill Slovan into the new leader. Small skirmishes between the two sides would unfold, but it wasn't until a devastating tragedy. A Cultist Ambush that wiped out all of the Loyalists including the old leader (*Some would believe this was caused by the Chosen)*. With the position of leader open for Slovan, he reluctantly was appointed to become the Master of the Solar Templars and began to rebuild the broken Legion

Outside of Battle, The Templars work as priests or servitors to the religion of Arceus.

## **Origins**

in the beginnings of the Solar templars, the founders were originally priests in the Western parts of Deuterra that would worship Arceus to an unusual degree. But things wouldn't start until the The Motha Endri Speech was Broadcasted across the region, that the legion would begin to form. The Clergy of the west would form a precursor to the Legion called The Favored Suns, where they would send out apostles to all around Deuterra and eventually the Old world, to spread the favored word of Arceus and to worship the sun for its power. However this endeavor would be short lived as many felt there was no need to send out Apostles as many thought that whatever pokemon that lived there would already have turned to the same belief that the Empire had.

It wasn't until the Discovery of the Cult of Giratina that the Clergy of the Favored Sons would be called forth to Lord Master Saxum about a creation of the sixteenth legion. One that would counter the Cults using the faith and the power of Solgaleo. Thus the Solar Templars would be formed, their leader would be Pen Fenris and it would consist of mostly young members of the clergy or Pokémon that would be willing to join

## **Chapter 1: Overture and the First Landings**

The Legion would first be deployed shortly after the First Landings. Three crews would land in the shores of Moltres City and its surrounding bay to cleanse a Cultist pressense