Knights of the Silver Bough

One of the Player Factions in Andora.

### Description:

During the war with Rovgaz in year 2500, the people of Hashan were desperate. They had already banded together to repel the force before them, but they weren't strong enough. In their desperation, they turned to the Fae, who were willing to give power, but at a cost. One of these costs was an establishment of an order of mortals who would pledge themselves to the Fae and not any mortal kingdom or lord. The tribes of Hashan agreed and the deal was struck. Some of the first members were spirit blades, warriors taught the magic of the faewild to weave in with their combat skills.

Those who are drawn to the Knights of the Silver Bough look back upon this moment as their first emergence. While the history gets muddled at times, after the war, there were a band of warriors that came together, and would come to reside in a ruined castle near Mount Kamila that would come to be known as Castle of the Silver Bough. Their work, and reverence of the fae would soon bring the attention of the fae themselves. Speakers of the court would soon take up residence, and the castle enchanted. The ruined stones would be knit together by a wide variety of trees and plants, with a wide variety of plants and animals taking up residence among the knights. Spring of water would flow forth, including a paradoxical waterfall in the courtyard that springs from solid rock.

The goals of this faction would be to carry out any instructions they may receive from the fae courts, as rare as though may be. The faction would be somewhat militaristic, and at times offering themselves as mercenaries in wars as the fae direct. Oftentimes finding themselves fighting in wars across the continent. They would also work tirelessly to find cold iron, and bring it back to Castle of the Silver Bough to hand over the anti-fae material to receive gifts and power from the fae.

### Important Individuals:

Narantsetseg - Leader of the Knights of the Silver Bough

Speaker of the Summer

Speaker of the Fall

Speaker of the Winter

Speaker of the Spring

Speaker of the Wild Hunt

### Faction Benefits:

##### (Active) **Blessing of the Courts**

Each member of the Knights carries a trinket from one of the courts. A member receives this trinket through asking the speaker of that court for one. The knight may unleash the power within this trinket lending the court’s aid to their attacks as a bonus action. For one minute, each attack the user makes gains an additional d4 of damage depending on the court they received the trinket from (list below). This trinket has enough energy to be used once, regaining all its energy after a long rest.

* Court of Summer - Fire
* Court of Spring - Radiant
* Court of Autumn - Cold
* Court of Winter - Necrotic
* Wild Hunt - Piercing, Slashing, or Bludgeoning, chosen when you become associated with the court.

##### (Passive) **Tending the Mountain**

Part of the duties of the Knights of the Silver Bough is to ensure that Mount Kamila is well taken care of. The Confederation of Hashan pays well for this service. Members have access to a special day job, where they patrol and tend to the forests of Mount Kamila. This day job has a base reward of 25 gold per day spent and does not scale with level.

### Ranks:

Squire (lvl 1)

Knight (lvl 5)

Green Knight (lvl 10)

To climb up the ranks, a member must prove themselves not only in a duel, but also in a game of wits. So they must prove themselves not only martially adept, but keen of mind enough to serve the tricksters they hold in such high regard.