Organizations

Gloria-Etalia contains many different organizations other than national governments and religious organizations, some prominent examples below:

### Mercenary Groups

Figthing groups of sword-for-hires found across Gloria-Etalia

#### Broken-Chain:

The Broken-Chain is a Multiracial semi-criminal band of freed slaves, mercenaries and civilian conspirators. Founded by escape Goblin Slaves from Duo-Qian, they over time have collected various Human and Elf members through the years.

When Belaria made first contact on the shores of Ram's Head, The Broken-Chain, which was already mostly active across the Southeast Coast, became known to slaves across the Westrasi states an while membership in the west is low, several wealthy benefactors have funded Broken-Chain operations. Some out of genuine guilt, others as a way to destabilize economic rivals in the East.

The current leader is a charismatic Bezel Goblin named Skarro (formerly Fifth-Toy). Thet are known for raids alongside the southeast coast and occasional dips into Khanate territory.

#### The Blackbirds:

A group of barbarians who survived raiding an enemy's village decided to become a mercenary company. They are small, just a small unit of muscular men wielding swords, axes and chains and wearing nothing but leather harnesses and chainmaille. They call themselves the Black Birds after the carrion crows that seem to follow them into battle.

Fire Riders:

A title bestowed by the Uruzataar Khan, they are people who have reached the pinnacle of cavalry and riding. Legends has it that the Fire Riders can ride almost anything with ease, be they horse, giant lions, bloodoxen, even skywhales; that they can push their steed into higher levels of speed, endurance, and/or ferocity; that they can easily stand, fight, or sleep atop their steed and still control it. Many of these Fire Riders are employed by the Khan as his personal bodyguard, although there are those who prefer the shepherding life. Legend has it that one such Fire Rider refused riches from the Khan himself because she enjoyed riding too much, and was captured by the Khan. She found a rat in her cell and proceeded to ride said rat through the bars of her dungeon cell, and managed to run laps around the thoroughly bemused Khan's throneroom. Suffice to say, that Khans from then on never forced servitude upon Fire Riders - they merely ask for it.

#### Brotherhood of the Red Bands:

A group of Veranese Mercenaries, among one of the most 'professional' mercenary companies in the world, it has existed for near two centuries. A hundred score strong, the Brotherhood of the Red Bands is mostly renowed for it's professional crossbow sharpshooters, in the Veranese tradition. However with great numbers they have a small heavy cavalry dettachment, some light and heavy infantry and even their own group of sappers. The Broterhood of the Red Bands is so called because their coat of arms is a white shield with three red diagonal bands. Currently lead by Enrico di Ravenna. The Broterhood rules include that they will never take a contract for less than a year, and at the end of a contract, they will wait at least six months before joining the other side of a conflict, if there's an offer. This ethics are strongly upheld and are the main reason the company reliably gets hired by Kingdoms and Republics across the sea.

### Religious Organizations:

#### Etalian Hospitallers:

Etalian Hospitallers are orginally an Euraxian created order of Holy Knights sworn to fight banditry and protect the pilgrims and travellers across the realms of the Faithful of Gloria and Etalia. They often worship Etalia as a feminine face, representing kindness and protection, despite the Hospitallers being a male only order. As they expanded to other countries and realms, Hospitallers began to manage houses of healing, hospices and Inns.

#### Glorian Templars:

The sibling-order of Etalian Hospitallers, the Glorian Templars value the punishing gauntleted Fist of Gloria, punishing those that would threaten the faith and crushing under their hooves those that would stand in the path of civilization. They are brave chilvarious combatants that will protect the faith at all costs. Glorian Templars led the Glorious March against the heretics of Leixi, one of the last pagan kingdoms of the Westrasi continent.

#### Daughters of Sha-Xuan:

An all female group of warrior nuns who are dedicated to the art of assassination. They perform holy-sanctioned killings in the name of Sha-Xuan, Celestial Goddess of night, as well as the Celestial Emperor and the Most Holy Celestial High Temple. The Daughters of Sha-Xuan have their monasteries located in the World Wall Mountain range, where the destruction magic ley-line runs through, that gives their order the advantage of knowing the secrets of magic locked to most of the empire. The destruction magic is used to create the void-blades, small blades that are impossibly thin, and able to cut through armor with ease. A void blade is created and bonded to a given Daughter's soul, and disappears upon her death. The process is deeply scarring and no daughter can surviving having it done twice, while many die in the attempts to perform it for the first time. As such, only the high ranking members are allowed to be granted their void blades.

### Other:

Nahal Merchant Family

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