Templar Order

### Geography

Flatlands and hills (France), Mountains (Switzerland), Flatands, plains, hills, and Mountains (Italy)

### Climate

Temperate (France), warm (Italy), cool (Switzerland)

## Politics

### Ruler

King Jacob Ó Coileáin (Collen or Collins if Anglicized)

### State of Affairs

Well-off

The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar or Templar Order, is a Catholic military order founded in 1119, headquartered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem until they moved to France, Italy, and Switzerland. They would be subjugated under the German Imperials after the end of Operation Intensify on July 24th, 1141.

## Military

### Footmen

The Order has approximately 13,000 men who fight, and move on foot. Since most of these men serve under the more local knights, who themselves serve their particular lord, who in turn serve the King, the quality of the armaments of the footmen vary, however, with the King's new economic plan, they are all gradually getting better and better equipment. Most hold swords or blades of some kind, while a portion of them wields a sharp spear.

### Cavalry

The Order's cavalry, which totals to about 7000, of which 2000 are knights, of which 500 of those knights are nobles and lords, is notably smaller than the foot soldiers, but strong and deadly in combat.

#### Horsemen

Commoners, not unlike the foot soldiers, who have been given horses, spears, (and sometimes longswords) make up five-sevenths of the Order's cavalry. These men are usually peasants who receive more pay than others or who are more trusted by their local knights. They have been trained fiercely to fight on horseback, and their horses are protected with a boiled leather armor, as well as other things to help fight off pikemen or spearmen.

#### Knights

The richer class of cavalry, these men and women (yes, we have women who fight) are not full-on nobles, but connected *just* enough to be granted money, a small portion of land, and rule over the peasants in their particular plot of land. Since they have a sizable amount of money, they can buy weapons, armor, and training, and even spend some surplus on the peasants they have serve as soldiers.

Some of these knights are actual full nobles, and those nobles (lords) have a lot more money, and sort of create a chain to supply their knights' soldiers with equipment. They serve on the battlefield as well, as commanders and tacticians.

#### Siege Engines

Siege engines, such as the trebuchet, catapult, and battering ram, are large weapons of destruction managed by a siege crew, the members of said crew being appointed from commoners by their ruling knight. The Order's budget is just large enough for every knight to own at least one siege engine.

### Navy

The Order's new navy is 652 ships strong, with advanced ships being designed frequently. Here are the ships that currently comprise the Navy.

#### Brig

The largest ship the Order has so far. It holds 20 guns and carries about 18 crew members to sail. It is a very powerful warship, and also holds capabilities for landing on shore, plus with a large cargo/passenger capacity makes it good for boarding or shore invasions. There are 90 in the Order's Navy.

#### Dart

This ship is slightly smaller than the Brig, but it can carry 10 heavy guns and a lot of passengers, as well as being a swift ship upwind or downwind. It holds its own in naval combat quite well, and is an optimal choice for boarding enemy ships. There are 215 in the Navy.

#### Manta

The second biggest ship of the Navy. It is slow, but very powerful. Its advanced swivel guns allow for decent long-range shots, as well as the ability to fire ahead or behind the ship. There are 125 in the Navy.

#### Sparrow

The Sparrow is a much smaller vessel for crews of six men, armed with 4 light cannons. It serves as an escort to larger ships, or used in large numbers in big naval battles. There are 142 in the Navy.

#### Goldfish

The Goldfish is a very, very small boat used for scouting seas and shores, as well as a tiny escort ship in battle. There are 80 in the Navy.

## Politics & Government

The Order's government is still that of a feudal kingdom, but with a twist: Once a month, the King sends his advisors out to each and every part of land, and in these lands, the people (commoners, knights, and nobles) may elect one person of any class or bloodline to an assembly. Once this is complete, the King may call all the elected representatives together in the Holy Assembly of the Order to decide a vote on a law (new or old), or simply advise the King on said laws.

The King solely decides on matters involving the entire nation or other nations, but on more local matters, if it is not seen as an emergency, he is to call the Assembly to decide a vote. If a tie is reached or enough representatives cannot cast a vote due to absence or indecisiveness, the King may make the decision on his own.

All people have some rights, such as freedom to petition and right to a trial. There are also laws for crimes such as assault, rape, theft, kidnapping, and murder.

## Economy

Due to recent discoveries of metal in mines, a large amount of metal coins allow for a capitalistic economy. Peasants are paid in coins, but can still choose to pay tithes to the Church with their crops, if they do not wish to pay coins. The King has instated a new tax system where knights take twenty percent of their commoner's coins, pay ten percent of their money to the lords, who pay ten percent of *their* money to the treasury. Commoners do not have to work for their respective superiors, they can work for any business in their town no matter who it is owned by, and receive pay for their work.

## Relations

This is a list of relations with other factions.

### Friendly

The German Imperials: The Imperials and the Order were formerly at war until a deal was made, where the Order got several Islands and the *Cataluña* region of Spain. They also banded together against the vikings of Clan Cølðsøᚤg. The bond was further strengthened when the Order gifted the Imperials 70 brig ships.

### Neutral

Xue Hua Dynasty

The Shaka Zulu

Aki-Chiang

Limbell

源氏将軍

Yngling Clan