Order of the Wolf

The Order was said to exist even before Alsatia was founded as its own nation. They recruit or buy children, selling them off later in their maturity as some of the finest contracted soldiers that are bound to their masters for a servitude of three to seven years. Only those chosen with good qualities undergo the trials to become a proper member of the Order. Nowadays, few people outside of Alsatia have heard of the Order, and even fewer are aware that the inner circles of the Order consist entirely of werewolves. Most assume that the Order is a specialized military school that sells young mercenaries; the knowledge of them being monster-slaying werewolves locked away in castle libraries and old books.

*Tʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ᴍᴜᴛᴀɴᴛs. M̠̲͔͕ᴏ̻̹͈ͅɴ̙̝̼ͅs̗̦̗̼ᴛ̲͍͚̣ᴇ̹̤̘̲ʀ͕͇͖̙s̢͈͔̹ . Eᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴʟᴇss ᴋɪʟʟᴇʀs. Mᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴍᴜᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴀsᴛs.*W͇̪̫͜ᴇ̨̩̣͙ʀ̨͕̫̯ᴇ͖̻͈̟ᴡ̢̳̪̠ᴏ͎̜͚ͅʟ͎̩͍̬ᴠ̨͙͖̟ᴇ̨̟̩̟ș̲̟͕ Tʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴀ sʜʀᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ. Gᴏʟᴅ ɪs ᴘᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ᴅᴇᴍᴀɴᴅ.
Tʜᴇʏ ᴋɪᴅɴᴀᴘ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇs, ᴇɴsʟᴀᴠᴇ ᴏʀᴘʜᴀɴs ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛʀᴇᴇᴛs.
Tʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇᴡᴏʟᴠᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ. Tʜᴇ ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛs.
Tʜᴇʏ'ʟʟ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ. Gʀᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀɢs, ᴛʀᴏʟʟs, ᴏɢʀᴇs, sᴛʀɪɢᴀs.
Aɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙʟᴇᴇᴅs. Aɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴜɴᴛs. Aɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴏᴀɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏʀ ᴅᴀᴡɴ.
Tᴡᴏ ʙʟᴀᴅᴇs ᴏʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙʏ. Aɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴅᴀʟʟɪᴏɴ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇᴄᴋs, ɴᴀʀʏ ᴀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴀʀ.
Iғ ᴀ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀ's ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ, ᴛʜᴇʏ'ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ. Iғ ᴀ ᴡᴇʀᴇᴡᴏʟғ's ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ... ɢᴏᴅsᴘᴇᴇᴅ.

## Origin

Before the birth of civilizations, castles and knights, the Order of the Wolf thrived. Ever since man had tamed wolves and set a portion of its kind on the path of domestication, so did nature and magic rebel against mortal desires. The new blood curse sent many to their doom, but in time the will of man triumphed over disease and so began the Order – to master the wolf, and to ensure human survival.

The Order once thrived through the medieval era, but as towns grew into fortresses and forests were razed, the monsters grew scarcer and so did the need and respect for the Order…

## Recruitment

### Way of the Sword

Eᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Oʀᴅᴇʀ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴜʙ ᴏʀ ᴇʟᴅᴇʀ, ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴄᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢs, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ
ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢs, ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Rᴇɢᴀʀᴅʟᴇss ᴏғ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ ᴏʀ
ʙɪʀᴛʜʀɪɢʜᴛs, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛs ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴇʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇs – ᴀʀʀɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴛ,
ᴡʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀ sʟᴀᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ᴏʀᴘʜᴀɴ, ᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜs
ᴛᴏ ғᴇᴇᴅ. Esᴄᴀᴘᴇ ɪs ғᴜᴛɪʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs. Pᴇʀɪʟᴏᴜs ᴄʟɪғғs, ᴠᴀsᴛ ᴡᴀsᴛᴇʟᴀɴᴅs
ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʀsʜ sᴛᴇᴘᴘᴇs sᴜʀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴘ. Mᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs ᴘʀᴏᴡʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟᴅᴇʀɴᴇss.
Cᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀʀᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀʀʏ, ᴡɪɴᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇʀᴄɪʟᴇss ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ɪs ᴇɴғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴅᴀʏ. As
ʙᴏʏs ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʙsᴛᴀᴄʟᴇs
ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴛʟᴇ. Tʜɪs ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴ, ᴅᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ. Tʜᴇ
ᴀᴄᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀɪᴛʏ. Tʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ, sʟᴏᴡᴇʀ, ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏʙsᴛɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴᴇs ᴀʀᴇ
ᴡᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. Tʜᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴏᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴅɪsᴘᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴs ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ
ᴄᴀᴍᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴀs sᴇᴀsᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀs ᴏʀ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅs ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘᴜᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛs.

### Trials of the Wild Wolf

The Order takes in human children, all boys, trained them for years and the chosen ones were sent through the Trials of the Wild Wolf – a deadly roulette of survival as each child was given the curse of the wolf and administered a variety of mutagens to reign in the disease. The survivors, less than a tenth of the intake, became true members of the Order, monster slayers charged with protecting humanity from all manner of beasts that go bump in the night.

### Way of the Wolf

The new members of the Order, the Cubs, are paired with mentors to apprentice under them. From the older wolves they will learn far more than their initial training. All the secrets of the Order's skills and knowledge are gradually taught to them. Alchemy and potion-brewing, tracking, hunting, sensing the mystical, dealing with monsters and the supernatural, lifting curses... all essential tools for their new calling. As they mature they are allowed to follow their mentors out on the Path - a journey that brings them into contact with contractors and their dangerous quarry. When they are finally ready, they are given the Trial of the Medallion.

### Trial of the Medallion

A trial that all cubs must undergo before they are considered full-fledged members of the Order and are allowed to set off on the Path on their own. The trial involves journeying across territory belonging to the rock trolls, through a dark cave filled with monsters, and finding an un-lit medallion within said cave and finally bringing the medallion to the Circle of Elements where an elder will 'light' it - infusing it with the magical energy needed to react to magic and supernatural creatures.

### Known Members

* Tiberius Akelā [ Elder ] " The Lone Wolf "
* Searle Greymane [ Healer ] NPC
* Hayden Karnage [ Member ] " The Red Wolf " , " Coyote "
* Bane Lupin [ Member , Father of Seraphina ]
* Seraphina Lupin [ Member ] " Little Red "
* Kian Roshan [ Member , human ] " Man-cub " , " Mowgli , the Frog "