Magic Knights

**Order of the Magic Knights** 「魔法騎士団 *Mahō Kishi-dan*」 is an organization that serves as the protector of the Clover Kingdom. The group is led by the king in the Magic Emperor's absence.

## Overview

### Ranks

Members of the Magic Knights are differentiated through ranks in which could represent their status within the organizations. The highest rank is the Magic Emperor in which belongs to the leader of the Magic Knights. Below the Emperor status, members of the Magic Knights are divided into four other ranks in which those ranks are further divided into five classes with the 1st class as the highest and the 5th class as the lowest. A promotion to a higher class is possible for every Magic Knight based on their performance in which represented by the amount of stars they had collected. Knights who are aiming to get a promotion, need to collect a certain number of stars before the annual War Merits Conferment Ceremony to be considered for a promotion.

The Magic Knights' ranks are as follow:

1. **Magic Emperor** 「魔法帝 *Mahōtei*, Viz: "Wizard King"」
2. **Grand Magic Knight** 「大魔法騎士 *Dai Mahō Kishi*」
3. **Senior Magic Knight** 「上級魔法騎士 *Jōkyū Mahō Kishi*」
4. **Intermediate Magic Knight** 「中級魔法騎士 *Chūkyū Mahō Kishi*」
5. **Junior Magic Knight** 「下級魔法騎士 *Kakyū Mahō Kishi*」

### Squads

Members of the Magic Knights are divided into nine different squads in which each of them is led by a Magic Knight that has been bestowed authorities as the captain 「団長 danchō」 of the squad. Each squad possesses their own insignia in correspondent to the squad's name and signature robes that easily differentiate members of one squad from another.

Additionally, each squad is competing with the others to see which squads are the best. The ranks are determined by the cumulative amount of stars that members of a squad has collected as a whole.

#### Royal Castle Knights

The **Royal Castle Knights** 「王城騎士隊 *Ōjō Kishi-tai*, Viz: "Castle Knights"」 are a special group of Magic Knights tasked with protecting the front gates of Clover Castle. It is composed of Knights from the Crimson Lion and Silver Eagle squads.

#### Royal Knights

The **Royal Knights** 「王撰騎士団（**ロイヤルナイツ**） *Roiyaru Naitsu*」 are an elite squad of Magic Knights specially chosen by TBA. Their singular mission is to -.

## Notable Events

* **Magic Knights Entrance Exam** 「魔法騎士団入団試験 *Mahō Kishi-dan Nyūdan Shiken*」: As noted above, the entrance exam is an event that the Order of the Magic Knights organizes to select potential recruits for the organization. The exam is open to all mages across the Clover Kingdom, regardless of their social statuses. During this event, all nine captains are in attendance to observe the participants, as they would personally select the new recruits whom they wish to induct to their ranks.

* **War Merits Conferment Ceremony** 「戦功叙勲式 *Senkō Jokun-shiki*, Viz: "Distinguished Service Ceremony"」: As mentioned above, the ceremony is an annual event where Knights with high achievements are promoted to a higher rank and decorated with a medal. In order to participate in this ceremony, every Knight must collect a specific number of stars of excellence before the ceremonial date.

* **Star Awards Festival** 「星果祭 *Seika-sai*」: As noted above, the festival is an annual event where Knights and citizens alike celebrate the accomplishments that the Magic Knights have achieved during the one year period from March to April of the following year. At the end, an announcement ceremony is held to determine the squad with the highest number accumulated stars, which will be awarded as the best squad of the year.

## Base of Operations

The headquarters of the Magic Knights lies within the Clover Kingdom's Royal Capital.