⚜ The Helerian Guard ⚜

[Wumpatron]

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To come to the defense of Holy Men is a great act of honor and courage.

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Background
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The Helerian Guard is a centuries old institution tasked with the defense of the clergy of the Sancella. Originally consisting of the average combatant it has grown with the creation of the School of Lancyon, whose members make up large portions of the Helerian Guard ranks. Even the rise of the Villiers-Eclaire Order has seen its knightly members take up arms within the Helerian Guard, wishing to join the formal guard than to serve as private bodyguards to the Synod.

Within the Crown Isle of Regalia of the present year, under the hand of current Mercenary Commander Guy Delmotte, the Helerian Guard has passed their yearly approval to continue to perform their role within the city, serving as the watchful protectors of the Synod and the Sancella of Union, operating freely in their duty to defend the cause of Unionism and its most holy members.

Ranks
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Helerian Commander

The highest authority of the Helerian Guard, responsible for the deployment and functioning of the entire Helerian Guard and the Lancyon Order. Answers exclusively to the Supreme Reverend and the Emperor, though takes into consideration the opinions of the High Reverend and the collective voice of the Synod. Able to raise up Helerian Guards to knighthood as Helerian Knights with a two thirds majority vote from the Synod.

(NPC until someone obtains the School Leadership Permissions for the School of Lancyon. This is because the School of Lancyon is tied heavily to the Helerian Guard and so this is done to fit that narrative.)


Helerian Knight

The highest rank attainable for a Helerian Guard and only applicable to those of the School of Lancyon as a way to attain knighthood within the Sancella of Union. Considered to be the most elite and devout of the School of Lancyon, their knighthood is a testament to their dedication to the Unionist cause and defense of the Synod.

The knightly titles of the Helerian Guard are not recognized outside of the church body, as such, they do not gain any other benefits of the title. Rather, the title of Helerian Knight is more of an internal flex on other members than anything else.

Helerian Knights do not fall under Regalian Knight Law.


Helerian Guard (Lancyon)

The entry level to the Helerian Guard. Made up of members of the Lancyon Order, the typical path for those who graduate from the School of Lancyon with members constantly entering and leaving as the entry requirements are rather lax so long as the defense of the Sancella of Union and the Synod is maintained.

(Any character that is a graduate of the School of Lancyon can become a Helerian Guard at any time, but can also be removed from the Guard for actions that do not fit within the Helerian narrative. If your character is not pro-Unionism and pro-Synod to a degree then they should not join the Helerian Guard. You don't have to agree with the Synod, but you are expected to cooperate with them.)


Helerian Guard (Non-Lancyon)

The entry level of the Helerian Guard and highest rank attainable to those who do not belong to the School of Lancyon. They are tasked with guarding members of the Synod and defending the Unionist cause as directed by the Helerian Commander.

Altalar who were once members of the School of Altraves as well as former Skagger women of the Uglassjel Discipline who have converted to Unionism from their previous faiths are found to frequently enter the Helerian Guard. This is due to the spear techniques used by the School of Lancyon being comparable to their existing skills. Similarly, those who train in the School of Tyrian also join as the Helerian Guard is a natural advancement if they are incapable of becoming Imperial Guards.


Villiers-Eclaire Knight

Not a formal part of the Helerian Guard, but essentially lumped into them in name. They answer to the Synod directly rather than the Helerian Commander, functioning essentially as lapdogs to whatever schemes the Synod has while performing similar tasks to their Lancyon counterparts.

(Villiers-Eclaire knights will not be held to the Helerian structure, but can opt to if they wish. However, they must remember that they should actually answer to members of the Synod directly to avoid being ousted from their Order.)

Rights
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The Helerian Guard is able to function under the expressed rights listed in the Noble House Guard Law. These rights are as follows.

1. Nobility may have a House Guard utilizing half plate armor but no helmet and non-military grade weapons.
2. The House Guard must defend the lives and keep safe the nobles they serve from harm.
3. The House Guard may detain any attackers that attempt to harm the nobles they serve and transfer them to the Violet Order.
4. The House Guard must act to defend, not to attack others. They may not draw swords for any reason but for defense of their noble patron.

Application​

IGN:
Discord (May be given over Forum PM if preferred):
Approved Character Application:
Combat School (If Applicable):
Combat Proficiencies:
IC Letter to the Helerian Commander:

Make sure to tag @Wumpatron and @Nitesho so we can see your application.

As a final note, members of the School of Lancyon and the School of Villier-Eclaire gain automatic acceptance into the Helerian Guard, though they are still required to fill out an application and write out the IC letter requesting permission to join as a formality.

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[Panda_bear]

IGNandaCRP
Approved Character Application: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/eric-fischer.77776/#post-930035
Combat School (If Applicable): Villiers-Eclaire
Combat Proficiencies: 20 Fast Blades Combat Skill, 5 Shielding Combat Skill ,10 Athletic Training
IC Letter to the Helerian Commander: Helerian Commander,
I am Ser Eric Fischer, a Knight of the Villiers-Eclaire Order. I write requesting admittance into the Helerian Guard within the Holy City.

Spirit's blessing,
Ser Eric Fischer-Kippings

@Wumpatron @Nitesho

 

[Wumpatron]

IGNandaCRP
Approved Character Application: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/eric-fischer.77776/#post-930035
Combat School (If Applicable): Villiers-Eclaire
Combat Proficiencies: 20 Fast Blades Combat Skill, 5 Shielding Combat Skill ,10 Athletic Training
IC Letter to the Helerian Commander: Helerian Commander,
I am Ser Eric Fischer, a Knight of the Villiers-Eclaire Order. I write requesting admittance into the Helerian Guard within the Holy City.

Spirit's blessing,
Ser Eric Fischer-Kippings

@Wumpatron @Nitesho

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Ser Fischer-Kippings,

You are accepted into the ranks of the Helerian Guard, may you perform dutifully in the light of the Spirit.

Signed,

Ser Guy Delmotte
Helerian Knight

Written on behalf of the Helerian Commander

(Send me a PM either here or on discord and I'll get you sorted with the Synod Discord where we work from.)

 

[seoulmate]

To the self-designated Commander of the Helerian Guard,
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The State does not recognize your rights. You have never bothered to pursue my attention to install any permissions to this 'Guard' through the legal and advised methods. You have simply smacked mercenary rights onto an organization whose job is not to do mercenary work but to function for the defense and /solely/ defense of the Synodical members, utilizing the House Guard rights. Thus, what you are doing is a misuse of Regalian laws.

The Government does not sanction the creation of this outlaw group. Helerian Guard can only function with the House Guard laws and no further without my verbal and signed permission. Feel free to take this warning with a grain of salt at your own leisure, but know that your leisure will be repaid in full by persecution and prosecution. as my husband, a Grand Commander, will see to it.

Her Grace, Duchess Amelina Peirgarten
Lord Chancellor of the Empire
Grand Revainess of Lorhauser
Court Palatine of the Imperial Palace​

 

[abberants]

damb

 

[Wumpatron]

To the self-designated Commander of the Helerian Guard,
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The State does not recognize your rights. You have never bothered to pursue my attention to install any permissions to this 'Guard' through the legal and advised methods. You have simply smacked mercenary rights onto an organization whose job is not to do mercenary work but to function for the defense and /solely/ defense of the Synodical members, utilizing the House Guard rights. Thus, what you are doing is a misuse of Regalian laws.

The Government does not sanction the creation of this outlaw group. Helerian Guard can only function with the House Guard laws and no further without my verbal and signed permission. Feel free to take this warning with a grain of salt at your own leisure, but know that your leisure will be repaid in full by persecution and prosecution. as my husband, a Grand Commander, will see to it.

Her Grace, Duchess Amelina Peirgarten
Lord Chancellor of the Empire
Grand Revainess of Lorhauser
Court Palatine of the Imperial Palace​

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Your Eminence,

The Helerian Commnader is not self-designated, rather attaining his position through dutiful service and appointment by the church, residing in Basta as he delegates roles to those beneath him. As such he has entrusted the functioning of the branch of the Helerian Guard in the Crown Isle to the Helerian Council.

It is within my position as Mercenary Commander to designate if a group is permitted to hold mercenary rights. The Helerian Guard as an organization is permitted to register for these rights just as any other. And like other organizations registered for mercenary rights they are able to apply additional restrictions on themselves in order to obtain these rights. As such, the Helerian Guard was drafted to possess an upstanding contract with the Synod and only with the Synod as is there historical function. This means they would be funded by the Synod exclusively and work for the Synod exclusively.

This was done through legal channels and does not require the oversight of the government to approve. You are free to disagree with it and even oppose it, but the approval of mercenary rights to organizations does not require government attention. The Regalian Mercenary Laws protect this.

Now, what this comes down to is a gross miscommunication as it was never expressed that the Helerian Guard had permissible House Guard rights. As such as directed through the appropriate means I deemed that they were able to apply for mercenary rights through the office of the Swords of the Bulwark, as is the right of any organization who believes they are able to obtain them.

That being said, with the present existence of the House Guard rights to the Helerian Guard they are rescinded of their mercenary rights are ineligible to apply for them while functioning under the Noble House Guard Law, as it complies to State Law.

Lord Chancellor, should you have any further disagreements with the rights given out by the Mercenary Commander, please speak to me. We are both civil minded individuals and can come to an understanding.

Signed,

Ser Guy Delmotte
Mercenary Commander of Regalia
Courtier Palatine of the Imperial Court​

 

[seoulmate]

Your Eminence,

The Helerian Commnader is not self-designated, rather attaining his position through dutiful service and appointment by the church, residing in Basta as he delegates roles to those beneath him. As such he has entrusted the functioning of the branch of the Helerian Guard in the Crown Isle to the Helerian Council.

It is within my position as Mercenary Commander to designate if a group is permitted to hold mercenary rights. The Helerian Guard as an organization is permitted to register for these rights just as any other. And like other organizations registered for mercenary rights they are able to apply additional restrictions on themselves in order to obtain these rights. As such, the Helerian Guard was drafted to possess an upstanding contract with the Synod and only with the Synod as is there historical function. This means they would be funded by the Synod exclusively and work for the Synod exclusively.

This was done through legal channels and does not require the oversight of the government to approve. You are free to disagree with it and even oppose it, but the approval of mercenary rights to organizations does not require government attention. The Regalian Mercenary Laws protect this.

Now, what this comes down to is a gross miscommunication as it was never expressed that the Helerian Guard had permissible House Guard rights. As such as directed through the appropriate means I deemed that they were able to apply for mercenary rights through the office of the Swords of the Bulwark, as is the right of any organization who believes they are able to obtain them.

That being said, with the present existence of the House Guard rights to the Helerian Guard they are rescinded of their mercenary rights are ineligible to apply for them while functioning under the Noble House Guard Law, as it complies to State Law.

Lord Chancellor, should you have any further disagreements with the rights given out by the Mercenary Commander, please speak to me. We are both civil minded individuals and can come to an understanding.

Signed,

Ser Guy Delmotte
Mercenary Commander of Regalia
Courtier Palatine of the Imperial Court​

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In response to Ser Guy Delmotte,

The State would remind you where the Swords derive their privileges, and which precise office reserves the right to withdraw said privileges. As Chapters require authorization of the Chancellery, these designations too are reserved freely by my office. I trust that you do not need me to describe in great detail the contents of Regalian Law and Chapter ordinances to you, however, so I advise you take the initiative to review it yourself before utilizing it in the future.

Nevertheless, I appreciate your swift and honest reply. Know that the State doesn't demand the removal of the Helerian Guard, merely the pretense of its Mercenary Rights, which it is not beholden to as a de-facto House Guard. There is no miscommunication; the Helerians have always utilized these rights, and their resurgence does not warrant this to change. Perhaps there was a miscommunication with the clergy, who should evidently know better than to authorize the resurgence of an organization knowing well the contradictions in the rights they had you describe. You may proceed, as you have acknowledged the revocation of those rights.

Blessings of the Lord Chancellor and State in your endeavors.

Her Grace, Duchess Amelina Peirgarten
Lord Chancellor of the Empire
Grand Revainess of Lorhauser
Courtier Palatine of the Imperial Palace​

 

[Artemis_Hanzo]

IGN: Artemis_Hanzo
Discord (May be given over Forum PM if preferred): Pmed Also in a few server discords
Approved Character Application: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/annika-fristadvlom.78455/#post-930367
Combat School (If Applicable): Lancyon
Combat Proficiencies: Pole Combat School +15, Shielding combat skill +5, Athletic training +5, Front-line combat skill +15
IC Letter to the Helerian Commander:

Commander. My name is Annika Caradotter av Fristadvlom. I have arrived into the city not to long ago after completing a pilgrimage that started once I finished my time at the Lancyon school.On the advisement and recomendation of my families friend Reverend Pawel Howede I am sending in a letter to apply to be a Helerian Guard. My family has served as unionists for many years my father is a Reverend back home. If you would consider me it would be a great honor to work in the holy city as guard for the Synod and Cathedral.

Singed,

Annika Caradotter Av Fristadvlom​

@Wumpatron and @Nitesho

 

[Nitesho]

IGN: Artemis_Hanzo
Discord (May be given over Forum PM if preferred): Pmed Also in a few server discords
Approved Character Application: https://forums.massivecraft.com/threads/annika-fristadvlom.78455/#post-930367
Combat School (If Applicable): Lancyon
Combat Proficiencies: Pole Combat School +15, Shielding combat skill +5, Athletic training +5, Front-line combat skill +15
IC Letter to the Helerian Commander:

Commander. My name is Annika Caradotter av Fristadvlom. I have arrived into the city not to long ago after completing a pilgrimage that started once I finished my time at the Lancyon school.On the advisement and recomendation of my families friend Reverend Pawel Howede I am sending in a letter to apply to be a Helerian Guard. My family has served as unionists for many years my father is a Reverend back home. If you would consider me it would be a great honor to work in the holy city as guard for the Synod and Cathedral.

Singed,
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Annika Caradotter Av Fristadvlom​

@Wumpatron and @Nitesho

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To Miss Annika Fristadvlom,

I am very glad to have received a letter from you Miss Fristadvlom. Brother Howede has been quite kind to Ser Delmotte and my endeavors on restoring the Helerian Guard to its prime and I very much appreciate it. He has boasted the many recommendations he has acquired over the time in the Holy City, and seeing as you are a friend (as well as a recommendation) of dear Brother Howede, I will accept you into the Helerian Guard. You will be personally overseeing the protection of the Brother Howede and subject to his commands as well as the State-sanctioned rights you are given for the Holy City.

May the Holy Spirit Forever Guide Your Heart,
Thibaut du Pont
Reverend of the Synod

Written on behalf of the Helerian Commander​

I will get into contact with you. @Artemis_Hanzo