Founded by a member of the lower nobility as a way of furthering the education of more intelligent members of the Empire, their aim was to better the Empire for all, including through development of arcane and divine magics. Many of the spells of this age came from their Universities and Guilds. From this they were given an Imperial mandate - effectively giving them permission to practice their craft and research anywhere in the Empire.

They did so with gusto, often travelling and seeing the towns of villages of the Empire to try and find the most intelligent. As they spread, they become well known for arbitrating disputes and acting as independent judges. This unofficial posting became official by the hand of the Empress of the time.

Any Cavalier can sponsor a person or group of persons and take them into their employ as Neophytes - members in training that are responsible for themselves and have no formal backing from the Order and their word is certainly not considered binding. Once they have proven capable, they are given the opportunity to arbitrate several issues in the presence of their Cavalier as Squires, then Adepts, who will decide when they are ready to e presented to the Magisters. 

At this point, they will be presented with a set of hypothetical situations by the Magisters with an escalating difficulty - not to determine if they are worthy to join the Order, but at what rank of Cavalier they should be entered (1st through 5th). The Magisters will then ask for a demonstration of any other talents that may sway their decision - be it magicks, a duel against a worthy opponent, a skill, trade or some other form of demonstration. 

Those who support the Neophytes and Cavaliers but either do not wish or cannot become Neophytes in their own right are referred to as Acolytes.

• Grand Magister
• Magister
• 1st Rank Cavalier
• 2nd Rank Cavalier
• 3rd Rank Cavalier
• 4th Rank Cavalier
• 5th Rank Cavalier
• Adept
• Squire
• Neophyte
• Acolyte