Holy Order

3rd Platoon of The 175th Lions Shade Legion
The Holy Order or the 3ed platoon of the Champions of the Lion, serves mainly to aid the causes of both the Order of the Champions of the Lion and the Alliance’s people as a whole. These members are less focused on the art of war and rather contribute their sole effort on healing and regenerating the soldiers and citizens of the alliance. They are also often the Orders main healers and spiritual leaders with any form of magical or no magical categorizations, such as Priest, Druids, Paladins, Monks, etc.

The Holy Order not only works Directly within The Order of the Champions of the Lion but they also work with and alongside, The Order of the Silver Hand and The Argent Crusade, whom the Holy Order aids by helping with the  protecting of the Alliance and by fighting alongside them when called upon to face other threats.

Grand Master Inquisitor
(Highlord)''' Currently In Position: Lady Mary Elizabeth Solomon'''

The Grand Master Inquisitor or Grand Inquisitor is the highest ranked member within the Holy Order and 3ed Platoon of the 175th Lions Shade Legion. As such they are seen as the leader of this branch and carry the highest level of authority within this branch of the Order of the Champions of the Lion. They have the final say in what will happen in most matters regarding the Holy Order and answer only to the Lord Marshal himself.

In addition they will also act as a co-leader of the 175th Lions shade legion and is left in charge while the Lord Marshal is not present. In this case they will have the final say in what happens only answering to the Lord Marshal himself, however their full authority over the Holy Order.

Formal Address: The formal addressing for Grand Master Inquisitor would depend on the setting and location. On the battlefield or wondering the cities they are commonly addressed as ‘Lord/Lady Inquisitor. Where within the Cathedral or Church they are addressed as ‘Your Grace’.''' '''

Officers
Clergy

Lord/lady High Patriarch/Matriarch

The Lord High Patriarch is the highest rank of the Clergy branch within the Holy Order. As such they oversee most of the dealings the Holy Order have within the Cathedral and city. They can advise the Grand Master Inquisitor on certain matters as well and act as a public speaker for the holy Order when needed.

Formal Address: The Lord Patriarch will commonly be addressed depending on gender. For males it would be: Lord or Your Grace if within a church setting. Where for females it would be Lady or Your grace if within a church setting.

Only one member may carry this rank

Knight Templar

High Inquisitor

The High Inquisitor is the highest rank within the Knight Templar branch of the Holy Order. As such they oversee most of the Knights Templar within Champions of the Lion around the Cathedral and the city. They can also advise the Grand Master Inquisitor on certain matters involving the Knight Templar as well.

Formal Address: The High Inquisitor will commonly be addressed as ‘Lady High Inquisitor’ or ‘Lord High Inquisitor’ Simply.

Only one member may carry this rank.

Clergy and Knight Templar

Elder

The Elder is commonly a rank that can be shared by both members of the Clergy Branch or Members of the Knight Templar branch of the Holy Order within the Order of the Champions of the Lion.They are senior members of ether branch whom a qualified to be next in line for the High Patriarch rank or the High Inquisitor. These members have earned their place among the other Officers and as such will help with overseeing and organizing their respective branches.

Formal Address: The Elder will commonly simply be addressed as Elder *First name*.

More than one member may carry this rank.

Junior Officers
Clergy

Lord/Lady Confessor

The Lord Confessor or Lady Confessor is the rank below The Lord High Patriarch or Lady High Matriarch within the Clergy Branch of the Holy Order. As such they help to organize and oversee tasks done within the Clergy.Within the Cathedral they are the priests and paladins commonly approached for advice and Confessions and as such they may request to speak with members to better ‘advice’ them.

Formal Address: A Confessor would commonly be called ‘Lord’ Or ‘Lady’ Outside the Cathedral grounds however within it is more common for them to be addressed as ‘Lady Confessor’ or ‘Lord Confessor’

More than one member may share this rank.

Knight Templar

Lord/Lady Inquisitor

The Lord Inquisitor or Lady Inquisitor is the rank below the High Inquisitor within the Knight Templar branch of the Holy Order. As such they help to Organize and oversee tasks done by the Knight Templar within the Holy Order.Like the Colonel rank within the military the Knight Templar is an officer whom has grounds to discipline lower ranked members of this branch within reason, they will also be required to make reports from time to time.

Formal Address: A Knight Templar would commonly be address as a Lord or Lady.

More than one member might hold this rank.

Clergy and Knight Templar

Grand Master

The Grand master is the rank below the elder share among those both in the Knight Templar and the Clergy branches within the Holy Order. As such they help organize and oversee tasks done and act mainly as an advisor or second hand to the Lord Inquisitor or Lord Confessor. They are able to help with the discipline within reason and help with reports made. They would also be in charge of training member of the Holy Order in combat or healing, or at least helping with such tasks as well.

Formal Address: A Grand Master is often addressed as ‘Grand Master *Name*’. ‘Your grace’ may be used if the Grand Master is more Clergy based.

More than one member might carry this rank.

Knight Templar
The Knight Templar’s main focus within the Holy Order is to aid and protect those mainly within the Cathedral. They are to have gone through or go through basic knight training and earn Knighthood under a fellow knight under the Templar branch, a knight within the Order of the Silver Hand, or a knight within the Argent dawn, or even Argent Crusade.

Though the Knight Templar are mainly focused on guarding the Cathedral of the Holy Light within Stromwind or even guarding the area around there are three main rules that must be applied! Remember as a Templar Knight your job is to help keep the peace and remain as calm as possible under harsh events, and breach of rules number 2, or 3 will be grounds for ‘suspension’ and possible punishment from the Templar guard themselves. We are here to bring peaceful solutions and protect those in need within reason not make a sean or cause unnecessary harm or chaos."Ranks (Standard)"Templar
 * 1) You must take an oath to protect and serve. If you have been already knighted you would have already taken this oath, squires are however required to take it before reaching knighthood.
 * 2) As one might know the Templar Guard within the Cathedral has the right to ask a member of the Knight Templar to back down or to be made aware of arising situations. You cannot, throw people out of the Cathedral or force them to give you information unless the Templar Guard is made aware of this first, for they act as the main guard to the Cathedral and must be respected as such.
 * 3) One cannot make demand of the Templar guard, only requests that help is given, if the Templar guard isn’t present action may then take place, use violence only as the very last means and a report must be served if this kind of action takes place.

A Templar will sometimes act as personal elite guards for the Cathedral, guarding important people or events. They will oversee, Knights in their patrols and what not. They can discipline lightly Knight and squires when needed and also will be placed in charge of writing small reports when needed. They can also take in squires; in which case they will be in charge of training that squire into knighthood.

Formal Address: A Templar would often simply be called. ‘Templar *Name*’

More than one member can have this rank.

Holy Knight

A Holy Knight is the rank under Templar. As such they mainly will guard when needed and patrol the Cathedral to keep an eye on things and act when needed. If the Templar cannot they will be placed in charge of making small reports. They can also take in squires; in which case they will be in charge of training that squire into knighthood.

Formal Address: A Holy Knight is often addressed as ‘Holy Knight *Name*’ When male and ‘Holy Dame *Name*’ When female.

More than one member may have this rank.

Knight

A Knight or Dame is the rank below Holy Knight. As such they will mainly help patrol and guard when needed. They along with the Templar, and Holy knight can also take in squires and as such will be in charge of training that squire into knighthood.

Formal Address: A Knight is often simply called ‘Knight *Name*’ When Male or ‘Dame *Name*’ When female. At times they would also be called ‘ser’ but this is normally just for males. Lord and Lady may be used as well.

More than one member can have this rank.

Squire

A squire is a person whom is serving under a Knight or Dame, in return they are trained to become Knights so then they may protect and serve. As such they may join their knight on patrols and at guarding. Their main job is to train and refine their combat skills so they can be knighted. Keep in mind a squire can be taken in as young as the age of eight, in which case they will be required to train mainly until their sixteenth Birthday at the least.

Formal Address: A Squire is normal address by name or as simply ‘squire’

More then one member may have this rank however a knight may not take up more than three squires per-knight.

Clergy
The Clergy within the Holy Order of the Order of the Champions of the Lion mainly focus on giving advice and healing those wounded or ill that are brought to the Cathedral of Light within Stormwind City. They use their words to help guide those who feel lost and to defuse situations. Often peacekeepers rather than fighters these members do what they can to help those by giving them hope and soothing their physical and at times mental pain. These members also work with the Magi Order to do research on Magic, artifacts and even illness outbreaks within reason."Ranks (Standard )"Confessor

A confessor’s main duty is to provide the public with advice on situations that are brought up to them. Like a councilor they are there to listen and guide, much like the Lord confessor. When the Lord confessor is absent, they are often appointed as a public speaker for the Holy order and can discipline members below them within reason.

Formal Address: A Confessor is often address as Lord/ Lady outside the Cathedral walls and as Confessor *Name within the Cathedral walls.

More than one member may have this rank.

Bishop

A Bishop is the rank right below the Confessor. Their main job within the Holy order is to log the history of the Holy Order within Champions of the lion. They are also tasked with researching different types of magics within reason and other artifacts, often working with the Magi Order in this regard. They are also placed in charge of training Cleric’s and Apprentice.

Formal Address: A Bishop is often addressed as ‘Bishop *Name*’ Within the Cathedral or Lady/ Lord Outside.

More than one member may have this rank.

Cleric

The Cleric’s of the holy order act as the Holy orders healers, their main focus is to help cure and heal the wounded that are brought to the cathedral.

Formal Address: A Cleric is often address as Lady or Lord.

More than one member may have this rank.

Apprentice

An apprentice is a member that is currently learning the art of healing or how to wield magic. They are also those whom are training to simply be field medics. Normally like a squire they will serve under one Cleric, Bishop or Confessor, in turn for being trained.

Formal Address: An Apprentice is normally addressed by name or as ‘Apprentice *Name*’

More than one member may have this rank.

Uni-forms
General Color scale: Silver/ Gold/ White

Main Tabard: Suggested sets are as followed…
 * None officers: Tabard of the Argent Crusade (Green)
 * Officers: Tabard of the Argent Crusade (Blue)

None Officers

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