The Order

**The Order**
	Percentage of Peasant as Followers
	Number of Peasant Followers
Continent	Atamara
Founder	Zadar Nargath
Main Temple	Tarasac, Tara
Temples	33
Followers	ca. 209,663 commoners
Noble Followers	61 members 14 aspirants
Priests	5
Shrines	24

Introduction

The Order has two aspects, spiritual and physical. The spiritual aspect is the religious organization known as The Order (a guild) and its physical aspect is The Order of Ered Luin (an in game RP element with no actual guild).

Order serves two purposes, overcoming the fear of chaos, while teaching and encouraging the mind. The purpose of these beliefs is to reassure us that we have nothing to fear from chaos, and that the human spirit cannot be free until the mind and body have become one.

To become one of mind and body, one must understand the balance of life and good versus evil. This is the Order’s goal, to bring an understanding of balance to the world and its people.

History

The Order was founded by Zadar Nargath in Tarasac, only days before the start of the Butter Rebellion. In fact, were it not for Zadar Nargath's retirement as Duke of Tarasac, One Rogala would never have had the chance to buy his dukeship and start the rebellion.

A detailed account of the rediscovery of The Order of Ered Luin, the beliefs of which create the basis for The Order, can be found here.

The Order has an ancient history which was long considered legend by the people of the Drachenwald mountains, until its rediscovery. We've compiled what we believe is the most accurate account of The ancient history of The Order.

Newspaper

The Order for a time produced a newspaper edited by then Elder Telemechus Barthalemus . It was called The Tai Lo Monthly. He was assisted by Petr Ishimu and Jose Dela Cruz.

Temples and Shrines

The founding temple of The Order is located in the city of Tarasac, Atamara, and lies on top of The Order of Ered Luin guildhouse. A shrine is also located in the outskirts of Tarasac that merchants and travelers visit to pray for blessings on their numerous journeys. Numerous temples can be found in nearly cites of CE and Tara, as well as many other regions. New temples and shrines are being constructed as the faith spreads, giving The Order's followers a place to focus and be cleansed of evil. To date only a few of the Order’s temples have been burned or sacked. The temple at Lothruin has been burned by evil followers of MS-reliogion. The Order had a magnificent temple at Barad Falas but Duchess Renee Quasath showed her true colors when she killed its guards and robbed the treasury only 1400 gold, before burning it to the ground. Cowardly she left Atamara without saying anything for Beluaterra. She shall forever be known as an enemy to the Order. These kind of actions show how chaos and evil can affect ones actions and we must be ever vigilant to maintain Order.

Region	Temple Size	Shrines
Aigaling	Small Shack (1)	1
Alaise	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Alatol	Small Shack (1)	1
Alimonne	Primitive Temple (2)	1
Andurus	Small Shack (1)	1
Ansalle	Small Temple (3)	0
Avrende	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Byblack	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Cagil	Medium Temple (4)	1
Calis	Medium Temple (4)	1
Chagasu	None (0)	1
Eaglin	large temple (5)	1
Esgalons	Primitive Temple (2)	0

Region	Temple Size	Shrines
Etoge	Primitive Temple (2)	1
Foda	Small Temple (3)	2
Hidale	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Jagla	Small Temple (3)	1
Lakota	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Lamoni	Primitive Temple (2)	1
Ledunds	Small Shack (1)	0
Lowdale	None (0)	1
Mapaxal	None (0)	1
Meldeen	None (0)	0 (Razed)
Middale	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Nardil	None (0)	1
Nazia	None (0)	1

Region	Temple Size	Shrines
[Nida]]	Small Temple (3)	1
Rauxod	Small Shack (1)	1
Ravening	Primitive Temple (2)	1
Sauvia	Small Shack (1)	0
Skalk	Medium temple (4)	1
Stargard	Small Temple (3)	1
Strahan	Small Temple (3)	1
Tandsu	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Tarasac	Small Temple (3)	1
Trassing	Small Shack (1)	0
Trawiy	Primitive Temple (2)	0
Vornion	Small Temple (3)	0
Woodglen	Primitive Temple (2)	1

Priests & Martyrs

Priests

Father of the Sun Telemechus Barthalemus
Mother of the Moon Pamella Pontipee
Lord of The Order Riden Hildegarde
Priest Normi Jonkahainen
Priest Faith Aloysius

Martyr

Father Zadar Nargath

Martyred

Blue Lantern Junge Eirik, Hero, Knight of Lamoni, Cagilan Empire (killed by monsters in Alatol 28/09/07)
Templar Xeon the Shadow, Hero, Count of Jagla, Tara (killed by monsters in Nardil 30/09/07)
High Priest Petr Ishimu, Priest, Knight of Calis, Cagilan Empire (succumbed to wounds afflicted by followers or Magna Serpaensism in Tichi 06/03/08)

Ranks of The Order

Elder Members

Father
Father of the Sun
Mother of the Moon
Fu Shan Chu - Guardian
High Priest
Tai-Lo Master
Lord of The Order

Full Members

Tai-Lo Templar
Templar - Lords that have financed the construction of a temple
Priest
Tai-Lo Sword - Warriors, dedicated to the Order
Brother/Sister

Aspirant Ranks

Aspirant
Blue Lantern
Follower

Oaths and Rites

The Thirty-Six Oaths

Rituals for consecrating a temple

Spells, wards, and incantations

The Two Paths of Good and Evil

The Tai-Lo Oath

The Tale of Perfection

Religious Texts

The First Book of The Ancients detailing the creation and foundation for all we do.
The Second Book of The Ancients our fundamental laws and structure for The Order.
The Third Book of The Ancients the art of centering oneself, meditating, and Tai-Lo techniques.