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The Knights of Rhiassa

The Knights of Rhiassa is one of the older in-character knighthoods in the Realms, though certainly not the oldest. Its origins are from Old Rhiassa, but its history in the Realms starts with the Knighting of Sir Cedric - Duncan's first squire - at Feast of Rhiassa VI in 1998.

Sir Duncan's second squire, Da'oud, was knighted at Feast of Rhiassa VIII in 2002. Since his knighting he has become Lord of Rhiassa and has been brought into the Knights of the Eternal Flame.

Duncan's third squire, Aeston, was brought into the Knights of Rhiassa in 2008 after his induction into the Knights of the Eternal Flame. He has since become the second Rhiassan to become a Knight of the Realms and has become a prominent leader of Rhiassa in recent years.

Squirings generally take at least three years, sometimes longer, and are considered to be both in and out of character. The duty of trying to teach a squire what it means to be a knight is one of the most sacred duties anyone in our nation can undertake and a such it is taken very seriously.

When a squire is deemed to be almost ready for knighthood they are given what we like to call a "beating". The squire's "beating" is an event at which we hold 2-team war games in which every time the squire's team wins a battle, they choose a teammate to go over to the other side. The goal is to see how few men they can still successfully win a battle with. It's essentially a day long event, though it is never an official event held on the event calendar.

The Knights of Rhiassa wear a distinctive red belt with an black lion insignia embossed into the end of the belt. The embossing is a method that has not often been seen in leatherworking in the Realms, and is very distinctive.

There are a number of notable things about the Knights of Rhiassa. One of them is the induction ceremony. In addition to having to swear an oath, the Knight is actually slain and raised from the dead as a part of the process. The idea is that they die a squire to be essentially reborn as a knight.