Quillborn

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History of the Order
Following the decline of An Cinn Fiair, the Quillborn Order was founded by the remains of the Household of Sun Wukong V - the most recent in the line of Simian Kings. The Monkey King and his closest retainers resolved to adopt peaceful ways and began a new organisation only concerned with what was best for the people of Templehelm. The new order took a remote, but beautiful island as their new headquarters. Under the wise rule of Sun Wukong V, this brotherhood live their monastic lives, always seeking to spread tolerance and encourage harmony.

Shortly after establishing Redwall, the brothers formed and swore the "Oath of the Quill" - a sacred covenant marking their brotherhood. Upon establishing their intentions to the world, the Quillborn have since spread their message across the world, travelling to war-zones the land over, hoping to bring an end to the conflicts.

At the Emergence of Claude, the brothers launched a mission to prevent the destruction of Daleshire from several zealous worshippers of the Six who deemed the newcomers blasphemous - though initally fruitless, the Order prevailed and the Claudites gained a place in the land; after the War of the Market, the Order took over responsibility of the Market from Mortifera for a brief period; during the last phase of the Zeolite Wars, brother Magnus unofficially led a fraction of the Order in the battles of Ordinance, Old Erebus and Kazmal, rising to be one of the three leaders of the Planite alliance. Despite the eventual defeat and imprisonment of Zeolix, several prominent brothers of the Quillborn were killed, causing much grief in Redwall. Since the emergence of the dragons, the Quillborn have withdrawn once more, fortifying Redwall and rallying their friends to their cause.

Oath of the Quill
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Tenets of the Order
1. Respect all creeds, religions, opinions and people in public. There is nothing wrong with maintaining opinions, but do not expect any respect from anybody else - people should value your beliefs, but they won't necessarily.

2. You can always depend on your brothers until death. Feel free to bring up any issues that you are concerned with - there is nothing to fear. If you are wronged, you can rely on them to support you to the very end.

3. We are a peaceful Order - be polite and try to maintain clear tones when engaging with other parties. However, do not allow this to cloud the distinction between right and wrong, and true and false.

4. All brothers of the Quillborn are valuable and respected - the King-Seat or his Equerry may make a lot of the critical decisions, and the Knights may advise them on whatever matter, but do not feel that you are any less a brother of the Order. The chain of command exists to provide structure and organisation, not to belittle or promote any particular brothers.

5. At the end of the day, when all is done and dusted, the Order stands for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. If any brother of the Order obtains valid information vital to a relevant subject and sees a need to share it, then they can count on the full support of the Order.

Structure of the Order
The King-Seat of the Order, overall leader and public representative of the Quillborn.

All full confirmed brothers are knights of equal status, advisors and friends to the King-seat.

All other brothers are considered novices, apprenticed to an existing knight of the Order whilst they learn their ways.

Roster of Brothers
- His majesty, Sun Wukong V, the Monkey King of the Simian Race, King-seat of the Order

- Sir Magnus Cruor, Knight of the Ironheart, Equerry of the King-seat

- Sir Eored Beoulve, Knight of the Eastern Crown

- Sir Ptolemy, Knight of Heartsbane

- Sir Lochlan, Knight of Fincarya

- Sir Farquarl, Knight of the Silver Tongue

- Sir Fez, Knight of the Golden Sands

- Sir Valon, Knight of the Sacred Sword

- Brother Wind, Novice, Apprenticed to ?

Core Allies
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