The Knights of the Silent World

The Knights of the Silent World are an elite order among The Reasonable Folk, with unquestionable authority over every member of that race. Members of this order carry out the will of the Commendatores and, by extension, The Placid Lord itself. Alone among The Reasonable Folk, the Knights possess dispensation to venture across the world uninvited.

History
The Knights were founded by The Placid Lord, concurrent with the appearance of the first among The Reasonable Folk. They are based out of The City of Peace Abiding, where the Knights reside in windowless fortresses, never seen by the citizenry. All of The Reasonable Folk are considered adjuncts to the Knights, and are expected to perfect their abilites until they are ready to sue for entry to the order, though extremely few ever make it so far.

The leaders of the Knights are known as Commendatores, followed by Knights, Proselytes, Initiates and Squires. Even the lowest-ranking Knights are ancient and highly-skilled at several disciplines, and they bear enchanted arms and armor requisite to their station.

The Commendatores are the recipiants of The Placid Lord's greatest honor- a Wishblade. Wishblades are swords inlaid with a stone cut from The Wishing Star, and legend claims that they each contain a single manifestation of Cynosure's divine power. While legend tends to exaggerate the powers of artifacts weilded by heroes, the fact that the Wishblades possess a considerable measure of power is incontestable.

Current Prospects
Only three Reasons have been admitted to the Knights proper in the past century, but recruitment has been in decline for far longer. Even the squires of the order are rarely seen on the streets of The City of Peace Abiding, and their legendary authority has not been called upon for the whole of the Age. Instead, they are only fleetingly glimpsed while hunting Reasons who have broken The Placid Lord's decrees.

While it is assumed that only members of The Reasonable Folk can gain entry into the the order of the Knights, there is no known, recorded requirement for entry. Would-be Knights simply walk into the Shrine of Reflection, where they undergo a trial of unknown nature.

Notable Members
Commendatore Silence - The founder of the Knights and first of the Servants to undergo metamorphosis. Silence was extremely active in the early days of the world, mentor to the newly-awakened of his race and most zealous of all the worshippers of Cynosure. According to legend, he was the forger and weilder of the wishblade In Eternity Abide, which rendered him immune to the blades and magic of mortal beings.

Commendatore Akasha - Archmagos of the Knights, Akasha was one of the only known cases of an Elder Servant achieving metamorphosis, ancient and powerful  at the moment of his birth. Founder of the City's great library and insitute of magical learning, statues and portraits of Akasha are common features in the halls of Reasonable universities. Legend states that he weilds a wishblade called Skies Over Earth, an aegis which turns aside all physical threats, leaving him vulnerable only to the mystic arts at which he excels.

Commendatore Honor - Swordsmaster of the Knights, Honor was the lover of the former swordsmaster before she joined the Knights, and was a smith of some renown. During the conspiracy to assassinate The Placid Lord, her paramour was slain by a cabal of traitors. Rather than grow distraught, Honor reforged his broken sword and took it up, rapidly becoming the greatest warrior of her age. Within three centuries, Honor had climbed through the ranks to become Commendatore herself. Her wishblade, which she named Honor Before Reason is said to cleave through all mortal magics, rendering her unbeatable in battle.