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The Greater Dragons (of ORDER) worship the Spirit of the Law and Justice, seen as an eternal flame. This spirit is said to burn inside each Greater Dragon and give them their purifying fire. In their immortal wisdom, they saw their time was ending and that the younger races needed the Eternal Flame. To pass The Flame on, they first created the Lesser Dragons. The only Dragons of this age. The Wells of the FlameGems were gifted to the world so Mortals could find those with draconic spirits or strong eternal flame. A worthy person, once presented would have a FlameGem rise from the Well and bind to the worthy… marking them for all to see.
These Worthies became Dragon Knights, the partners of the Dragons, to promote Order, and Justice in mortal society. These Dragon Knights ride their partners, fighting with them, to promote Order and Justice, and a “Higher Society”.
Each Dragon Knight wore a FlameGem, which burned with The Flame when touched by a worthy, as a badge of office. They always helped and adviced, rather than forcing their will (and that of the Greater Dragons) upon the peoples. The Dragons hoped to teach mortals how to achieve a true society.
Over the age, the Dragon Knights helped The Human Lands to reach a higher level of civilization, where the needs and wants of most were fufilled, where wrongs were addressed, and people were generally happy.
Then, The Darkness came. The Order of Riders fought against it. Eventually they were betrayed by a corrupted one of their own. The Age came to an end. A new one began.
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The order survived, barely.
The Betrayer has lived a pitiful existance as an undead. He is bound to the world until the Order has been restored and Dragon Justice brought to the world. The Betrayer, Jareth, is sorry for what he has done (since he has witnesses the fall of civilization due to his dreams of greed and power. But without a well and a choosen one, he has been waundering pitifully for the ages, feeling quite sorry for himself.
Then he feels it, the call of the Dragon. Someone has found a stone and has been choosen. The Dragon has taken wing. Now he must reach them and train them before their destiny comes crashing down upon them.
Possible riders: a fiesty young girls who found a FireGem and awoke a dragon... one lone boy finding a well that had washed up after a landslide.... This handful of Dragon Knights have taken up the mantle of the Riders of Old, they will bring The Light of the Eternal Flame to the people again. The Mortal world will reach its potential.
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November 7, 2005, 17:24
I'm curious, though: a "true society" and "justice" are concepts that can vary as much as there are people to talk about them. What kind of morality does the Order promote? Freedom of choice, or a morality imposed by military and authority? Do they see themselves as paternal? How do they look upon society as it is? With disgust or sadness or a sense of duty?
More, more!
December 9, 2005, 23:56
I am thinking originally it was a lawless time full of petty kingdoms and barbarian tribes and evil wizards.
The Order Knights are part Arthurian Knights (mostly), Part Lensmen (aids of society) (thus part Jedi which are a mix of the two). These are the inspirations I had for them. If you need to fill out the details, those are the templates to use.
Shorthand for their ideals
Order of law, balanced by mercy, would be their order.
Justice for all... all are equal under the law.
The Strong do not rule the weak, they serve the weak.
The Knights are here to serve this higher ideal, to set an example of how to live. And to give assistance against those opposed to these ideals.
A true society would embrace an egaltarian ideal, where everyone would live in peace and harmony, balancing their personal good with the good of society.
That is the thumbnail sketch.
January 25, 2007, 10:29
January 26, 2007, 1:42
They are handy to add into your world's backhistory, or to utilize as a modern or recent past element. The Return of the Riders would make an interesting plot line.