Order of Thunder

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Bottenhavet: Order of Thunder Order of Thunder (c. TH 9800 - c. TH 11000) This little-known organization has only a handful of monasteries dotted along the Barrage in Bottenhavet. Its members lead an ascetic existence, dedicating their lives to the Storm God, Kord. Priests, clerics, avengers, and others are produced in these secluded monasteries. One of its ex-priests, known as Yarrak the Biter, trained Ulric Thorfinn in the ways of the Order of Thunder outside of the monasteries.

There are three paths to take within the Order of Thunder, each with their own hierarchical chain of command.

The Path of the Warrior
This is easily the most prestigious path to take of the three, seeing as how Kord is the god of battle and war.

Storm Initiate
This the lowest class of the warrior path. All inductees who prove themselves in the Testing Battles begin as initiates, and sometimes it may take several years, depending on faith and action, before an initiate can move on to the next class. They focus only on training, for the most part.

Storm Journeyman
Journeymen can be both trainees at the temple or head out into the world on divine missions. They must prove their might in battle before upgrading to Knight.

Storm Knight
Storm Knights can stay at the temple as trainers of Journeymen and Initiates or they can act as the heads of groups of Journeymen beyond the temple walls. They may also choose to go out on their own, or perhaps with companions outside of the Order, and either complete missions for the temple or recruit possible candidates.

Storm Strategos
The Strategos acts as the head of an individual temple. For example, the Strategos of Drado'oner is Thurston Grey. He has been in that position for five years. Becoming a Strategos is a difficult task, for one must not only excel beyond all other Knights of the Temple in battle, but must also prove their leadership capabilities to the Storm Lord.

Storm Lord
The Storm Lord is not only the highest class of the Warrior Path within the Order, but he or she acts as the head of the Order itself. Residing at the head temple of Kordelion, the Storm Lord acts as the head of that temple and all Strategos must answer to him or her in matters that concern entire temples. The current Storm Lord of the Order (TH 10058) is Sherinn Castolfer.

The Path of the Priest
The second path is for the healers and spiritual leaders of the temples. They are found within the temples and without. When outside of temple walls, they are almost exclusively set out to recruit others.

Thunder Initiate
The lowest class of the priest path, initiates serve the fathers of the temple in menial tasks. It may take upwards of a year or two to move to journeyman.

Thunder Journeyman
The next class up, Journeymen of the Priest Path may lead smaller prayer times, act as medical aid for the warriors or any others within the temple who are injured, and they occasionally assist in battle as healers for the Storm Knights and Storm Journeymen.

Thunder Father
There are three Thunder Fathers to each temple. One of the three for Drado'oner is Immsvere. These are the leaders in daily prayers, one for the morning, one for noon, and one for evening prayer. They also act as the grand healers of the temple. Only Fathers can participate in Testing Battles. They also train groups of Journeymen and Initiates within their temple the Way of the Priest.

Thunder High Priest
One high priest represents all of the Priest Path within the Order. Also residing in Kordelion, the High Priest is considered the Storm Lord's chief adviser and otherwise right hand. The High Priest leads the most important prayers of the temple and occasionally travels to other temples for prayer leadership. The current High Priest (TH 10058) is Kraggoth.

The Path of the Servant
Being a servant of the Order is considered an honorable path to follow. Without them, the day-to-day processes of every temple wouldn't be functional. Everything within the temple walls are created by those of the Cloud Path, from the stone of the pillars to the cloth of the robes.

Cloud Initiate
Initiates of the servant's path do all the menial labor of their respective temples. Such labor includes working the mess halls, washing linens, gardening, and cleaning in general.

Cloud Journeyman
Journeymen of the servant path usually have a specific skill in which they focus on instead of just general labor. Such skills might include preparing various herbs, working on weaponry, tailoring, reparations and maintenance. For many, depending on their skill sets, Journeyman is the highest class they will reach in this path. But some Journeymen are considered equals to head servants if they excel beyond others in experience and skill.

Cloud Head Servant
Head Servants manage all other servants and make sure that the day-to-day operations are fully functional. They may also at times work as the master in their specific skill in their temple. There is usually only one head servant per temple.

Cloud Ambassador
The Cloud Ambassador is technically stationed at the head temple of Kordelion, but he or she is rarely there. They are always traveling, either to various temples of the Order, or to Sjobo or Draern to organize trade propositions. The Ambassador must often engage in diplomatic discussions with the leaders of other organizations, whether militaristic or religious.

TH 10058: The Cloud Ambassador Heran B'nordilas has forged a strong alliance with the Dwarves of Draern over the past six years, much to the disapproval of Sjobia.

Temples & Fortresses
Below is a list of known temples dedicated to the Order of Thunder.

Drado'oner
Two hundred and fifty miles east of Sjobo rests the fortress of Drado'oner.
 * Storm Strategos: Thurston Grey. Service: (c. TH 100043)
 * Thunder Father: Immsvere. Service: (c. TH 100036)
 * Thunder Father: Yarrak. Service: (c. TH 100034 - 100050)
 * Storm Initiate: Ulric Thorfinn. Service: (c. TH 100057)
 * Storm Initiate: Dill. Service: (c. TH 100057)

Kordelion
Roughly one hundred miles northwest of Sjobo, this massive fortress stands as the headquarters of the Order of Thunder and carries with it significant political weight with both Sjobia and the Draernic Dwarves.
 * Storm Lord: Sherinn Castolfer. Service: (c. TH 100057)
 * Thunder High Priest: Kraggoth. Service: (c. TH 100054)
 * Cloud Ambassador: Heran B'nordilas. Service: (c. TH 100026)

Known Members
All previous and current members of the Order of Thunder.
 * Dill, Storm Initiate, Drado'oner
 * Heran B'nordilas, Cloud Ambassador, Kordelion
 * Immsvere, Thunder Father, Drado'oner
 * Kraggoth, Thunder High Priest, Kordelion
 * Sherinn Castolfer, Storm Lord, Kordelion
 * Thurston Grey, Storm Strategos, Drado'oner
 * Ulric Thorfinn, Storm Initiate, Drado'oner
 * Yarrak, Thunder Father, Drado'oner

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