Ranking Requirements

There are two paths in the way of the Order: Combatant and Non-Combatant. Each member starts as an Adept, then through making certain requirements, can make their way through their chosen path. The combatant's path is Adept, Disciple, Master. The non-com's path is Adept, Neophyte, Sage. There is also a Grand Master and Grand Sage for leadership roles in each path.

Adept

- Must meet minimum Belegarth costume requirements as stated in the Book of War
- Must own enough equipment to fill both hands
   • Sword & Shield
   • Bow & Arrows
   • Book & Writing Implement

-Must have read the New Members Page
- Must fight in 12 battles with 2 or more members of The Order, one of which must be Disciple or Neophyte Rank or higher.
   • 12 battles at an event with Member A (Adept) and Member B (Disciple)
   • 6 battles at a practice with Member A (Neophyte) and 6 battles at an event with Member B (Master).
- Or -
- Make a record of 4 practices or 1 event that The Order attends
   • This can be recorded by written description, photograph, drawing/painting, or video. Submit record to Grand Sage.

- Costume must exceed minimum Belegarth costume requirements. should have some aesthetic items

   • pouches, hats, jewelery
   • high quality fabrics, decorative trim
- Must have chosen a backup fighting style and own gear for it
- Attend two regional events with one other Order member or one national event with 2 or more Order Members
   • Fight in a number of battles as determined by
Master in charge at that event
- Own two pieces of armor
   • If you choose to fight without armor, the Grand Sage and/or Grand Master will replace this requirement with another task
- Complete Disciple Trial
- Write a short character history/description (500+ words)

Disciple - Official Fighter of the Order

- Must exceed minimum Belegarth costume requirements. Costume should have some aesthetic items • pouches, hats, jewelery • high quality fabrics, decorative trim

- Design a Relic of The Order
   • Write a detailed description or draw design of the item
   • Write story of the history of the relic (why is this a relic of The Order?)
- Attend two regional events with one other Order member or one national event with 2 or more Order Members
   • Help maintain camp and prepare for Order run events by assisting Sage in charge of the event
- Complete Neophyte Trial
- Write a character history/description (750+ words)

Neophyte - Scholar of the Order

- Costumes must contain period looking fabrics and many aesthetic pieces.
- Members must have at least one set of nice garb to be worn at feasts, RP events and ranking ceremonies
• This includes feast gear (bowl/plate, utensils, drinking vessel, etc.)
- Members must own superior equipment for primary and secondary fighting styles that display the unit symbol on them.
- Donate armor, garb, or other useful equipment to The Order's armory
- Write a character story related to your character in The Order.
- Complete Master Staff
- Complete Master Trials

Master - High Ranking Fighter of the Order

- Costumes must contain period looking fabrics and many aesthetic pieces.
- Members must have at least one set of nice garb to be worn at feasts, RP events and ranking ceremonies
• This includes feast gear (bowl/plate, utensils, drinking vessel, etc.)
- Donate armor, garb, or other useful equipment to The Order's armory
- Write a character story related to your character in The Order.
- Coordinate with Grand Sage to organize and run a feast or roleplay event in Order camp
- Find, Create or Purchase Sage's Book and copy character story into it.
- Complete Sage Trial

Sage - High Scholar of the Order

The Grand Master rank is simply a function for battlefield decision making if the need should arise. Their authority is final on the field, and decisions range from acquiring general targets to specific commands to individuals. However, the Grand Master should be open and accepting of suggestions from other members regardless of rank. The Grand Master is also a decision making rank on any off field situations that may arise (in absence of/to assist the Grand Sage). They should have The Order as a whole their first priority during decision making.

Masters may override a Grand Master's decision with a majority vote. This rank may only be given to a member who has already obtained the rank of Master.

At this time, Grease and Sage are the Grand Masters of The Order.

Grand Master

Grand Sage

The Grand Sage is responsible for overseeing all other Sages, as well as having the final say over diplomatic issues. The Grand Sage plays a major part by guiding and educating the Masters, Sages and Grand Master on unit needs, morale, as well as any possible drama within the unit. The Grand Sage is in charge of camp maintenance and running feasts or role play events within Order Camp. The Grand Sage and Grand Master work closely together to achieve a blend of a combat strong, and culture rich unit.

Sages may override a Grand Sage’s decision by a majority vote. This rank may only be given to a member who has already obtained the rank of Sage.

At this time, Tiaen is the Grand Sage of The Order.

Note:
For your lore or character history/description requirements to be fulfilled, the lore must be canon-ized. This means it needs to be checked by our lore coordinators and/or our Grand Sage and read over for not only grammar/spelling checks, but to make sure that your story aligns with lore that has already been created in the world that the Order lies in. If you have questions, feel free to send Tiaen or any of our members a message, or ask on our Concerning the Order page to find out what you can and cannot do.
This isn't a fast process (we have over 50 members and many of them send more than just the required lore), so if you are looking to have your ranking trial at a particular event, make sure to have your lore in at least a month ahead of time to make sure that our Lore Coordinators have enough time to go through it.