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'''Gefreiter of the Order''' | '''Gefreiter of the Order''' | ||
Playing essentially the role of a non-commissioned officer in a more traditional military, a '''Gefreiter''' is a senior member of the Order either entrusted with the command of a single squad, or otherwise entrusted with more critical or sensitive responsibilities than those occupying lower ranks. This is the highest rank of the Order not recognized as belonging to an officer, and members with pre-existing experience in security or military work often find themselves fast-tracked to this position so that they may tutor their less experienced peers more effectively. This trend has given the position a general reputation of most typically being occupied by persons recently foreign to the church and Orepit, prompting a popular stereotype that Gefreiters are less than wholly pious. '''This is the highest playable rank.''' | Playing essentially the role of a non-commissioned officer in a more traditional military, a '''Gefreiter''' is a senior member of the Order either entrusted with the command of a single squad, or otherwise entrusted with more critical or sensitive responsibilities than those occupying lower ranks. This is the highest rank of the Order not recognized as belonging to an officer, and members with pre-existing experience in security or military work often find themselves fast-tracked to this position so that they may tutor their less experienced peers more effectively. This trend has given the position a general reputation of most typically being occupied by persons recently foreign to the church and Orepit, prompting a popular stereotype that Gefreiters are less than wholly pious. | ||
'''This is the highest playable rank within the Order of Guardians.''' | |||
'''Ordinary of the Order''' | '''Ordinary of the Order''' | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 27 September 2025
Overview
The Order of Guardians is a monastic and militant order that serves as both the security, naval, and military element of the Ecclesiarchy of Orepit and the wider Trinary Perfection. Lead from Orepit by Bishop-Militant Emmanuel, it operates military-grade equipment, weaponry, and spacecraft within the reaches of its native sovereign state, and additionally sends a large number of its staff abroad to the many dioceses of the church to serve as bodyguards to high-ranking clergy. In this capacity, the Order of Guardians functions both as a state military and a private security force.
Having been sent under a rapid process of reform and expansion under Bishop-Militant Emmanuel and Ecclesiarch ARM-1DRIL, spurred on by repeated humiliations and defeats at the hands of both external and internal enemies, the mood within the Order at present has become as vehement as it is fervent. While any follower of the faith may volunteer for trials to join the Order, with even relatively unskilled volunteers being accepted given the organisation's need for rapid growth, recruits with pre-existing experience in military, paramilitary, or private security organisations are typically favoured. Feverishly eager to succeed next where it has failed before, the Order of Guardians is enthusiastic to induct any advantages to its side that it can field; the next time it is tested, it cannot fail.
When not on direct assignment, members of the Order of Guardians are frequently permitted to go off-duty for months or even years at a time. These off-duty Guardians can be frequently seen in megacorporate employment, both for the wages to support themselves and their diocese and for the experience gained by their employment. While these may wear visible insignia of their membership in the Order, they are not formally representing it or serving under it while off-duty - if put under a circumstance of conflicting loyalties between their employer and the church, an off-duty Guardian is expected to side with their employer in the moment and to make all possible amends for any counterproductive consequences therein afterwards. Accordingly, while off-duty Guardians may work in any on-ship job and department, and may wear Trinarist or Guardian paraphernalia while doing so, an on-duty Guardian may not work in any on-ship job bar passenger - on-duty Guardians are not hired by the megacorporations for fear of a conflict of interest.
History
Branches
Cloister for Ecclesiastical Security
Cloister for Orbital Security
Cloister for Terrestrial Security
Organization
Every member of the Order of Guardians is clergy, formally holding either the position of Priest-Militant or Priestess-Militant, or the position of Bishop-Militant if of a sufficiently high rank. The Order organises itself according to the same diocese system as the wider church, wherein each Bishop-Militant manages the Order activities within a single diocese, and all Priest-Militants within that diocese report to their local Bishop-Militant. Their activities hinge on the diocese to which they are assigned - whereas Guardians may find itself engaged in traditional terrestrial military deployments on Orepit itself, sent to man sentry posts or to guard sanctuaries and cathedrals throughout the planet, they may equally be assigned to function both as the bodyguard and security advisor of notable figures within the church. Typically, a particularly prestigious priest may have one Guardian on retainer, whereas a bishop may have several, and an archbishop will widely have an entire platoon assigned to ensure their continued safety.
Hierarchically, the Order of Guardians functions on a simple rank system in which all new recruits begin at the bottom and advance at a rate determined by their commanding officer - this may be extremely slowly or very quickly depending on the apparent aptitude and pre-existing experience. There is no distinction between enlisted and commissioned staff. Separately from rank, every Guardian is additionally assigned an occupational role, specifying the responsibilities they hold within the organisation.
Members of the Order of Guardians are organised into a squad as the smallest unit, comprising approximately four to ten soldiers. Squads are typically kept together while on-duty for long periods. These squads are then organised into platoons, and then to battalions, and then to brigades. At this time, no unit larger than a brigade is recognized within the Order of Guardians, although this is anticipated to change with the rapid growth of the organisation. These units do not apply to Guardians assigned as retainers to church officials, who may work alone or in smaller groups than these.
When addressing a commanding officer, a Guardian will typically declare themselves by both their rank and their role; for instance, Guardian-Navigator Haddad, Ordinary of the Order. Roles are assigned according to the skills of the Guardian, either predating their recruitment or as a result of training within the Order by a more experienced member. Humans and synthetics are not treated differently within this system, progressing through the ranks in the same way.
Marshal of the Order
Constituting the highest role within the Order of Guardians, the Marshal is responsible for the coordination, management, organisation, and command of the entire organisation throughout every diocese and sector of the Orion Spur. There is only a singular Marshal at any given time - the role at present is held by Bishop-Militant Emmanuel, who is the highest authority with the Order of Guardians bar Ecclesiarch ARM-1DRIL themselves. The Marshal holds the ecclesiastical position of Bishop-Militant.
Preceptor of the Order
As the highest ranking officer most Guardians will ever actually encounter during their service, a Preceptor is an officer responsible for the management of the operations of the Order of Guardians throughout any single diocese; appropriately, they also hold the ecclesiastical position of Bishop-Militant. These report directly to the Marshal, and are responsible for the management of every unit operating within their diocese at any time. It is also possible for a Preceptor to be assigned operational command of any given unit by order of the Marshal themselves - for instance, they may be assigned command of anything from a battalion to an entire brigade, should there be a deployment in need of command. While ostensibly subservient to the diocesan bishop of their assigned diocese, the relationships between these two roles is often understood to be essentially equal.
Captain of the Order
As possibly the most flexible role in the Order, a Captain has the responsibility of commanding any unit of any size above a squad unless their authority is superseded by an assigned Preceptor. As the lowest officerial role within the Order, this is also the first role that occupies the lesser ecclesiastical position of a Priest-Militant or Priestess-Militant. They lack any particular responsibilities to their assigned diocese, although they are subservient to the local Preceptor.
Gefreiter of the Order
Playing essentially the role of a non-commissioned officer in a more traditional military, a Gefreiter is a senior member of the Order either entrusted with the command of a single squad, or otherwise entrusted with more critical or sensitive responsibilities than those occupying lower ranks. This is the highest rank of the Order not recognized as belonging to an officer, and members with pre-existing experience in security or military work often find themselves fast-tracked to this position so that they may tutor their less experienced peers more effectively. This trend has given the position a general reputation of most typically being occupied by persons recently foreign to the church and Orepit, prompting a popular stereotype that Gefreiters are less than wholly pious.
This is the highest playable rank within the Order of Guardians.
Ordinary of the Order
Novice of the Order
Guardian-Commander
Guardian-Resuscitant
Guardian-Retainer
Guardian-Artificer
Guardian-Navigator
Guardian-Regular
Culture & Doctrines
Initiation
The Vow of Jurisprudence
Military Doctrine
Equipment
Uniforms
Firearms
HI32 Gauss Rifle
LPO1 Energy Carbine
PV12 Railgun, "The Saintshammer"