Knights of Paloma

The Knights of Paloma are a society of royal knights charged with protecting the Paloman royal family and giving aide to the citizens of the kingdom of Paloma. They were noted for following the code of chivalry and wearing silver armaments.

Living Areas
They are stationed in the capital city of Aria, within the walls of Aria Castle. They once had a stronghold held a bit further into the mountains, but an earthquake reduced it to ruins. The Knights still have rooming within the castle, but the Knights left after the murder of King Broderick and Queen Branwen now live in the four castle towers.

Pay
Being a Knight has its advantages, such as access to higher-quality armor, weapons, and a decent pay. Most Knights are paid 50 gold a week, and Knight-Commanders are paid twice that.

Hierarchy
There is a definite structure of hierarchy based on militaristic titles and power.

Knight-Captain
The Knight-Captain is always the king or queen of Paloma, and there is almost always only one. However, there are exceptions, with examples such as the four Knight-Captains Edouard, Cupidon, Ludivine, and Maude. If the royal family is unable to provide with a Knight-Captain, then one is chosen amongst the Knight-Commanders until the royal family is able to take back over.

Knight-Commander
The Knight-Commanders are much like generals and commanding officers, giving orders to lesser knights and soldiers in battle and leading them to victory. They tend to be nobility, as young noblemen and women are often pressured into entering the battlefield to help elevate their status in the royal court.

Knight
Knights are often considered a stronger and more chivalrous version of the common soldier, either serving as guards & watchmen or taking missions to help the citizens of Paloma. They are usually considered the muscle of the faction by many, though higher and lower ranks do their parts as well. Knights travel the most and do the most work.

Silver squire
Silver Squires are Knights-in-training, tending to the lesser duties (such as tending to the horse, polishing the weaponry, etc.) and training in the arts of combat before becoming a Knight themselves. Squires usually begin their squirehood during their adolescent years, and they graduate to true Knighthood around aged 19-20. Squires are also almost always nobility, as are most if not all of the Knights.

Armor and Weapons
The Knights of Paloma have a tendency to wear silver armor, varying from heavy to light versions, and wield silver weapons, in the name of Paloma's patron Goddess Cysewen.

Higher-end officers also have badges that signify their ranks, with Knight-Commanders having a complete version of the Paloman coat of arms to tie their capes with, and Knight-Captains possessing a version engraved on the fronts of their armor.

The Knight-Captain always wears a cape, usually of a blue color, and has a special battlecrown fitted with either aquamarines or sapphires.