Knights of Kevostna

The Knights of Kevostna are law enforcers, appointed to keep the general peace of the land. Some operate in town as guards, others out on the road to protect travellers and investigate disturbances.

A crossed longword and mace in front of a shield emblem of the Knights of Kevostna. Their motto is "Evil shall not be tolerated"

Ranks
The Knights of Kevostna are in a tiered system akin to a military.

The levels for Knights are


 * Prospective Squire
 * Squire
 * Badger (blue cloak)
 * Wolverine (red cloak)
 * Lion (silver cloak)
 * Dragon (gold cloak)

Joining the Knights
To join the Knights, you need a letter of recommendation from an existing Knight and pass an interview with senior Knights. If successful, you would need to pay a joining fee (20GP, to make sure people are serious about joining) and pledge an oath to Kevostna, to help and protect others. This oath does not preclude any other religious affiliations. Then you would become a prospective squire.

Once you have proven yourself, you are moved up to Squire level and are gifted certain perks of the job.

Town Guard
They are stationed at a small town and help to protect it. They receive regular pay for this.

Field Knights
These knights are the ones who go out into the world and investigate reports or deal with problems that have been reported.

The Field Knights pay a monthly fee to Kevostna (paid on the first of the month) and do not get paid in the same way Town Guards do. They earn their money by taking on jobs for the Knights. They choose which tasks they are interested in doing off noticeboards in the Kevostna Temples. The tasks are rated and pay out based on level (i.e. a Squire job would pay less than a Badger job) and any loot they find is split between the Field Knight and the Knights themselves. The level of split depends on seniority.

Third parties might also hire Field Knights to help protect them. These requests would also appear on the noticeboard.

Their work is very flexible and they are able to work as much or as little as they want. The monthly fee is to encourage them to take up jobs.

The fee increases by level:


 * Squires pay 5GP per month
 * Badgers pay 10GP per month

Admin/Management
These positions are often taken by older knights.

Leaving the Knights
Leaving is relatively straight forward. If the job becomes too dangerous or is not for them, they can retire from the Knights. There are no hard feelings from the Knights themselves but there can be some societal shame cast on those who have left. They can be viewed as cowardly for dedicating their lives to protect and then going back on it.

Known Knights

 * Shadridge
 * Kathleen (Badger)
 * Darren (Badger)