The Order Of Scales (Code of Ehiennthurst)
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Victory in battle, honors one’s god
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Service to one’s king honors oneself
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Religious virtues to honor one's family
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Defense of any charge until death
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Respect to all above one’s station
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Obedience and respect from all beneath your station
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Refusing any challenge in combat is cowardly
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Battle is the test of one’s prowess
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Death to all who oppose the code
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Death before dishonor
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Loyalty to the Order of Scales
The
Order Of The Blue Star (Imperial Elven
Code)
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Noble
Service cheerfully rendered
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Defense
of any charge until death
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Protection
for the weak (commoners)
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Respect
to all
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Honor to all above your station
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Respect
from all beneath your station
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Military
prowess exercised to serve good cause
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Courtesy
to all females
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Contest
is the glory of knighthood
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Defeat all who contest this order
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Dissolution
before dishonor
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Personal
glory in battle is to honor one's god
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Loyalty
to all other knights of the Rose
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Peace
is the giving of life
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Religious
virtues to honor one's self
The
Laws Of Svartr Dróttinns (The
Black Lord’s Code)
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Defense
of any charge until death
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Death
before dishonor
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Defeat
dishonors oneself
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Personal
glory above all in battle
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Obedience
and/or respect from all but the king
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Honor
one’s king
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Scorn
for all those who are lowly and ignoble (this includes knightly limitations
on weapons and armor)
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War
is glory
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Death
to all who oppose the cause
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Battle
is the test of one’s prowess
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Combat
is glory
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Refusing any challenge in combat is cowardly
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Cowardice
is punishable by death
The
Dictations Of The Tyranian Order (Code of the
Avengers)
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Noble
service above all
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Victory
is a must regardless of how it derives
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War
is self glorification
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Killing
is one’s way of paying homage to one’s god
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Battle
is one’s way of honoring one’s king
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Death
to all who speak against the Dictations
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Disrespect
to all beneath your station
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Obedience
to all above your station
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Submission
in battle to retain one’s life is dishonorable but acceptable if defeat
can be relinquished
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Mercy
is for the weak
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Power
demands respect from all beneath your station
The
Inquisitions Of The Frostwind Knighthood (Knightly
Code Of Valtarum)
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To be victorious in battle, honors one’s god
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Battle is to honor one’s king
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Noble
service to honor oneself
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Defense
of any charge until death
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Courage
and enterprise in obedience to rule
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Honor
to all above one’s station
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Respect
towards all beneath your station
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Obedience
and respect from all beneath your station
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War
is the glorification of knighthood
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Military
prowess exercised to one’s lord
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Death
to all who oppose the cause
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Death
before dishonor
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Courtesy
to all ladies (if cavalier is male)
Knightly
Ethics (The Chivalric Code)
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Noble
service cheerfully rendered
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Defense
of any charge until death
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Courage and enterprise in obedience to rule
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Respect
for all peers and equals
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Honor
to all above one’s station
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Obedience and respect from all beneath your station
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Scorn for those who are lowly and ignoble. *
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Military prowess exercised in service to your lord
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Courtesy to all ladies
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War
is the flowering of chivalry
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Battle is the test of manhood
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Combat
is glory
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Personal glory above all in battle
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Death
to all who oppose the cause
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Death before dishonor
* This includes knightly limitations on weapons and armor.
* Explanation: "Scorn for those who are lowly and ignoble". (he will not help the ill-mannered, the coarse, the crude; he will not use equipment which is badly-made or inferior; he will fight on foot before riding a nag; etc.);
Commandments from the Arkuthic Church (reference from 11th century crusading knights)
- Thou shalt believe all that the Church teaches and shalt obey all her commandments.
- Thou shalt defend the church.
- Thou shalt respect all weaknesses and constitute thyself the defender of them.
- Thou shalt love the country in which thou wast born.
- Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
- Thou shalt make war against the infidel without cessation and without mercy.
- Thou shalt perform scrupulously thy feudal duties, if they be not contrary to the laws of God.
- Thou shalt never lie, and shalt remain faithful to thy pledged word.
- Thou shalt be generous and give largesse to everyone.
- Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right against Injustice and Evil.
The Paladin Code (Not a knightly code, but a set of strict guidelines a paladin must try to stay within at all times)
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Service to your god and religion above all else
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Law and order for all
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Honor those who are deserving
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Respect to those who hold equal values
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Obedience and respect from all beneath your station
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Military prowess exercised in service to your god
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Obey all laws unless they conflict with one's religion
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Courtesy to all
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Ignoring those who are unlawful or committing evil is to dishonor oneself
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Avoid all excesses in life
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Care for the sick and aid the distressed
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Honor your liege, lord and deity
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Do not permit evil to cause harm
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Defeat to all who oppose your religion
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Dishonor and dissolution before defeat
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Victory in combat honors one's religion
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Protection for the weak honors your god
