The Grey Order



The Grey Order was a group of masons and knights led by Lord Robert Grey. They are known for the construction of The Vale Keep.

Foundation and Settlement
The Grey Order splintered off from a father organisation in their homeland led by Lord Robert's older brother. Five hundred men sailed on a Sarnaes Trade Fleet, consisting of fifteen ships, to Chaerus and arrived on the east coast three months later. Twenty men died during the voyage.

As the men and traders disembarked onto dry land disaster struck. A fleet of five ships, led by the pirate Eoin Quick, attacked and took control of many of the ships and sunk several more. This battle later became known as The Tragedy at Grey's Landing.

Stranded with no civilisations in site, Grey led the two thousand lost men across the lands until they reached The Vale. It was a hard march with little food to go around, and another hundred men of The Order died of starvation and disease. The Saranaes casualties are unknown. Upon reaching The Vale, Grey ordered the construction of a Keep from which to spread the word of The Order.

Code of The Grey Order
Knights of The Grey Order were forbidden to marry or breed in order to encourage ferociousness in their battles. They were to abandon their given name, replacing it with their surname and taking on a title to represent their status in The Order; typically this was Grey.

Knights and warriors were forbidden to follow any other religion save for Asgan.

Mountain Men
The Mountain Men surrounding The Vale have been a source of great stress for The Order. Violent, uncommunicative and tough, they have battled with The Order since their arrival in The Vale. The total numbers of The Mountain Men are not known, though it is strongly suggested that The Order are outnumbered by them three to one. A nomadic race, they often do not place trust in each other. The largest known individual group consists of one hundred warriors and hunters.

As of writing over three hundred Mountain Men are allied with The Order, informing them of the movements of other tribes, trading, and battling for them. However, there are still tribes along The Highway that do not serve any Lord, as seen at The Skirmish.