Ensigerum
From The Heretic Knowledge Vault
The Ensigerum is a village of super-powerful monks living in North-Eastern Veracia. They are apparently aligned with the Veracian Church. Most of the monks use time magic and enhancements to do their work, much to the annoyance of Imperatrix Anita. According to themselves, their order is incredibly ancient and predates just about all other existing human power groups. They seem to have been shaping the world to their whims, though in minor ways, for hundreds if not thousands of years.
Ensigerum refers to both, the village and the order of the monks.
It is tradition for initiates pulled from outside the village to under-go a test of loyalty, to make sure that when push comes to shove they're shoving with the order and not against it. The tests range from the murder of a relative to a simple visit to one's hometown to see if an initiate tries to speak with an old friend or family member. In recent times the tradition has fallen out of practice due to the sheer glut of outsider initiates, but Sara has been set up so perfectly for such a test that some of the upper monks just can't let the opportunity pass.
Ranks
The Ensigerum has a quasi-military system for designating standing in the village. Known ranks, from top to bottom, are:
- Imperator/Imperatrix (big enchilada)
- Monk
- Novice
- Initiate
There are probably others, or at least sub-ranks of Monk; not all of the Monks seem to have the same standing and prestige. It isn't known what advantage there is to a Novice in being elevated to Monk status, but it's important enough to have become a significant plot point.
Members
Weapons
Ensigerum members use Lancea weapons, a type of long hilted Durus Flamma blades, when on missions. However, they commonly practice with blunt look-alike weapons.
