Syrs of Graceswift
Honour-bound, the Graceswift kingdom is home to the Syrs. A change for the word 'Sir' , these knights often represent different nobles of the royal family, if they choose to devote their service to a specific royal family member, or to the people. They are noble, following the goodness of all first, and the laws of the lands second. Often, these warriors come from backgrounds in the military, often after half a decade of service for a human, and two decades service for any race that lives a longer space of time. A Syr must be vigilant, strong, and prideful of Graceswift. It is an honour, and a gift to the families of new Syrs. Both the knight and their family are gifted with a wealthy home, often within the countryside, but the knight themselves will have to go long and far for the royal family, even across borders, and waters, and in one case, across worlds.
To become a Syr, one must already be within some form of physical job that involves defending, or combat. This can be a duellist, adventurer, knight, but it is mostly a title given to Captains, those who have seen many fights as a leader. Also, it is required of a potential Syr to learn of Graceswift's laws, and also be fitted for a personal suit of armour, to properly distinguish oneself from the other Syrs. To define one from a crowd, there is a special crest that can be found on either the set of armour they wear, or any item that they hold close. As an example, the background of a shield is the common place for this crest. Design-wise, it represents a crown, with two swords parallel to it, as a symbol of guardship towards royalty. Each outfit picked out by a Syr is often representing their own personal history. Folks such as Syr Fennirah came from Dryads, and so her armour was green, woven with vines, with her weapon of choice being of a more pacifist type, a quarterstaff. Another example is Syr Zachary, a spellsword who had came from adventuring backgrounds. He wears his old, bardic uniform, as well as the modified helmet and banner of a knight. Each one holds their own values of good, for the people, or for the land, or for good as a concept. There's no easier way to see this than the appearance of each person. Syr Eden kept to the traditional knight uniform, with an updated shield to represent the old kingdom, now known as The Bog of Colmar , in memory of it.
For the main members of the royal family for Graceswift, they each hold a Syr that they can rely on. Sometimes, Syrs can be appointed to numerous members of royalty. Extended family do not get this blessing, their servitors are simple knights and guards. Syrs are only a handful of pristine warriors, no less than thirty as a speculation. There cannot be one for every member to the Royal Name of the Grace Family. Assigned to the most amount of royal family members is Syr Adelize, who had done work for Embla, Vivien, Moira, and Euphalia Grace, all at different points of time. Although nowadays, she often sticks to just Moira Grace, transferring messages from one point to another. Syr Ishgar however, was quite the opposite. He enjoyed travelling dark routes, eliminating evil before they could strike the innocent. This direct, hunting style has made him an isolated member of this profession, but he still holds company from Dryads of the Shifting Forest , his main ground for hunting. This is because he is a known opposition to The Red Moon , which he finds to make a strong enough enemy for a challenge. His main weapon of choice is two chains, with weights on the end.
Syr Eden, the Joyful
One of the most well known members of the Syrs, is a knight who had dedicated her life to helping the poor, unfortunate, or weakened citizens of both Graceswift and the wider regions of the world. She has travelled to Halland Island , Scyllia, and Lydgartha, all in the name of helping others. She does not work specifically for any member of the royal family. Her work is for the people. She uses a mace as her primary weapon, as a precaution to monsters. Divinity runs through her shield, which she uses to defend people mostly. Eden is a peaceful lady, she wishes not to harm people. Eden had began her journey as a Syr, unlike many other Syrs who had transferred over from being Messengers of the Courts, once the Court into Kingdom enactment was made. She has been cited as a steel knight with the only gold to her name being her heart. Alas, one of her few flaws is her goodness, she is easy to corrupt through enchantments, as she believes all has good like her. On quite a few occassions, evil fey of Graceswift have manipulated the Knight into doing heinous acts, but has been freed by the likes of other Syrs.
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