The Chivalric Monument

Historical Details

Background

It is said that after the death of rise to sainthood of Saint Sanmarino Divederci in the year 789 BBA, his mighty stone obelisk in the center of Tradua that bore the Chandrian Code of Chivalry changed. It became inscribed with The Integral Code of Chivalry as well as an invitation and warning that all honorable people who call themselves "Knights" should follow the code.

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The Chivalric Monument

The Integral Code of Chivalry:
1. Thou shalt be courteous and respectful.
2. Thou shalt defend thyne sovereignty and all who inhabit her.
3. Thou shalt not recoil before thine enemy.
4. Thou shalt abide by the laws of the land, so long as they remain within the bounds of these and the Common Tenants.
5. Thou shalt be ever obedient of thine master, but vigilant that they too maintain the Common or Chivalric Tenets, else the wrath of their station be brought down upon them.
6. Thou shalt remain faithful to thy pledged word.
7. Thou shalt be generous, and give largesse to all who are civil.
8. Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against the Uncivil and the Evil.
9. Thou shalt roam the land and prove thyself, by defeating those evil who pray upon the lord and commoner.
10. Thou shalt fiercely defend the weak and defenseless, and shalt show mercy, to the enemy brought low.

To this code, all those most honorable who hold the title "Knight" shall adhere, lest the wrath of the righteous be brought to bare.

The Common Tenets:
1. Thou shalt honor thyne ancestors.
2. Thou shalt not kill unjustly.
3. Thou shalt not be unfaithful, to mortal, nor thyne beloved Gods above.
4. Thou shalt conduct thyself in a manor in accordance with the teachings of Rein.
5. Thou shalt respect the authority of the honorable knight, regardless of thyne station.

To this code, all those who seek favor under the gods and the protection under the honorable Knight shall adhere.

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Type

Decree, Religious

Medium

Stone

Location

Tradua

Authors

• Saint Sanmarino Divederci

Signatories (Organizations)

• The Faultless Order
• The Knights of Polair