The Kingdom has now withered and died. The idea was very, very good. A game of thrones inspired accumulation of the entire Graal Military Community would have seemed like a crazy idea to me if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. It actually happened. The entire community was involved in the system. However, there were significant issues. For one, all the houses aside from House Regium were very weak, and there weren't nearly enough officers to support the large scale of the system. It had it’s moments, sure, one being the Crawford revolt after Vulnus was crowned the King. Crawford rebelled, and all the other houses rallied behind House Regium and destroyed them. A twelve hour battle was ended in 25 minutes, with Crawford agreeing to return to the system, and being given the territory of Deadwood. As much as I wanted it to, this system was never going to work. There are a few big factors to this. Auel created his house with the expectation that he would win the King election. After the election, not wanting to manage his house as opposed to be the King, he went inactive. As mentioned before, the guilds were weak and short-staffed. The King election itself contributed to its failure. All the confusion and disagreement caused a lot of infighting, but I will admit, seeing all those people in the castle was cool as fuck. All in all, good idea, and poor execution. However, the system did prove something important: Community unification is possible! Now can we replicate it? - Article from Xiao's Blog, by Roanoke Han

The Kingdom, formally the Kingdom of Graal, was a prominent and monumental project of the Graal Military Community, inspired by the HBO series, Game of Thrones. While problematic, the Kingdom showed potential of a unified community, and served as a renaissance for military graphics. The guild was conceptualized by Auel Vist and Vulnus Regium, but Sherlock assisted in bringing it to life. The Kingdom's purpose was to unify the military community, and return it to its traditional values.

History

In a meeting between Auel, Vulnus, and Sherlock, a system was formulated to support a sizeable guild which would unite the community under a single banner. Vulnus drafted and archived the plans for future use.

When their plans were put into effect, the Kingdom unified every under the Graal Military Community into one common cause. There were numerous great houses, led by their respective family. Subservient houses flocked under the great houses, which had guilds of knights. All houses had claims to land, and the right to compete for territories with other houses.

Initially, the Kingdom system had no chosen leader, until elections for a High King were hosted and coordinated by Roanoke Han, also known as Xiaoguard. Unbeknownst to Auel Vist, Vulnus won the elections and was crowned High King. Opposed to be the King, Auel Vist went inactive, and by proxy, House Vist.

House Crawford would later secede from the Kingdom system and spark the Crawford Rebellion, challenging the royal army. High King Vulnus called upon the Graal Military Community, and mustered potentially the largest army in the history of the community. The two sides clashed in combat for less than an hour, until the leader of House Crawford was forced to swear fealty to the High King before the eyes of the Kingdom.

In due time, Auel Vulnus stepped down and abdicated the throne to Auel Vist. This action did not stit well with the houses and caused unrest, which would lead to the demise of the Kingdom.

Knighthood

Knights are the primer fighting force of the Kingdom. They are sworn to fight for and protect their Lord. To become Knight, one must display the attributes of a Knight, someone who is level-headed, intelligent, respectable, and talented warrior. One can only become a Knight after training under a Knight as a Squire, then being Knighted by the Lord of their Hold in a formal ceremony. This ceremony signifies the transition of being a warrior within a Banner to a respected Officer within a Hold.

Structure

The Kingdom is an immensely large guild structure, so large in fact, that the rest of Graal has never seen anything quite like it. The Kingdom is ruled over by the King and the royal family, who rule the Kingdom from their guild, The Royal Family .

The royal family has direct control over two other guilds which are allied to it. These guilds are the royal guards divisions. The royal family also has some dominion over other great houses. These great houses in turn have dominion over regions of Graal known as holds. These great houses have control over minor houses, which make up most of the great houses’ armies. Each great house can have three minor houses to rule over. The major houses also have a guild of knights at their disposal to protect their holds.

Minor Houses are filled with two types of people, house members and bannermen. House members are official members of the family, which are allowed to have a small fief of land to control within their Lord’s domain. Bannermen are those that serve as the guards and soldiers for the house. They can be anything from Knights to new recruits. What makes a bannerman a bannerman is that they serve under their Liege-Lord and their Liege-Lord’s family.

Knights serve under the direct authority of their Lord. They are among most highly skilled and respected members of their hold. They train constantly so they can go out and protect the realm and their respective hold.

Great Houses

House Regium - Auel Vulnus
House Vist - Auel Vist
House Mako - Constantine Vasa

Minor Houses

House Avalor (Overlord House: Regium) - Sol Fessler
House Vaiken (Overlord House: Vist) - Tyrell Vaiken
House Mustang (Overlord House: Regium) - Donald Rhodes
House Rakai (Overlord House: Vist) - Xzavier Rakai
House Midas (Overlord House: Mako) - Lasha Midas

Unrecognized Houses

Houses that are not Great Houses or tied to them as Minor Houses are known as Unrecognized Houses. These houses follow the same structures and rules of the other houses, and are typically seeking a Great House to align with.

House Crawford - Germain Crawford
House Valeria - Achilles Heracles
House Wolfbane - Dragimere Wolfbane
House Camelot - Dean Valeria
House Vatras - Praecursator Vatras

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