Warriors of Mameka
A Knightly Order of The Hierarchy of The Eternal Flame

Community

The Warriors of Mameka are part of a closed and secretive community. Initiates are carefully instructed that loose tongues will be removed.

Secrecy is the other key to the Warriors. Everything they do is part of a secret worth defending. Forged in the turbulent times of the Theocracy, the warriors learned secrecy as an art of survival. The Warriors learned from their priestly brethren the art of silent speech (hand signals). They train their members to speak as little as possible. The punishment for talking for no reason is to have one’s tongue removed. To trade information to someone in another Agrikan order, or worse still – outside the religion, is to suffer a painful and slow death. Rumor says the Warriors often become inventive, creating a new method of dying for each occasion.

Surprisingly their habit of silence has created a hierarchy within the Warriors of eloquent speakers. Long in the habit of choosing their words carefully, the Warriors deliver brief and to the point messages whenever they speak.

Chapter Houses

The Warriors frequent the churches of the Order of Mameka, Master of Steel in Golotha, Bedenes in Emesa hundred and Holaseth and Kibly in Arerath hundred. They have chapter houses in Bedenes, Golotha and Holaseth.

Bedenes

The caer at Bedenes acts as a chapter house for the area. It was built between 690TR and 699TR. The Bedenes chapter house is well organized and well provisioned for a longstanding, if unofficial, war against the Kuboran. This house is home to Horab of Gerund, his body guards, a garrison guard and roughly an understrength company of mixed calvary.

Refer to the Bedenes article for maps of the caer and further information.

At Bedenes, there are 10 medium foot Laumaki veterans stationed at the Caer as a garrison guard. An additional 128 regular Light foot Laumaki can be drawn from the manors surrounding the Caer. This produces 8 understrength light foot companies.

*Golotha

The chapter house in Golotha is within the temple of the Order of Mameka. Located on the ground floor it provides only just enough room for the Knights of the Order to each have their own private rooms. The Haraghi share a room, as do all the Laumaki stationed here.

At Golotha there are 10 medium foot Laumaki veterans as a garrison guard.

Holaseth

Holaseth manor is the third chapter house of the Warriors of Mameka. Holaseth is a fortified manor that sees numerous visitors throughout the year. The manor is a safe house and resting place for the Warriors agents in Golotha. They often retire to Holaseth to regain their balance and enjoy a few days of weapons and craft practice before returning to their duties. The manor at Holaseth has also housed refugees from Golothan justice. These refugees are secluded are guests of the primate and thus never questioned.

Occasionally Holaseth is graced by the presence of the primate and his personal guard. At such times the manor is filled to overflowing and its stores are stretched to the limit. Fortunately the primate never stays long and always brings additional food with him.

Refer to the Holaseth article for maps of the caer and further information.

An additional 104 regular Light foot Laumaki can be drawn from their manors in Anerath, producing 6 understrength light foot companies.

Lands and Wealth

The Warriors of Mameka hold land both in Emesa Hundred and in Anerath, just south of Golotha. The southern holdings primarily supply support for the Order of Mamaka, the priestly order, stationed in Golotha. The northern holdings in Emesa are engaged in a war with the Kuboran tribes. The northern Warriors of Mameka have the long term goal of recapturing Kubora.

Lynd Kaim discovered the vein of silver in 693. He dutifully reported it to the miner’s guild in Golotha. The guild is currently trying to negotiate a contract with the Warriors of Mameka for protection while the miners examine the area. King Chafin III has yet to give permission for a settlement or a mine in the region.

The Warriors of Mameka are currently in negotiations with representatives from the Golothan Mining Guild. The silver mine some 5 3/4 leagues from Bedenes will offer both the Order and the guild a prosperous future. In return for their protection, the guild is offering 1/20th of their profits. Although Horab has instructions from the Order of Mamaka not to be greedy, he is still holding out for a higher percentage. He claims that 1/20th will be insufficient to cover the cost of initiating more knights, and extending their patrols to the east of Bedenes.

The majority of the funding for the Warriors of Mameka comes from the trade of wild beasts and hides from Bedenes. The Order of Mamaka's fundraising in Golotha supplements the Warrior's income.

The lands in Arerath hundred are in a fertile area and provide sufficient foods to sustain the Haraghi serving there. The monies derived from taxes, rents and trade in Arerath provide sufficient funding to assist the local chapter house in Holaseth.

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