The Dawnseeker Order
Shield Against Calamity
Though Paladinic Orders can be found throughout the world few are as tied to a nation as the Dawnseeker Order. Officially founded sometime around the formation of the Dwendalian Empire the order’s mission is to root out aberration, fiend, and necromancy within and without the Dwendalian Empire.
Though historically holding some position of prestige recent history and disastrous events have caused a shift of power towards the Imperial Inquisition and Righteous Brand leading to many of the Order’s official duties being stripped. While this has not stopped the order the decline in prestige and support has made it more difficult to operate until the voyage of The Relentless began.
The order typically takes in the orphans of the greater Pelor Church though if one wishes to join they are allowed if sponsored. Acolytes undergo training and schooling underneath older members until such a time they take an oath personal to them and their relationship with the order as a whole becoming full fledged members. Members and acolytes may leave whenever they wish though it is uncommon. In the past, excursions would typically be carried out by 3-5 members of the order but with so few left it is not uncommon for a single member to operate independently for a time. The Dawnseekers are led by a Keeper, a senior member who is chosen internally.
Being one of the more established orders in Wildemount the Dawnseekers hold three holy artifacts of Pelor: Duskcrusher; whose righteous heat burns the wicked, Dawnheart; whose protection is like the warmth and hope of a new day, and Sola’s Codex; who carries the knowledge and legacy of past heroes for a brighter future.
Though the Dawnseekers have recently inducted several new members its fate is still uncertain. The sacrifice of former Keeper Lev against the Avatar of Death have left them leaderless and though the order is once again officially sanctioned by the Dwendalian Empire the king’s mood is as fickle as the tides. In an everchanging world it is unknown whether the Dawnseekers will experience a new dawn or perhaps this storied order will be left to dusk.