The Tribunal

The Tribunal, also called the Order of Qanun, is a religious militant faction formed by the Holy Cathedra and the crown of Reixila to serve various causes through its three incarnations.

The Third Tribunal
Shortly after the Dawn of Magic in 926 P.L., Cathedra clergy began investigating the ramifications of mortal spellcasting. Speculation arose that mages could become vessels for ebyrith to return into the world. As such, the Third Tribunal was founded in 931 P.L. by the Cathedra under King Olvmin in an effort to investigate these rumors further, and root out any ebyrith activity.

In the years following, evidence of a link between ebyrith and mages grew exponentially, and Olvmin granted Tribunal officials authority a number of emergency powers. These included the rights to carry out searches and raids without proably cause, as well as recruiting Tribunists on a scale to rival the army. Many Tribunists abused ther position of power, stealing, raiding, arresting and, on extreme occasions, executing arcanists unchecked. Using their authority, the Tribunal created an environment of fear and suspicion against mages.

These harsh conditions would lead to the creation of the Arcane Alliance by Count Elton DeCashe of Volkachin in 933 P.L..

Following The Awakening of the Pillars and the subsequent DeCashe's Revolt, Queen Rozalka declared that the mages who remained in Reixila would now be welcomed into the Tribunal, albeit with a considerabel amount of vetting. This proposition would be welcomed by many arcanists, given their desire to distance themselves from the rebel mages.

Heirarchy
The Tribunal follows a strict heirachy. some Ranks of the Tribunal bare equivalents in the Cathedra. However, in most matters, if two officials of equal rank bare a conflict, the Tribunal will take precident.


 * Monarch


 * Grand Paladin


 * Ordinator


 * Knight Commander/Witch Hunter


 * Knight/ Lawmage


 * Squire