Vaelan Order

The Order of Knights of the Vaelan Trinity of Thaelus, Varanus and Ansyra, also known as the Order of the Vaelan Trinity, Vaelan Order, Vaelan Knights, Order of Vaelans, Order of Vaelan Knights, Vaelan Knight Order or simply as the Vaelans is an Archaelian religious order traditionally of military and chivalrous nature. Headquartered at Vaelan Castle in Arkasia, its mission is summed up well in it's motto; Daelanstyr ver syr daelanstyrvaes anlyr lyrcantayn ver thyrans lasyr kaelan, "Defense of the defenseless and assistance of those in need".

The Vaelan Order is not an independent nation-state, nor does it hold significant territories anywhere. However, it is subject to international law similarly to the. The Order participated in numerous medieval conflicts, notably the Arkasian Crusades, fighting alongside the soldiers of the United Arkasian Realms and their two sister orders, the Kalstyran Order and the Nylaran Order.

The order's name and purpose originate from three of the Archaelian gods; Thaelus, God of War, Battle and Conquest, Varanus, God of Change, Rebirth and Renewal and Ansyra, Goddess of Sexuality, Protection and the Afterlife, commonly referred to as the Vaelan Trinity. Similarly, the Vaelan Order's two sister orders are respectively based upon the Kalstyran Trinity and the Nylaran Trinity. There was another order, which functioned as a fourth sibling order among the orders, however it was destroyed after the disastrous Battle of Velkahn in which the Last Stand of the Ankhaelian Order took place in 1298 during the Arkasian Crusades. This order, the Ankhaelian Order, was based upon the Ankhaelian Trinity, which is a fourth set of three gods added on to the original nine of the Archaelian religion, which were only recognized officially by the heads of the religion after the order was destroyed, in recognition of their valor and courage against unbeatable odds which allowed for the successful retreat of over fifteen thousand soldiers and civilians from the city of Velkahn from the approaching armies of the Mastuk Empire. Further, the Mastuk viceroy of the region also commended their bravery, and in recognition of it signed a truce with his Arkasian counterpart, High Lord Vankyrus I Ansylyus.