Ophanim

 Originally the "Order of the Pure Blade", a monastic order of knights founded a
 few years before the destruction of old Darkhaven, designed with the purpose of
 preparing for the End of Days.  Caught unprepared by the apocalyptic wave of
 evil that destroyed Old Darkhaven and left the ruins and Gravoc in their place,
 the Order was forced to disband under the belief that the evil was simply too
 strong to fight with physical force.  Unwavering in his belief that the forces
 of the blessed must be present to drive evil away from enacting the End of 
 Days, the original Magister of the order secreted away what forces would follow
 him into seclusion, where they attempted to mend their wounds, using the name 
 of the Order to gain forces.  After a herculean battle with the Forces of 
 Darkness that resulted in the death of their Magister, the utter annihilation 
 of their headquarters, and the loss of half their numbers, the Order was forced
 to once again go into secrecy as well as change their name.
 
 Rumors of the Order have once again begun to resurface, devoted to the same
 goals, but with a slightly different gameplan.  Ideals have been compromised in
 order to survive, as they now accept the help of lesser evils and neutrals
 whose own goals conflict with the End of Days.