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.