Order of Sol (Imperial Order of Knighthood)

The Order of Sol is an Imperial order of knighthood.

Description (Specifications)

The subdivisions of the Order of Sol are:

• Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Sol (K.C.S. / D.C.S.)
• Knight/Dame of the Order of Sol (K.S. / D.S.)
• Companion of the Order of Sol (C.S.)

Rank and file members of the order receive the title Companion of the Order of Sol (C.S.). More distinguished members receive the title Knight of the Order of Sol (K.S.). The most distinguished members and the head of the order (the Grand Master) receive the title Knight Commander of the Order of Sol (K.C.S.).

• The badge of the order is the golden disk of Sol on a field of blue. The symbol was originally very similar to the Imperial Sunburst but was changed to a simple yellow disk without rays in 1002/1003.
• The precedence of the order weis right after that of the Royal Order of Antares and before the Order of Hlyuea and the Order of Gvadakoung.

History & Background (Dossiers)

The order was formerly an Imperial Order at the founding of the Third Imperium created by Emperor Cleon I known as the Order of Terra and was one of the most prestigious orders of the Imperium. During the early days of the Imperium, the order was actually higher in precedence than both the Order of Sylea, and the Order of Vland. When Emperor Artemsus created the Domains in 76 the Order of Terra was reorganized and placed under the sovereignty of the Domain of Sol. No Archdukes were appointed to the Domain until the year 583 however, so the Emperor in his capacity as de facto Archduke presided over the order. By the time of the Solomani Rim War, no knighthoods had been issued in the Order of Terra in over a century, and the order was effectively extinct.

• The subdivisions of the old Order of Terra were:

• Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Terra (K.C.T. / D.C.T.)
• Knight/Dame of the Order of Terra (K.T. / D.T.)
• Companion of the Order of Terra (C.T.)

Emperor Gavin changed the order's name in 1002/1003, and the order's seniority was downgraded at the same time. Today the order is still recovering its former numbers and prominence.

• The old headquarters of the order are on Exeter (2729 Diaspora), and contain the grand hall of the order. As of 1114, a smaller building on Muan Gwi serves as the administrative headquarters of the order. Formal ceremonies are still held on Exeter, although the distance to the domain's current capital is an inconvenience.

Privileges Conferred

No information yet available.

Esteemed Membership

Grand Master: The present Sovereign and Grand Master of the Order of Sol, holding the rank of Knight Commander, is Archduke Adair of Sol.

Other Members:

• No information yet available.

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