Knights

Granted the honorary title of knighthood by a Large, Small, or Medium Land Owner, or by another knight; knights are mounted or unmounted soldiers that are given a knight's brand by the Land Owner they are in service to.

It would be impossible to be a knight without a squire or at the very least a page, as they must help one don and doff armor, clean themselves, scour and clean their armor, enroll them in tourneys, etc. Not even a many-brand knight can live without a squire or at the very least a page.

It would be impossible for a knight to live without a horse to carry his things as well as carry him through battle and tourneys, though, the less-entitled many-brand knights have been known to live without horses.

Life of a Knight
The knight ranks are as follows: page, squire, knight. Some particularly wealthy children, particularly those that are born to Land Owners, are able to skip the page category altogether, but they still must become a squire, then can move onto knight.

A page is just a servant, they typically have to do the busy work for the knight or Land Owner they work for, and are here to earn their way up. People who aren't wealthy and want to become knights have to grind here, particularly children.

A squire can be a child, someone who could've been a knight but chose not to, or someone who was forced to stay a squire for honor or other reasons. A squire cleans armor, enrolls the knight in tourneys, watches over the knight's food and does their work for them, watches over pack animals, and accompanies them on adventures. Squires aren't usually supposed to fight, though, many squires still do fight with their knights; they probably aren't as well-armed and armored, though.

A knight is someone who has grinded for a long time or were knighted for some battle or other cause. They are expected to take a knight's brand from the Land Owner they are in service to as a gesture of undying fealty. When in the service of a Land Owner, they are expected to be provided for and accommodated; and are expected to fight and die for whatever battle or tourney the Land Owner orders them to, no matter how they feel about it. They are expected to uphold righteousness, protect the weak and innocent, and destroy all those who they deem evil.

OOC Notes
-This page was created by Timothy Silvers on August 23rd, 2018.