Church of the Light

Like the Silver Knights the Church of the Light was founded with the lighting of the Lantern. Some would argue it is more a school magic than a religion but their Pastors would argue otherwise. The Church exists to train those capable of wielding the light to act as servants of the lantern. They have no other chapters or schools in other cities. They exist solely within DuskHaven but within the city they are a force only slightly less powerful than the Knights themselves. They act as the caretakers of the Lantern while the Knights act as its guardian. The highest orders within the Church are said to know the secrets of how the lantern was initially lit, though that has never been confirmed and any documentation on the act has long been destroyed. The official head of the church is the Knight-General of the Silver Knights but that position is mostly honorary. The Knight-General rarely interferes with day to day business within the Church itself. The true head of the church is the Light-Giver of DuskHaven. His position is for life and upon his death the Knight-General will appoint a new Light-Giver after reviewing the records left by the previous Light-Giver.

The Church oversees many of the secular functions of the city. These include running the schools, performing marriages, and overseeing the counting of crops and livestock yearly. They also maintain one of the finest libraries found outside the Inner Kingdoms. Their section on the various kinds of magic is one of the finest known and mages of the various arts would travel from all over the continent to study there.

The church trains both their own members and those members of the Silver Knights capable of wielding the light. Most members of both orders are secular and incapable of accessing the light. Of those with the ability few are capable of truly wielding the light as a weapon or tool. Those that can wield it quickly rise to positions of prominence in both orders. The upper hierarchy of both orders is made up almost exclusively of these individuals.