====== Zenki Order ======

**Hard Line Irrishite Fighting Order **


The Zenki Order was founded in the years before the [[atlas:Holy Irillian Empire]] and comprised of the most ardent adherents to the supremacy of [[lore:Irrish]]. The order was created to serve the Magisters of the Irrishites, but with the naming of a Corpus Domini the order swore themselves to his word. Completely dedicated to the cause, these fighting men gained a reputation for ferocity on the field of battle.

With the fall of the original Irrishites, a new Zenki Order has formed around the [[orgs:irillians#Blood Irrishites]]. Like the first Irrishites, these Blood Irrishites believe in the complete supremacy of Irrish and see heresy in the worship of any other divinity. The New Zenki Order has gone further an declared the supremacy of the [[orgs:irillians]] as a people. They have not begun a campaign of genocide, only the declaration as the first among equals.



===== Statistics =====

  * **Time Period:**
    * First Order: 1401 - 1952 AE
    * Second Order: 406? AH - Present
  * **Banner:**
    * First Order: Red Serpent erect upon a black sword on golden field
    * Second Order: Black Serpent coiled erect around a white sword on a red field
  * **Size:**
    * First Order: 6,000 members at its peak (60% Men-At-Arms)
    * Second Order: Unknown
  * **Allegiance:**
    * First Order: [[orgs:irrishite]] Maximum Magister then [[orgs:irrishite#Corpus Domini]]
    * Second Order: Unknown
  * **Motto:** The blades of the blooded shall not falter, All Glory to Irrish
  * **Attire:** Gold mantle with Black Serpent erect
  * **Major Engagements:**
    * [[lore:The Manifestation]], including:
      * [[lore:Battle of Rendarik]] (1501 AE)
      * [[lore:Three Armies of Valparia]] (1932-1937 AE)
    * [[lore:Selcaria Campaign]], including:
      * [[lore:Dolmarian Campaign]] (1748-1762 AE)
    * [[lore:Dolmarii War of Independence]] (1938 - 1946 AE)
    * [[lore:Battle of Kavasila]] (1949 AE)
    * [[lore:Siege of Prima Deus]] (1949-1951 AE)


===== History =====



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