Oath of Service of Esquire to Sir Kaylem Sothenic - Al'Lan Mandragoran

Here do I proclaim my Oath of Service to Sir Kaylem Sothenic, Lord of Brockmoore, Forester of Wessex;Until he bid me leave or shall find in me merits deserving knighthood I vow to serve him as his squire

To offer no threat, nor injury, nor disrespect, to any man my Lord hold, and declare, as friend,

To offer Swift Justice and an honorable death to the enemies of my Lord.

To be observant and mindful of all things, whether by the tutelage of my Lord or by the words of others,

To take up arms and lead those of whom I am entrusted on the Battlefield, or off the battlefield, with honor and perseverance in his name,

To show not fear, nor doubt, in the face of hardship and adversity,

To share all knowledge, and uphold an oath of honesty, to my Lord where I hold such knowledge,

To uphold, be true, and be faithful to the Laws of my Lord, The Laws of Wessex and The Laws of the Hyperion Rule, With all the strength I have and that gifted to me of my Lord,

To defend the beliefs of the Kingdom of Hyperion, of the Duchy of Wessex, and those of my Lord,

To swear my utter loyalty to His Majesty, Manus Dei, until my Lord release me, or Death take me,

To uphold the standards and codes of Chivalry, in defending the weak, helping the poor, and to uphold the values and defend the Church of Soldeus, to the best of my ability;

As a man, I shall be honorable, just, and courteous; as a soldier I shall be fearless, dedicated, and unflinching; and as a servant I shall be faithful, virtuous, and definite.

May Soldeus give me wisdom and strength to see this Oath fulfilled in its fullest.

Death is light as a feather and duty heavy as a mountain, May my Lord give me the power and strength needed to uphold my duty.


-Al'Lan Mandragoran, Esquire.

I accept this pledge of service and shall perform my due diligence in mentoring Mister Al'Lan Mandragoran. To a quality unparalleled, I will train him in the code, customs, and traditions of chivalry and in the arts of warfare until such time as he is deemed worthy of the honour of knighthood. I promise to hone his heart and his mind in the profession of arms to further the military strength and might of the Duchy of Wessex and Hyperion as a whole.

May the Radiant Lord Soldeus guide me in my effort.

Sir Kaylem Sothenic
Lord of Brockmoore
Forester of Wessex

By my hand and the Wyvern Seal of Wessex, the College of Arms finds this Oath to be given in good order, and it is hereby recorded.

May the Radiant Lord shine brightly upon the His Grace the Duke, upon Sir Kaylem Sothenic, upon Mister Al'Lan Mandragoran, and upon all these desmesnes and the good people therein.

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Apoca Ailen
of the College of Arms
of the Duchy of Wessex

Due to the inactivity of Mister Al'Lan Mandragoran, I have decided to hand him back over to Sir Otto as originally planned.

With both gentleman being currently inactive, and planning to once again be active closer to the time of the Life is Feudal launch, the change makes a lot more sense.

By my hand and the Wyvern Seal of Wessex, the College of Arms finds this transfer of Oath to be given in good order, and it is hereby recorded.

May the Radiant Lord shine brightly upon the His Grace the Duke, upon Sir Kaylem Sothenic, Sir Otto Osterwind, upon Mister Al'Lan Mandragoran, and upon all these desmesnes and the good people therein.

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Apoca Ailen
of the College of Arms
of the Duchy of Wessex