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All soldiers begin as footmen or archers, but those who focus on their skill at wonder working at the expense of their more mundane skills may find themselves called to give up their villein status and apply for membership in the elusive Ordo Solis et Lunae. The Ordo is a mystical (read: holy) order, and therefore its members will be considered clergy for the sake of the social class they occupy. The Ordo, in the future, will provide a military contingent of "thaumaturgists" for the battlefield who are highly and specifically trained for the more spectacular and effective aspects of magic in Darkfall. I use the word thaumaturgist because its connotation is only on the dynamic aspect of magic and not on the spiritual, which seems appropriate for a soldier. The Ordo will assign its own rank structure to the members of its Order and the thaumaturgists it provides to defend the Duchy.